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There is a difference between submerging and just a sprinkle of water. I don't think the Apple Watch is submergible/usable for swimming.

• k-mcgrady 12y ago
  Yes, waterproof is submersible and water resistant is rain/shower etc. Your comment referred to water resistance which that displays. I would hope they make it waterproof as I don't want to have to leave an expensive watch with my bag on the beach unattended. But then I already have to do that with my phone I guess.
  • antr 12y ago
    Ah yes! Waterproof vs water resistant. Yes, that was what I meant (changed). The AW appears to be water resistant, while many, if not most, sports watches are waterproof. Waterproof is a feature that I'm sure Cook would of mentioned if it were the case.
    • k-mcgrady 12y ago
      He probably would have, you're right. Maybe it will be exclusive to the sports edition. Seems like a good way to differentiate.
  • smileysteve 12y ago
    > I don't want to have to leave an expensive watch with my bag on the beach While it's sapphire, I recommend that you keep your watch and phone as far away from salt water and sand as possible. One grain gets in the crown and you could be in trouble. My sport watch is a Timex which is resistant to 100m, but the springs sometimes get sand stuck in them.
  • UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
    There isn't really a "water-proof" watch. There are varying degrees of water resistant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark