I had a series 2 for two years, it was the aluminum space grey version. After 2 years the watch looks brand new. I never babied it, but never had an incident where I thought the watch had a chance of being damaged. The Ion-X glass is very strong. Since I didn't feel the need to spend the extra $ on the sapphire glass, I opted for an aluminum series 4 this time around. So far loving everything about this watch!
Not any scratches whatsoever on the display? The Ion-X Glass is similar to iPhone glass AFAIK, so it isn’t invincible. I baby the hell out of my iPhone X and have a case on it, but I still have a few hairline scratches on the display after nearly a year of use.
Same — I’ve had a SS AAW0 for over three years, zero scratches on screen. I have a sport AW3 for 9 months, and it’s way scratched up. Same guy, same lifestyle, same environments. Sapphire is just much less scratchable.
Out of curiosity what was the name of the blue sports band on the gold stainless steel watch? That combination looked better than I would have anticipated.
My wish is that Apple would make the watch with a tungsten case....gorgeous color and next to impossible to scratch.
They should be able to do that without breaking the bank. Seiko makes a $118 (retail) Titanium Sapphire battery-powered watch which is very durable, I have one. 37mm dia, 8mm thick. SGG727 SGG727P1 SGG727P
Stainless steel has sapphire glass -- decision made. The glass on my Series 0 Sport looked like garbage after a few months and I even managed to chip it with a slight bump up against an exterior wall. I'm currently on a Series 2 stainless steel and this thing is virtually indestructible. I can't find ANY signs of wear or abuse on the screen. No scratches, abrasions, chips, marks -- nothing.
I took a quick glance at my wife's Series 1 Sport last while it was on the charger and hers is littered with tiny scratches all over the watch face, and she's only had it since April. I really wish that Apple would make Sapphire standard across the board -- really sucks that I have to put up $700 just to get stainless steel, and I don't even want the LTE. I'll probably just buying it second-hand like I did my current Series 2. Let some other poor sap take the depreciation hit.
I’ve had my stainless steel one (in silver) for a couple of years now and I barely notice any microabrasions. I am surprised and disappointed that the Series 4 SS versions are only available with cellular though. I have absolutely no need for such a feature and it adds a lot of cost to the device in my part of the world.
I'm still wearing the Series 2 and can't decide on which to upgrade to. I have the Series 2 Nike + but I don't need the Nike+ as the extra Nike stuff, I don't use. I'm most likely going up to the Apple Store this weekend some time and at least taking a look and hopefully try on the 44 model to see if it's comfortable since my wrists are small.
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That combination looked better than I would have anticipated.