I'd rather not be paranoid every time I handle the watch in case the Milanese loop touches the case. Think I'll continue to give them a miss.
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Apple Watch Series 4 Black SS Back Scratches!
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I'd rather not be paranoid every time I handle the watch in case the Milanese loop touches the case. Think I'll continue to give them a miss.
I was never fond of the Milanese loop. But I always try to offer advice on how to avoid scratching the watch, as I’m willing to believe many have no idea it’s potential to do that. I’m more partial to my stainless link bands.
Same, love the link bracelets! I find the Milanese looks a tad feminine, but might just be me.
It‘s just the BLACK milanese, though, because of the coating. The silver milanes does not scratch sapphire glass. What about the gold one, though? That has a coating as well; but probably not to the (hardness) level of the DLC, I guess.
Gold will be fine as it's not DLC coated, so therefore not harder than the sapphire or ceramic.
i just happened to find a new spaceblack S2 watch with link bracelet for ~300$. seems like a great deal.
will sell the S2 and keep the band
Correct, it’s the black Milanese loop that poses the problem because of the DLC. The PVD used on the gold does not have the hardness that the DLC does, therefore should not scratch the Apple Watch.
The back of the S4 watch is all ceramic which the Milanese loop can scratch easier. I’ve wore my S3 sbss with Milanese loop for the past year without scratching the back of the watch but, I was aware of this problem before I bought it. I take extreme care when handling it and it is still perfect.
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Not to worry. Just use it and be careful while handling it when it’s off your wrist. I haven’t scratched my S3 in the year I’ve owned it.i ordered it with the milanaise.. and now i'm scared of it
was only planning to wear it for special occasions though. will just have to be very carefull i guess...
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It’s you.
that's definitely how i felt today when i put it on for the first time. took me forever to attach and and then put on my arm, trying hard not to let it touch the watch in any way lol
but it's not my everyday band anyway.
a $900 watch should not scratch from the band. It should not scratch at all quite frankly. Makes one wonder why they should pay more for quality that is not really there.
If i reverse my Mercedes up against a brick wall, the bumber will scratch and dent. If I rub the stainless steel strap against the back of my Rolex it will scratch. Are you saying that Rolex don't make quality watches.
No; the link band isn’t flexible enough to ever touch the Watch body.
SBSS S3 with Milanese here. Just checked it, not one scratch in a year...I am reasonably careful, but not totally OCD about it.
Probably Jinxed it now lol. Especially as I am giving my SS Silver S2 to my dad tomorrow
Probably Jinxed it now lol. Especially as I am giving my SS Silver S2 to my dad tomorrow
If you look at some electron photography images of the DLC coat, you'll see that it looks like a mat of tiny little nodules - those would be super-hard diamond-like nodules btw - that probably are fairly abrasive due to their sandpaper-like appearance. So the zirconia ceramic being softer (relatively speaking...) than diamond, the potential for scratching is heightened.
...Possibly. Not a materials engineer. Just speculating. *shrug*
The ECG electrodes are a thin (likely vapor deposited) metal-nitride film on top of the sapphire center dome. It's not solid metal, perhaps for weight and/or manufacturing reasons.
Btw, I've been wondering how wear resistant the electrodes are, especially with attaching/detaching the charger puck like a thousand times over the course of a few years. Hopefully Apple has tested their choice of materials carefully and deemed it of sufficient durability...
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It's not a case of (missing) quality; it's fundamental physics.
Apple could have used a softer coat on the space black watches, but then it would have been less durable, and the stainless metal would eventually wear through and the whole watch would look really cheap and bad.
Your Mercedes doesn’t come with brick wall. And you’re Rolex doesn’t come with a Milanese loop.
The black Link band does have a diamond like carbon coating as well, but because the band is so rigid, it really would be impossible for the watch to come into contact with it even when the clasp is open. It be really rare for it to scratch it in that situation, compared to where the Milanese loop collapses because its ‘slacked’ when it comes in contact with the Watch.
And neither does the Apple watch have to. You could use a different band to the Milanese and not have the scratching issue
Now I’m thinking I made the right decision to buy just the SS with sports band because of this milanese loop issue.
This just cements my purchase of the space black with Milanese loop. I had no idea what DLC was and was worried it would scratch to hell. Kind of glad my watch and band would do the scratching. Lol
I am saying that extra money was paid for protection from this type of damage and it failed. I have plenty of Sapphire crystal watches and have never scratched any of them. Seems the SS watches are not really any safer, Apple just wants you to believe they are.
Your examples are not the same.
Yes it does. Was talked about when the first AW came out. Same DLC coating.
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Not so!