Jet Black Apple Watch durability after hitting the floor…hard.

Welp…it happened.

I have been babying my Jet Black Apple Watch after my initial troubles that I had with it.

This time it was my fault.

It was just sitting there, with its beautiful shiny piano black contrasting with the brushed sheen of the Space Black link bracelet. I grabbed it to put it on, and down it fell on the tiled floor.

It all happened so fast.

No bouncing around either, just a hard thud due to the weight of the link bracelet pulling it down.

I grabbed it and didn’t see any obvious signs of damage on the front body or the screen, but there is a blemish at the point of impact near the rear of the bottom right corner.

It’s actually not that noticeable even when directly looking at it. I just shined a light to point it out.

If you zoom in this much, everything looks worse than it is.

The body of the watch did not dent, and if I feel and rub my fingers on the point of impact, I can’t feel any roughness. The Digital Crown also feels the same and presses and spins just fine.

Aluminum is more prone to bending than Stainless Steel and Titanium, but since the watch is rounded off, it is less likely to dent since it “slips” on impact. I remember dropping my iPhone 12 mini back when I had it, and the dent was visible and feelable since it was a squared off device.

This impact might be for the best because now, I don’t have to baby it anymore. It’s like that vintage car you want that has 5 miles on it, and you don’t want to mess it up by driving it. This scratch just added 100,000 miles to my watch, so now I can daily it worry free.

I’m just glad it’s not on the front of the watch where it would be staring at me all the time.