Unlikely since doing the same thing to a citizen watch i own with a sapphire display did not scratch it. Hot on the heels of this mornings bend stress test video of an alleged iphone 6 sapphire cover, comes a clip of a scratch test further showing the parts durability. I often see some watch companies advertising sapphire as scratch proof. Basically, anything with a hardness rating above 5 that touches it could scratch it, like say sand with a mohs rating of 67. Sapphire is extremely strong and scratch resistant making it the top choice for a fine timepiece. Typically in the luxury watch field, sapphire crystals are preferred.
Sapphire is the second strongest jewel on the mohs mineral hardness scale, second only to the diamond. In this watch glass guide, we will discuss the main differences between the most common. Youve knocked it accidentally against a wall, a door frame, whatever. Corning gorilla glass and the power glass lens are designed to be scratch resistant, but they are not as durable as the sapphire crystal lens. Sapphire crystal is a 9 out of 10 on the mohs mineral hardness scale, meaning you have to do something pretty foolish to scratch one of these. How to easily remove scratches from your watch crystal. Apple watch sapphire crystal display cover faces drill in scratch test.
Sapphire is extremely strong and scratch resistant making it the top choice for a fine. Unlike its natural counterpart, this type of sapphire is synthetically produced in a lab. Is the sapphire of the apple watch series 3 better than. Mineral glass a synthetic mineral crystal glass which is highly resistant to knocks and scratches. As it turns out, the sapphire issue was serious enough to warrant an official statement from apple. Once in a while i hear someone manages to scratch a sapphire crystal. If you can find sapphire without those impurities youre left with a clear crystal, just like the glass in your windows. There are several grades with varying properties but in general it is somewhat softer but much more flexible than a pure synthetic sapphire. As a result, the lens is much harder to scratch than glass. You can see the full sapphire shield stress test below. K1 mineral and sapphire crystal scratch test nite watches.
Apples new smartwatches come with either hardened glass or sapphire crystal. Good quality watch glass is also scratchresistant and shatterproof. Sapphire glass vs mineral glass test how to know if a. Hardlex glass is now standard in most seiko, pulsar and lorus models. Youre more likely to scratch things you hit with it than for it to scratch. Apple watch sapphire crystal display scratch test video by ben reid april 10th, 2015 aside from its credentials as a tough, robust material for protecting displays, sapphire crystal does sound like a nice, premium concoction, and its one that the apple watch barring the sports edition will be taking full advantage of. See the difference in sapphire scratch resistance with an equal test. If you place a drop of water on the surface, what exactly are you looking for to confirm it is sapphire. Durability is a greater concern for smartwatches than for any other personal electronics device. Sapphire scores a solid 9 out of 10 on the mohs mineral hardness scale, just below diamond, making it even more scratch resistant than mineral glass. If you do scratch a sapphire crystal, then it cannot be polished away and will need to be replaced.
Obviously an ar coating on the outside makes the crystal look vulnerable. Could apple be using a sapphireglass hybrid or even a normal tempered glass rather than a 100 percent sapphire crystal. While sapphire is the more expensive of the three crystal choices, it has its advantages due to the scratch and shatter resistance. In the battle of glass versus concrete, concrete will almost certainly prevail, but when paired up against a sapphire screen, the rock is unable to make a scratch. This is a video of a sapphire scratch test and a quartz glass. Watch glass guide sapphire crystal vs acrylic vs mineral pros. Could apple be using a sapphire glass hybrid or even a normal tempered glass rather than a 100 percent sapphire crystal. Diamond polish and elbow grease is hard enough to have any effect on a mineral crystal, let alone sapphire. Apple watch sapphire crystal display cover faces drill in scratch. If its a scratch in the ar coating that can be polished out by polishing all the ar coating off but if its in the sapphire its very hard work and the only thing that will even touch it is diamond paste. Hardlex is a trademark name for a synthetic mineral composite material produced by seiko. The crystal is usually made up of a sapphire quartz combination. Whats sapphire glass, and why would apple want it in your. Last night while relaxing with the wife, my trustworthy railmaster collided with her diamond ring.
Look what happen to the unisilver time sapphire glass watches if we scratch it to tough items like coins,key,knife,steel wool, stone and. I know sapphire is not very easy to scratch, harder of a material than mineral glass. This glass is second in hardness only to a diamond and is used mostly in the premier. How to remove scratches from any watch crystal maxim. While there have been many promises that this new material will be even more scratchresistant and shatterproof than gorilla glass, weve. Sapphire glass vs mineral glass test how to know if a watch has sapphire glass. How scratchproof is the most expensive apple watch. Sapphires are used due to their resistance and toughness as well as their aesthetic appearance. I am intrigued by the methods used to test if a crystal is sapphire or not.
Suggestions on polishing sapphire crystal sapphire is tougher than old boots and while you might get a big scratch on it its very unusual to get micro scratches like you describe. Perhaps one of the more affordable sapphire options on the market, the sapphire model of the garmin fenix 6 features a highstrength domed sapphire lens. Gems of equal hardness cant scratch each other, so if both are real sapphires then nothing will happen. Look what happen to the unisilver time sapphire glass watches if we scratch it to tough items like coins,key,knife,steel wool, stone and engraver. Now, pure sapphire crystal should sustain scratches up to a level nine, so its odd that the iphone 7s camera lens would scratch more easily than it should. Aside from a few notable exceptions, high end watches built in the last couple of decades, are almost exclusively equipped with sapphire crystal.
As both mineral and sapphire crystals are extremely hard, they have little or no flex. You cannot tell the difference between regular mineral crystal and sapphire crystal, except when you attempt a scratch test. The promaster on the left has sapphire glass en the black eagle has mineral glass. Sapphire glass a synthetic sapphire glass which is extremely hard to scratch or mark. Sapphire crystal glass vs mineral glass 3watches by 3watches. On the higher end, the most expensive apple watch model available is the apple watch edition which comes in either a white or grey ceramic case and a sapphire crystal display. Hardlex crystal vs sapphire crystal watch discussion. Ive scratched everything gg ive ever owned eventually, but i dont even worry about my 5 plus sapphire. I have found posts about tapping the crystal, placing water drops, scratching with a screwdriver and scratching with glass.
Diamond is harder and potentially should of polished it away, yet your scratch persists. Has anyone herer managed to scratch a sapphire crystal that they are certain is. With its awesome capabilities, sapphire comes at a premium. Sapphire glass scratch test unisilver time youtube. Is the sapphire of the apple watch series 3 better than glass. Showdown between a sapphire crystal and a seiko hardlex crystal. Sapphire crystals vs other types everything you need to know. This means that when the crystal is inserted into a hard, steel or titanium watch case, it requires a gasket to ensure a waterproof seal. In this video i unbox the apple watch with sapphire crystal retina display and give it the ultimate scratch test headtohead against the apple watch sport with ionx glass.
Or, 4 these displays, while sapphire, arent as pure as typical sapphire and scratched from something less hard than diamond. Much more likely is that if it is sapphire then the watch has external ar coating and that has got damaged. I luv taylor swift, a major swiftie, and i luv coding, singing and gymnastics. A slight scratch on the crystal but a scratch nonetheless. Apple watch sapphire crystal display cover faces drill in. Pure sapphire can be hard to find, though, and its impractical to remove. I dont know if sapphire crystal in that apple watches have that layer. The fenix 6 series has an option that comes with a scratch resistant sapphire crystal display with higherthanusual visibility in sunlight.
Youtuber marques brownlee has gotten his hands on an alleged 4. The apple watch with a sapphire crystal survived a level9 mohs pick in our scratch test. Plz dont take my profile pic cause i worked hard 2 find one i liked. A sapphire watch crystal is a watch screen that is fabricated using sapphire crystal. The sapphire crystal lens is incredibly durable and is the third hardest mineral, right behind diamond.
So sapphire can be more brittle you can hardly tell the difference between regular mineral crystal and sapphire crystal, except when you attempt a scratch test. Sapphire glass scratch test unisilver time duration. Is the apple watch truly more scratch resistant than the apple. Thats what jerryrigeverything set out to find in a comprehensive scratch test video of the iphone se66s7 series. How to tell if my watch has a plastic, glass, mineral. If the real sapphire leaves a scratch on the second sapphire, then the second one is not real, or is at least of lower quality. New scratcher joined 3 years, 1 month ago united states.
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