bubba Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I have an Apple Watch here with a cracked face. I have the part (digitiser) and thought I would DIY, but having watched the video and thought about it, I think it may be risky. I have looked around and so far have not found a shop that would do the repair. Does anybody know of one in Bangkok, before I go to MBK and start asking around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Perhaps ask at the official Apple repair centre at MBK... I can't remember which floor, (second floor comes to mind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks for the idea, Jimmy. Already checked with an official Apple Repair shop. They want 9500 baht to do the repair. With the price of a new one not much more than that, plus with the Watch 2 predicted to be released this month, I was hoping to find a shop who could do it for much less than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Incidentally, how easy (or hard) is it to crack the face of an Apple watch? I've been eyeing them since before they came out, just about ready to spring for one. However, issues of durability are important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 I think not easy. In this case, it took a very hard smack against the metal edge of a heavy glass door that was closing. Any watch face would have cracked, so if you want to wear a watch, that's the risk you are taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It's easy to break....My Apple 2 watch just fell out of my gym locker today and the screen is very broken but watch still functioning. If the watch landed on its backside it would not have broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 BUMP & FFW to Jan 2018... Where can I get an Apple Watch fixed in Bangkok ? Anyone with first hand experience? (of course, I'll try MBK). My Wife's Apple Watch 2 has stopped working - it will not charge (I suspect the battery requires replacement). I will first go to an Apple repair centre but given the information in this thread I'm not willing to pay out 9500 baht on a repair when a new watch is just a little more. As to the questions of the durability of the Apple Watch - I've been wearing one since mid 2015 and have faced no issues - I think its fairly durable. I've stopped wearing any of the other watches I've owned because the 'smart watches' are so convenient (with the exception of charging it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Since I posted this thread, I looked far and wide and was never able to find a shop that could repair my broken watch face. Given the replacement cost here in THB (9500 THB), and the cost of a new one in HKG was actually cheaper (8118 THB in HKG), I just chucked it and bought a new one at the Apple shop in HKG airport as I was arriving on a trip there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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