Originally Posted by Rob Phillips
but just because the screen protector cracked doesn't mean the Watch glass would have.
Arguing hypotheticals is a waste of time. The 'just because...' statement can be applied to cars, insurance, floatation devices, who knows what all.
A glass falls and bounces off the kitchen floor. It doesn't break on the first bounce but does on the second, smaller bounce. It's absorbed enough energy that it finally breaks the glass.
metllicamilitia's screen might not have cracked without the screen protector. Or— the screen protector was his Watch's crumple zone, absorbing some of the energy that transmitted to the crystal, would have otherwise cracked it. The other side of that 'just because...' statement.
I wore watches of different types for year and never thought abut screen or case protection— because there wasn't any. It wasn't an option and was a way of life. I knew work watches would get damaged. Afterwork watches might too, but I tried to be careful.
If had only one Apple Watch it somehow it couldn't display the time but otherwise worked, I'd still wear it, and maybe one of my mechs. Because for me, at the end of the day, it's not just a watch.
I think wearing protection is a smart thing, but it's an individual choice. What other people do doesn't bother me.
Originally Posted by tcuprof
Are any screen protectors as tough to scratch or break as the screen of the watch itself?
A protector that tough could just transmit the energy of the impact to the screen. It would take some testing to determine if that was bad or if it added resistance against breaking.
I say use protection or don't, whatever makes you happy. It's not for me to judge.