[Q] How to tear down SW2?

[janocool]

Hi, I just have a problem with my 5 day old sw2, I overstimate the waterprooftness of the device and take it to the pool, everithing was fine but in home I can see a weird spot on the screen in the button side, was small next day the spot get bigger and the retroilumination was gone, I turn the watch off and let it dry for a few days, the spot still remains I turn it on and the retroilumination is back, but I want to clean the screen and clean all the board from water before it can get more damage. The big question, anyone have attempt to open the watch? cant find any guide, dont know if start for the screen with a heat gun or in the back with some sputgers, the watch is still turn off. Please if you have any suggest let me know thanks.

If not will post the first tear down guide hope with success, or it will be a destroy guide.

 

[janocool]

Ok I did it, heres how to do it:

First apply some head gun in the sides of the watch, be careful dont use too much heat.

Press from the back of the device gently, your will see that is one solid block inside a frame that hold the strap.

To separate the screen to see the board and battery, apply head gun DONT USE TOO MUCH HEAT, (if you do that the adhesive form the digitizer will melt and can leave a really ugly spot) after that with a plastic spudger work around the frame gently. Behind the screen is a flex cable be careful separate it for board to fully lift the screen from the boddy of the watch.

The battery connectors are soldered to the board and have very thin connectors be careful.

I cant remove the board mostly for the NFC chip that was glued in the botton of the device.

The screen is fused so YOU CANT replace just the digitizer or just the LCD.

I cant find any repacement part of the LCD, I thing I have a really nice strap with a circuit board If you have a not working watch and the screen is OK please PM I want to purchse a part, thanks

 

[kill_dano]

Hey I'd appreciate an update on this. I may have a watch with a good screen. Tell me if you open the watch is there a way to make it waterproof again? did you find any water inside?