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Bezel scratch resistance?

There is a special price of the Fenix 5 here, and the difference with the FR935 isn't that big anymore (20 Euros). I wear a Fenix 3 and it is not too big or heavy for me. AFAIK there are no functional differences at all between the F5 and FR935, so the main difference would be the package.
I always scratch the bezels of my watches (my silver F3 doesn't look that bad though) and am slightly worried about the black material of the FR935, is that easily dented/scratched?

0 timgrose over 8 years ago

There is a special price of the Fenix 5 here, and the difference with the FR935 isn't that big anymore (20 Euros). I wear a Fenix 3 and it is not too big or heavy for me. AFAIK there are no functional differences at all between the F5 and FR935, so the main difference would be the package.
I always scratch the bezels of my watches (my silver F3 doesn't look that bad though) and am slightly worried about the black material of the FR935, is that easily dented/scratched?

Look for a thread here where a huge amount of bandwidth was expended on how some people love their screen protectors.

If you "always" scratch your watches then I would ask why. Do you store them none optimally?

0 AlexLarin over 8 years ago

Have a watch for 3 week and it's too early for some even natural wear, but I think the scratches will not be very noticeable.
That's because previously I had Fenix2 for 3 years, which was made from several material and may say that general look is almost excellent still - only few minor scratches could be identified with a very close view.

0 Bit over 8 years ago

If you "always" scratch your watches then I would ask why. Do you store them none optimally?

I don't store them, I wear them 24/7 and stuff just happens. The glass is not the problem (screen protectors take care of that) but on some watch bezels minor scratches are more noticeable than on others. Was wondering how the FR935 would compare to the Fenix 5 in that respect. But in retrospect, a rather impossible question calling for subjective interpretation. Thanks for your responses!

0 timgrose over 8 years ago

For what it is worth, I don't see any scratches on my bezel and I mostly wear mine 24x7 and have had it since came out so a good few months now.

So nothing much to worry about for me.

0 2goBeyond over 8 years ago

For what it is worth, I don't see any scratches on my bezel and I mostly wear mine 24x7 and have had it since came out so a good few months now.

So nothing much to worry about for me.

^^^

Seconded, same situation here. In fact, the bezel on the 935 is so much thinner than the fenix line, there is less surface space to mar, not to mention it's plastic so there's no real "scratching" like found on the metal bezel of the fenix line (those slight sliver scratches that pop up over the grey/gunmetal finish).