Tested: 5 protective bumpers for the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is actually pretty durable—and, since it’s worn on your wrist, it’s nowhere near as likely as your iPhone is to sustain a fall. Even the old Apple Watch Sport, which is the cheapest, weakest model, is built out of an aluminum alloy that Apple claims is 60 percent stronger than standard alloys.
But the Apple Watch is still a wristbased watch, which means it’s susceptible to damage from scrapes and scratches. We took a look at several bumpers and cases that you can fit over your Watch’s case to protect it from this kind of superficial damage and keep it looking as good as new. Here’s how they held up, protectionand style-wise.
CASE-MATE SHEER GLAM AND CLEAR NAKED TOUGH BUMPER
Case-Mate’s Naked Tough Bumper ($15) is available in two flavors—, which features tiny flecks of champagne glitter (and matches Case-Mate’s ), and , which is simply transparent. Both bumpers are available for the 38mm and the 42mm versions of the Apple Watch. The Naked Tough bumpers are made of flexible thermoplastic polyurethane, and actually offer quite a bit of protection because they cover most of the Watch, including the back (most of the other bumpers we tested for this piece only cover the sides and the front of the Watch, not the top, bottom, or back). To put the Naked Tough bumper on your Watch, you will need to remove the band and then stretch the
