The Apple Watch is waterproof but not waterproof

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If there was any hope at this point, that the Apple Watch was waterproof, because the specifications that it has on the American website, makes it very clear.

With a rating of IPX7 water resistance, the smaller Apple Watch make it clear that Apple Watch is water and scratch resistant, but not waterproof.

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El Apple Watch is water and splash resistant, but not waterproof. You can, for example, Wearing and using the Apple Watch while exercising, in the rain, and while washing your hands, but submerging the Apple Watch is not recommended. Apple Watch has an IPX7 water resistance rating under IEC 60529. And furthermore, leather bands are not waterproof.

A quick look at the details of the IPX7 water rating, tells us more about What you can and cannot do with your Apple Watch when it comes to water:

  • IPX7 rated devices can withstand the accidental exposure to water, up to 1 meter, for 30 minutes.
  • Indoor / outdoor use in the presence of rain, snow or brief splashes of water, with adequate activity.
  • Any immersion of more than 1 meter, regardless of the duration of the dive, or any dive of more than 30 minutes, regardless of the depth of the dive, it is not a suitable activity.

In short, as Tim Cook recently said, you can wear your Apple watch in the shower (unless you have a leather band), but if you go to the beach, remember to leave it at home, in case the flies.


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