$13,000 Apple Watch Edition Torture Test: Crushed by Magnets [VIDEO]

9 years ago

Okay, I was waiting for this to happen—the $13,000 CAD ($10,000 USD) Apple Watch Edition has faced a torture test, by none other than notorious Apple gadget destroyer, YouTube channel TechRax.

Here, we see the 38mm yellow gold Apple Watch Edition get crushed by “2 powerful neodymium magnets equaling to 650 pounds of force!” TechRax shares on Twitter the magnets cost $220 each.

Check it out below:

Despite getting crushed to smithereens, the Apple Watch still is able to charge.

…there are no words. I guess it’s time to take advantage of AppleCare?

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