we've heard rumors about it forever and
today we're finally getting a look at it
it's Apple's first foray into the
fashion world and it's coming in the
form of a watch whether or not this
wearable is going to be the next big
thing from Apple remains to be seen but
for now we just want to see what makes
this watch tick so today we are tearing
down the Apple watch hi I'm Kate with
iFixit and today we're tearing down the
Apple watch with the ability to tell
time in hours minutes and in seconds the
Apple watch is functional as well as
beautiful with a sleek chrome and
anodized aluminum exterior combined with
the colorful and whimsical face the
Apple watch is truly a fashion statement
the watch's crown represents the
crowning achievement in Apple's
engineering allowing for an effortless
and fluid way of adjusting the time on
the back you'll find the whole thing
sealed up with a brushed stainless steel
rear cover with our tweezer fingers
itching to get started we got to work on
removing the sporty elastomer band held
in place by standard 18 millimeter
spring bars removing the band proved
easy enough with the right tools
this means that replacing your watch
band is possible way to go Apple getting
into the watch also proved to be
pleasantly simple a quick twist with a
small flat-head screwdriver pop to the
rear cover off and we got our first look
inside the Apple watch right off the bat
we're struck with just how much space is
left inside we're guessing apple's
future proofing the design to allow more
features in future models for now there
is a small plastic brace in place that
keeps the taptic engine and the Apple S
one system package safe and secure
inside the watch body digging in further
we disconnect and remove the battery
this is a 1.5 volt 12 to 18 million
power AG for alkaline battery cell next
up we turn our attention to that digital
crown which interfaces with the Apple s1
computer via a long stem that is locked
in place by depressing a tiny lever the
crown is released allowing us to get a
closer look at it now that we've removed
the crown the rest of the internals come
out easily enough we're pleased to see
that for this watch Apple has gone with
a non fused display meaning breaking
your glass won't require an entire gist
assembly replacement it takes the
removal of a very small flathead screw
to allow us to begin disassembling the
s-1 system package the first piece out
is the ultra low power microcontroller
complete with it's quartz crystal which
operates at 32,768 Hertz this quartz
crystal oscillation triggers the pulse
of the motor which is capable of
maintaining accurate time within one
second per day all that's left now is
the motor coil and the drive gear which
definitely requires tweezers to remove
as they are incredibly small we've come
to the end of our teardown and like
always we want to give you an idea about
how we're parabola devices by giving it
a repair ability score between 1 and 10
10 being the easiest to repair and 1
being the hardest the Apple watch scored
a 9 out of 10 and here's why on the
outside there are no adhesive used in
the watch the watch uses a standard
watch band so watches battery is easily
replaceable and the front glass and
display are not fused but on the
downside Apple does not make a repair
manual available for this product you
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