![]() However, one rarely mentioned fact about sapphire glass is that it is more likely to chip or crack on impact due to its extreme hardness whereas Ion-X glass is more likely to shrug off the damage without chipping because it is softer (it may scratch instead). It's true that sapphire glass is more scratch-resistant than regular glass. Sapphire glass is also more expensive than the "Ion-X" that Apple uses in the Sport/Aluminum model. For example, steel bicycles use round tubing and aluminum use oval tubing. You can see this illustrated easily in bicycles. Aluminum is also weaker than steel and requires a significantly different approach to load bearing designs. Welding aluminum requires more care and precision versus steel. The linked article is referring to car chassis. Stainless steel is harder, and wears out CNC tool bits faster than aluminum, which means replacing tooling more often and adjusting for wear more frequently to meet a tolerance spec. WHY NOT PROTECT THE FRONT ON THE BASE MODEL! The only thing i can assume is that they want you to smash/scratch your watch, making you either upgrade or pay for a new one.Īluminum is substantially cheaper than stainless steel to machine. And they use sapphire on the back of all the watches. For just £1299.ītw they dont advertise the difference between ionx and sapphire crystal glass on the compare page. If you wanted a light watch which does not break, Sorry mate go and get the ceramic "edition". Ionx glass is worse than sapphire coated glass in every way. One is light, one is heavy, Shiny vs matte. If they really cared about the fit and finish/ longevity of their products they would only include the best quality materials.Īluminium vs Steel - both are good options. They cheeped out on it in the first place, the only reasons they use ion x is toĪ - Get people to buy the "premium editions"ī - People break the Aluminum models much more than any of the "edition" watches. I didn't know scratch resistance was too much to ask for on a £400 watch. (neither does apple trade in, in fact ceramic is worthless for trade in)Īnother pet peeve is that the sapphire coating they have on the watch face is only used on the premium versions. Whether you spent £400 or £900 the resale market does not care 2 years down the line. Ok fine, at least i can sell a year on and upgrade. which is 75% the price of the watch itself. Instead apple positions the stainless steel as premium (along with titanium, and ceramic), So they charge an extra £300 for a new color. Maybe charging £100 extra for the stainless steel version would make more sense, only a 20% price increase for the shine/weight. What confuses me is that they are very similar in terms of price. All international DHL & FedEx shipments cost $40.I imagine its because steel looks and feels more premium. Note that there are countries that we only offer DHL or FedEx shipping due to issues of the postal delivery system. ☉ Standard - $19.95 (1-2 Weeks) ☉ Express - $40 (3-7 Business Days) For all international shipments, the standard delivery time is 2-3 weeks depending on customs clearance. 2nd Day orders will arrive the following Tuesday. ☉ Free Shipping (3-5 Business Days) ☉ 2nd Day - $19 (2 Business Days) ☉ Overnight - $29 (1 Business Day) Orders made on Friday for overnight shipping will arrive Monday as most carriers do not deliver on Saturdays. Business days refers to Monday - Friday excluding holidays. We offer free shipping for all US orders. Returns are not allowed for the purpose of getting a future promotional deal. If, for any reason, you're not completely satisfied, you can return your item and receive a full refund within 30 days of delivery. The item you are returning must be repackaged and is in the original condition you received it.
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