“Yes, the Apple Watch’s sapphire display reacts to accidental drops against hard surfaces just like iPhones,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac.
“In describing the craftsmanship of the Apple Watch, Apple calls sapphire ‘the second-hardest transparent substance after diamond,’ adding that ‘that’s why we chose it to cover the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition faces,’ but it still sells a $79 AppleCare+ warranty to cover accidental damage because sapphire is clearly not invincible,” Hall reports. “The damage to the display happened during the tail end of my travels last week, adding an unfortunate surprise to an otherwise relaxing trip.”
Hall reports, “If you’re on the fence about AppleCare+ for your Apple Watch and plan to keep it around for a while, I’d lean toward buying it.”
Much more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Just don’t have your Apple Watch gold-plated like Zac or your AppleCare+ coverage likely won’t be honored.
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Was this a new discovery? I thought it was just common sense.
Not a surprise at all.. Diamonds are hard to scratch also and relatively brittle. The sapphire was meant for great scratch resistance not shatter-proof..
Don’t need to worry about the Sapphire display as I have the “cheapo” version.
You have an Android watch?
Sport model. It has an Ion-X display.
And my sapphire crystal on my Rolex was cracked by my seatbelt buckle when I released it to quickly. Any sapphire crystal can crack. No story here, move along now.
Failure to buy AppleCare Plus with any Apple product is dumb. The telephone support alone is worth it.
This kid is an idiot. Fake gold plating to “class up” the watch after purchase? Or really because you want people to think you’re rich like every other douche bag that buys knock-off fake goods. And the service strategy he speaks of at the Genius Bar isn’t accurate. What IS accurate is that any and all 3rd party modifications to any Apple product will void any and all warranties. Why even risk that? Why the hell would you buy AppleCare+ then modify it with plating? Any decent employee and Genius would have been very upfront with him if he really did bring it to a store for a GB appointment. Every Genius is trained and continually trained about spotting alteration and unauthorized modifications to all iOS based devices. I don’t believe his story one bit aside from the actual photo.
There is a difference between durable and hardness. It is sad to see so many people that don’t know a little about material qualities. I studied it in high school. Didn’t everybody?
Huh? Is any physical thing incapable of destruction or damage? Obviously, no one has yet developed a material that can be mass produced that is also invulnerable to physical stresses, strains, and forces that the consumer would expect. That doesn’t mean that it is possible. Problem is that human intellect hasn’t discovered this material.
Wolverine says your wrong. 😉
your = you’re, obviously
Hardness is not at all related to “breakability”
Hardnes is resistance to scratching by another material. For example, window glass is much harder than a rubber ball, but try to bounce glass…