Think I shall stay with my Tissot Titanium with it’s crystal face. > On 25 Oct 2020, at 7:56 pm, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the encouragement Neil. > > I’ve replaced bits inside an iPhone 4 and opened and dried out an iPhone 6s > after an unfortunate incident, plus rebuilt my 6 cyl turbo Diesel engine. The > latter required much larger tools! > > I’ll investigate and check it out. The screens a mess, but still works. > > Cheers > > Sent from Tim's Retina iPad 2 > >> On 25 Oct 2020, at 6:47 pm, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Tim, >> >> Depending on your confidence/hand steadiness you could always try replacing >> the screen yourself! >> >> I replaced the rear glass on my old iphone4 - but that was a $10 passive >> component so I was quite happy to give it a punt and it turned out to be >> pretty easy. >> >> Obviously an Apple Watch replacement display is more costly and the >> replacement is more involved! >> >> iFixit has this page on Apple Watch screens here >> https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/Apple-Watch/Screens >> >> Looks like screen prices vary from around $60 for a series 1 to $180 for a >> series 5 - but that doesn't include any special tools which you may or may >> not already have (I got a reasonable set when I did my iMac repair/rebuild) >> >> I don't know the details of your watch but you can see a teardown of a >> series 6 here >> https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+6+Teardown/136694 >> >> You would have to do your own research on what was involved for your >> specific model - if it is anything like phones or iMacs some models are >> definitely easier than others to work on! >> >> You should also check if a replacement screen will get >> >> everything working again (eg paying with the watch). >> >> Or - as you say - work out just how much you need an Apple Watch! >> >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Neil >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Tim Law >> <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: WAMUG <[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, 25 October 2020 at 17:33 >> To: WAMUG <[email protected]> >> Subject: Apple Watch >> >> Look after your lovely Apple Watches folks. >> >> My screen was smashed whilst using a whipper snipper. I guess a rock >> flicked up. >> >> Out of Apple Care it’s a $339 repair at the Apple Centre. ☹️ >> >> It’s back to my 40 year old Seiko for me whilst I have a bit of a think >> about how useful the Apple Watch is and if the cool factor such as paying >> bills by my watch, or phone calls talking the wrist really stacks up. >> >> Tim >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Regards, Stephen Chape
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