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Does Garmin VivoActive 3 gunmetal/grey easily get scratches/nicks?

Former Member over 8 years ago

Got the black gunmetal/grey VivoActive 3 at Christmas, but I'm a bit uncertain on wether to return/swap it in favour of the stainless steel version as I can see there've been some concerns on it easily getting scratches/nicks that penetrates the assumed PVD coating like the Fenix 3 did., e.g. in:
- https://forums.garmin.com/forum/on-the-trail/wrist-worn/fenix-3/92179-
- https://forums.garmin.com/forum/into-sports/health-fitness/vivoactive-3-aa/1248419-which-color-are-you-going-to-get

Now that the watch has a couple of months behind it - what is the verdict anyone?

0 Solitaire01 over 8 years ago

I’ve had mine for about six weeks and not a single scratch on it — looks as good as the day I bought it. I’m not rough on my watches and take Them off if I’m fishing behind my stereo receiver or whatnot, but I do wear dress shirts and the button/cuff has done no damage yet.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Been wearing mine for a couple weeks now. Have not noticed any scratches and I can not say i'm entirely careful as to not bump the watch off of things. So far so good!

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Bump. Sorry for being an attention whore. I’m an always watch on guy incl. sleeping, bathing, gruntwork, and have only had indestrucrable sapphire glass/titanium watches for the past 10 years.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

For what it's worth, I wear my VIvoactive 3 on the inside of my wrist and have yet to notice any scratches on the bezel. I'm sure it will eventually begin to show wear but that is just a sign of character for the watch.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Bump. Sorry for being an attention whore. I’m an always watch on guy incl. sleeping, bathing, gruntwork, and have only had indestrucrable sapphire glass/titanium watches for the past 10 years.

All the Vivoactive 3's come with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and the gunmetal is definitely not titanium. Gunmetal is just a powder coated color on the VA3.