Tomas Chlebek The official Apple Watch specification for all three editions says that they qualify for an IPX7 rating under IEC standard 605293, meaning they are water-resistant but not waterproof. They should last half an hour in less than a meter of water. He confirmed these characteristics a recently published Consumer Reports test. American blogger Ray Maker has now put the Sport edition watch to the test in much more extreme conditions - and did not notice a malfunction.
It tried most of the water-related things that the Apple Watch manual strongly advises against: this includes submersion in water for long periods of time, swimming, and contact with a strong stream of water.
First came swimming. Maker notes that, aside from immersion in water itself, the watch's greatest danger is repeated impacts to its surface. In the end, the Apple Watch spent around 25 minutes in the water and traveled a total of 1200 meters on Maker's wrist. It was not obvious then that it would have any negative effect on them.
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After that, the diving board came in handy with bridges at heights of five, eight and ten meters. Maker jumped into the water twice from a five-meter bridge, after which, fearing for his health as an inexperienced diver, he asked a bystander to jump into the water from a height of ten meters with an Apple Watch. Again, no noticeable signs of damage.
Finally, the Apple Watch was tested a bit more precisely, using a device to measure water resistance. It also passed the test that a watch waterproof to a depth of fifty meters must pass unscathed.
Although Apple does not recommend taking the Watch even in the shower, let alone in the pool, they should be able to withstand relatively demanding conditions. Nevertheless, these tests are more suitable as an illustration of the fact that the user does not have to worry too much about them, rather than leaving them on the wrist in similar situations - because if they are damaged and the service finds out, you will have to pay for the repair.
All these videos are misleading and when Apple says they are not waterproof, they simply are not. Be aware that water damage can take a long time to show, and the fact that the Apple Watch does not get destroyed immediately after contact with water does not mean that it is waterproof.
If I put a hamster in the microwave and turn it on, the hamster dies. But if the instructions for the microwave don't tell me not to put animals in the microwave .. does that mean I can put them in there?
The watch may be waterproof, Apple just doesn't want to pay for repairs in case of damage.