Griffin launches Survivor Tactical, Ultra Thin cases for Apple Watch
Griffin on Wednesday launched its first-ever protective cases for the Apple Watch, the Survivor Tactical and the Ultra Thin, adding to a growing selection of aftermarket accessories tailored to Apple's wearable device.
Like its counterparts for iPhone and iPad, the Survivor Tactical is a rugged case, designed to shield as much of the Watch as possible from damage. The bulk of the case is built from a combination of thermoplastic elastomer and polycarbonate plastic. Raised bezels and an integrated screen protector help to guard the display.
The case also covers the Watch's side button, and the top half of the digital crown, leaving only the bottom open to spinning. The product can be attached to a Watch without removing an attached band.
The Ultra Thin is intended more for style than protection, being only 0.5 millimeters thick and lacking a screen protector. Likewise, both the side button and the digital crown are fully exposed.
The Survivor Tactical comes in 38-millimeter and 42-millimeter sizes, but costs $30 either way. Blue, black, red, and white colors are available for 42mm watches, while 38mm owners have an extra green option.
The two Ultra Thin sizes are $20 each (38mm version and 42mm version), and include a three-pack of gold or silver cases in polished, matte, and clear styles. A "multi pack" option mixes polished silver, matte gold, and a clear case.
Like its counterparts for iPhone and iPad, the Survivor Tactical is a rugged case, designed to shield as much of the Watch as possible from damage. The bulk of the case is built from a combination of thermoplastic elastomer and polycarbonate plastic. Raised bezels and an integrated screen protector help to guard the display.
The case also covers the Watch's side button, and the top half of the digital crown, leaving only the bottom open to spinning. The product can be attached to a Watch without removing an attached band.
The Ultra Thin is intended more for style than protection, being only 0.5 millimeters thick and lacking a screen protector. Likewise, both the side button and the digital crown are fully exposed.
The Survivor Tactical comes in 38-millimeter and 42-millimeter sizes, but costs $30 either way. Blue, black, red, and white colors are available for 42mm watches, while 38mm owners have an extra green option.
The two Ultra Thin sizes are $20 each (38mm version and 42mm version), and include a three-pack of gold or silver cases in polished, matte, and clear styles. A "multi pack" option mixes polished silver, matte gold, and a clear case.
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Faux Gold. Should be a top seller!
Guess if from past experience you tend to beat up your watch: whack it into doorjambs and such on a regular basis. I only do so occasionally and the SS in Space Gray hasn't shown any effects so far....
Have you checked the screen under bright light? Three months in, I got three decent scratches and a good scuff on the fillet of the screen.
If it's not waterproof, it offers nothing I need for my watch.
No watch is waterproof, water resistance to certain depths for a certain length of time, sure. Apple Watch is water resistant to 1 meter for 30 minutes. If you are diving you probably need a dive watch, but it is not going to have a microphone and a speaker.
Yep, nothing. And I'm the type that carries two microfiber clothes around for polishing so I'd have noticed. Probably caught the stainless steel case. I chipped a Rolex date bump once by that same sort of impact (I caught the door lock in a glancing hit). Only repair it needed until recently, thirty five years between is okay by me.
is yours a model with a sapphire screen?
No mine's the Sport. Just realized the poster had the sapphire. Apple really cut corners with the glass, there's a reason why even $300 Seikos and Citizens use sapphire.
Or oled touch screens? Seriously.
That's why Apple should have used a stronger crystal. As I've pointed out before, the OLED screen combines with scratches to make an annoying rainbow diffraction effect. On top of that, the crystal is much thinner than used in traditional watches because you got a touchscreen. This makes a strong and scratch-resistant surface even more critical. Scratches on the body don't affect the usability of the product, but scratches and cracks on the screen certainly do.
Apple cheaped out to meet their profit margins and produced a compromise product.
nope, and they don't have contactless payments, activity trackers, or Bluetooth music storage either. comparing them to AW and expecting sapphire in the sport is absurd...I see he's still trolling
Im under the impression you don't even have an AW. how then are you qualified to determine it as a compromised product? (ignoring for the moment that all products are compromises of various aspects). I'm trying to figure out what makes you not an apple watch troll...
Im under the impression you don't even have an AW. how then are you qualified to determine it as a compromised product? (ignoring for the moment that all products are compromises of various aspects). I'm trying to figure out what makes you not an apple watch troll...
I'm pretty sure 99% of these pro-watch trolls, like you, don't own one. Freshly wiped from a lens cleaner, 3 months old. I've only used it in the office, I've taken it off for rough and sweaty activities ever since the crown started sticking.
Stuff forming a line in the upper left is scratches and you can see the deeper of the two scratches above the 2, the one that diffracts the screen light. There's more close by that you can't see. Scuff on the upper right as well.
You can also see how the anodization comes off on the lip on the upper left (some of it is camera saturation but some of it is bare aluminum)
This watch is going to be completely unusable by the end of 2 years.