Apple Watch water proof/resistant?

[Julien]

For anyone who is concerned you should just wait 1 day (although as I said Apple will all but certain cover under warranty). I bet we will see dozens of YouTube videos of the Watch in different types of water immersion tests within hours of release.

 

[Mascots]

For anyone who is concerned you should just wait 1 day (although as I said Apple will all but certain cover under warranty). I bet we will see dozens of YouTube videos of the Watch in different types of water immersion tests within hours of release.

Don't forget bend tests!



Or BLEND tests!

 

[EthanLMT]

Or BLEND tests!

Will it blend? That is the question.

 

[jhfenton]

What I am saying, I feel is quite realistic.
and not beyond the scope of man, or Apple to test.

When serious sports people go out for a run or a cycle, it's not just down the shops, and they don't cancel their training is there is a cloud in the sky.

They may be out on a 10 or 20 mile run, or a 50 mile cycle.

They don't carry bags with them, wet weather clothing in a rucksack. They are dressed in the minimum sports wear they can be for weight etc etc.

There are the Sports Men and Women, who may wish to buy and wear an Apple sports watch to monitor their performance, and are the very people Apple are hoping to attract.

.........All ok so far are we ?.........

I'm certainly on board. As one of those "serious sport people," I hope the Apple Watch is at least IPx7, if not IPx8. My Garmin 310xt is IPx8. I mainly run with it, rain or shine, but it's sold as a swim, bike, run companion. (The newer 910xt, also IPx8, even counts laps in the pool.) I don't hesitate to take it out in the rain.

P.S. My iPod nano (7th gen) was damaged last summer when I got caught in an unforecast pop-up storm on a long run. I was drenched. It was drenched. After I dried it out, the touch screen didn't work. The display and other functions work, but without the touch controls, it's limited to shuffling music. I don't want to worry about that with my Apple Watch.

 

[ARH1956]

But that was the CHEAPEST watch you have ever owned, that is quite different than a $350(at least) smart watch, by about 35x... I would hesitate if there was that much money on the line, and you should too.

Ok, maybe you should buy a Timex to swim in. I never hesitate to swim with a Rolex, Tag, Omega, Citizen or Seiko either!