Apple Watch's IPX7 water resistance good for washing hands, but not for swimming

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  • Reply 81 of 137
    mpantonempantone Posts: 2,522member
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    Originally Posted by foggyhill View Post

     

    Swimming the butterfly would be hell on any watch. Myself, I don't really get swimming with a watch? How slow do those people swim? I do interval training in the pool. I go all out when I swim. For me, doing fast laps, a watch would be really annoying and the fact I often hit the wall pretty hard on turns, especially on the backstroke wouldn't be too good for it ;-).




    It doesn't seem to be a problem for triathletes. They seem to wear watches for everything.

     

    That said, watches are rather rare on recreational swimmers, and basically non existent on any competitive swimmer.

     

    As a matter of fact, I rarely see wristwatches on any competitive athlete apart from runners, the aforementioned triathletes, and maybe some oddball sports like yachting (where keeping track of time is actually important). You can't really check your watch while you're swimming the 100M fly.

     

    That said, there are still exceptions. Serena Williams wears a watch during matches and she's one of the greatest ever.

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  • Reply 82 of 137
    aaronjaaronj Posts: 1,595member
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    If they sold a high quality carboard cut out of her (with the watch on of course :-) for $150 bucks, with a personalized video recording of her telling you,, by name, to buy the Apple Watch... I bet you'd buy that :-)... Apple, get on it.




    My Gisele cardboard cut-out would get jealous. :(

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  • Reply 83 of 137
    mdriftmeyermdriftmeyer Posts: 7,503member
    fallenjt wrote: »
    Diving is also sport...just saying. Again, Apple watch is not for everyone. So buy what fits your need...maybe black and white Pebble or POS Samsung Gear.

    Because a diver doesn't have a specific watch and gauge strapped to their wrists when geared up.
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  • Reply 84 of 137
    solipsismysolipsismy Posts: 5,099member
    mpantone wrote: »
    You can't really check your watch while you're swimming the 100M fly.

    I have no desire with checking my watch so much as I am with having it accurately measure distance, calories burned, and correctness of stroke, none of which seems easy to do in a pool with varying strokes. Is there any device smart enough to do these three things? Perhaps we need a swim shirt to measure that level of accuracy.
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  • Reply 85 of 137
    solipsismysolipsismy Posts: 5,099member
    aaronj wrote: »

    My Gisele cardboard cut-out would get jealous. :(

    If you have a cardboard cut-out of her then I think you spell her name Jizz-ele. :D
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  • Reply 86 of 137
    aaronjaaronj Posts: 1,595member
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    If you have a cardboard cut-out of her then I think you spell her name Jizz-ele. image



    Ouchie  :)

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  • Reply 87 of 137
    foggyhillfoggyhill Posts: 4,767member
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    It doesn't seem to be a problem for triathletes. They seem to wear watches for everything.

     

    That said, watches are rather rare on recreational swimmers, and basically non existent on any competitive swimmer.

     

    As a matter of fact, I rarely see wristwatches on any competitive athlete apart from runners, the aforementioned triathletes, and maybe some oddball sports like yachting (where keeping track of time is actually important). You can't really check your watch while you're swimming the 100M fly.

     

    That said, there are still exceptions. Serena Williams wears a watch during matches and she's one of the greatest ever.


     

    Triathlete usually swim much slower than I would do on intervals... Why? BEcause I don't swim 1 mile at a time :-).

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  • Reply 88 of 137
    Damn, I won't be able to wear one then. It needs to survive swimming, especially since just leaving it at the beach is asking for it to be stolen.
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  • Reply 89 of 137
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    Who the hell needs to wear their watch in the shower?

     

    How else do you clean it?

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  • Reply 90 of 137
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    There are some posters here I wouldn't mind holding under 1M of water for 30 minutes. image

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  • Reply 91 of 137
    sacto joesacto joe Posts: 895member
    I went through three wrist-worn iPod nano's by accidentally wearing them in the shower. If that issue is now off the table that's a huge positive for the Apple Watch. And pay no attention to those whining that not being able to swim with it is a deal breaker. Besides, chances are good they're paid by the competition to come on here and bitch and moan.
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  • Reply 92 of 137
    melogmelog Posts: 1member
    Anyone with a serious interest in watches knows that there is no such thing as a water proof watch.
    There are varying degrees of water resistance.
    The IPX7 rating of the Apple Watch means that, if it was submerged in static water to a depth of 1m for up to 30 minutes, it should survive. This doesn't mean that it can be worn for swimming, bathing or even in the shower.
    The reason why you can't wear it for swimming is that, when you swim you move through the water, so you're not dealing with static water. The water pressure to which your watch is exposed when moving through water is many times greater than the level of exposure covered by the IPX7 certification.
    Showering or bathing is a risk because the steam particles that are produced in a shower or a hot bath are much finer than water droplets and could therefore penetrate the case.
    This explains why the headline is right in claiming that the watch can be worn for washing hands, but not for swimming.
    For swimming and other water based activities, a watch with a water resistance of at least 5ATM (50m) should be worn and most would recommend that you don't swim whilst wearing a watch rated below 10ATM (100m). Regardless of its water resistance rating, a watch remains water resistance only for as long as the water seals on the case continue to work. These are usually made of rubber and they perish over time. So, if you buy a watch that you intend to wear for swimming or water based activities on a regular basis, the seals should be checked and the watch should be pressure tested at least every two years.
    So there you are - there are probably some still some thinking, "why would I wear my watch in the shower duh?" but there are others thinking, "why wouldn't I duh?" - that's just a classic dichotomy between two types of watch wearer :-)
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  • Reply 93 of 137
    mr omr o Posts: 1,046member



    Will the stainless steel version of the watch be suitable for running (read:sweating).

     

    I fancy the Stainless steel watch with Milanese loop. I'd change it with the black silicone sport band for my daily run.

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  • Reply 94 of 137
    richlrichl Posts: 2,213member

    I wouldn't go anywhere near water with it, especially as it only has a one year warranty as standard.

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  • Reply 95 of 137
    bubffmbubffm Posts: 24member
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    Originally Posted by DESuserIGN View Post

     

     

    Better question is "who might accidentally wear their watch in the shower?" Answer, almost anyone.

     


     

    Really ???  Never happened to me in a million years.

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  • Reply 96 of 137
    aaronjaaronj Posts: 1,595member
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    Really ???  Never happened to me in a million years.




    Yeah, I haven't worn a watch in over 20 years -- that will be changing in a bit over a month, though :) -- but it's difficult for me to imagine doing that, assuming I am sober enough to be showering in the first place.

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  • Reply 97 of 137
    foggyhillfoggyhill Posts: 4,767member
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    Will the stainless steel version of the watch be suitable for running (read:sweating).

     

    I fancy the Stainless steel watch with Milanese loop. I'd change it with the black silicone sport band for my daily run.


     

    It is 316L steel, used in marine environment, pretty sure sweat is not going to damage it ;-).

    It's just a heavier, so more chance to rattle on your wrist.

     

    Would damage leather though, and wear a steal band for running would be a bit weird (and heavy).

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  • Reply 98 of 137

    Well since everyone else has verbal diarrhea then here is my point of view...I can see those who are active wanting this to be waterproof.  Wear it all the time just doesn't matter.  I am not this type.  I am active but would not do not need a watch on for all of it.  Again from the sport side of things I absolutely see why people would want this.  I also think Apple should have provided this.  As you move up to the luxury watch I am just not sure I need to wear a 10k watch in the water.  I would have a sport version for the wear and tear of heavy activity.  Somebody will come out with a case for this thing just watch...see what I did there...?

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  • Reply 99 of 137
    mr omr o Posts: 1,046member
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    Originally Posted by LarryA View Post



    For me, it's not that the battery life is shitty, and it's not that it's too expensive, and it's not that it isn't waterproof, and it's not that there's no killer apps alone that I won't buy one. It's because of all of these things. I'm going to take another look at the competition.



    You don't want to answer phone calls from your wrist?

     

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  • Reply 100 of 137
    mr omr o Posts: 1,046member
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    It is 316L steel, used in marine environment, pretty sure sweat is not going to damage it ;-).

    It's just a heavier, so more chance to rattle on your wrist.

     

    Would damage leather though, and wear a steal band for running would be a bit weird (and heavy).




    Cheers. I was afraid the sweat might take off the brilliance of the shiny stainless steel.

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