[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Ryland Johnson:
"The second digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against harmful ingress of water.[8]

Level

Protected against

Testing for

Details

0

Not protected — —

1

Dripping water Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect. Test duration: 10 minutes

Water equivalent to 1 mm rainfall per minute

2

Dripping water when tilted up to 15° Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15° from its normal position. Test duration: 10 minutes

Water equivalent to 3 mm rainfall per minute

3

Spraying water Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60° from the vertical shall have no harmful effect. Test duration: 5 minutes

Water volume: 0.7 litres per minute

Pressure: 80–100 kPa

4

Splashing of water Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. Test duration: 5 minutes

Water volume: 10 litres per minute

Pressure: 80–100 kPa

5

Water jets Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. Test duration: at least 3 minutes

Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute

Pressure: 30 kPa at distance of 3 m

6

Powerful water jets Water projected in powerful jets (12.5 mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. Test duration: at least 3 minutes

Water volume: 100 litres per minute

Pressure: 100 kPa at distance of 3 m

7

Immersion up to 1 m Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). Test duration: 30 minutes

Immersion at depth of at least 1 m measured at bottom of device, and at least 15 cm measured at top of device

8

Immersion beyond 1 m The equipment is suitable for continuous immersion in water under conditions which shall be specified by the manufacturer. Normally, this will mean that the equipment is hermetically sealed. However, with certain types of equipment, it can mean that water can enter but only in such a manner that it produces no harmful effects. Test duration: continuous immersion in water

Depth specified by manufacturer"

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Above is a copy of the industry IP standard. I defy any one to make sense of this in terms of usage with a wrist watch. There is already, as I quoted above, a watch industry code that could have been used.

There are numerous equations to be taken into consideration when looking at this IP scale, it is not all it appears. It is highly subjective and truly open to interpretation. Take ones Sony Xperia Z mobile phone (just a classic example and yes I also own one) WE see the Sony adverts showing the phone being SLOWLY placed into a bowl of water and slowly taken out. Looks so impressive doesn't it.

In reality this is not all it appears. At sea level there is already one ATM of pressure. If we take the Xperia z to a depth of one M as the manual says we can the mobile should not be water compromised for up to 30 minutes. This is the IP code and not my own.

IF, however you shake or move the mobile fast in the water you are adding pressure that in reality can double the ATM. Moving water across a surface can change the IP settings and render them next to useless. The Xperia Z1 is a different beast with a higher rating but is still not truly suitable for heavy use in water.

The galaxy gear can only be seen as a failure in the area of water resistance. Its a watch, its an object we wear on our writs, we sweat, we wash our hands etc. BTW the only watch I wear in a shower or take swimming is a multi grand divers professional watch. If you care to look at my previous posts you will be horrified at what you the consumer thought your watch was capable of taking in terms of water resistance.

I have never been a jot concerned about the software progress of the Galaxy gear, this will come. What shocked me was to find upon purchase that the gear is not even water resistant under the codification used in the watch trade and by all watch manufacturers around the world.

If one can make true sense of the IP code Samsung have used I wish you well. Words like "Spraying. splashing, water jets" et al are so subjective and I would suggest Samsung know this and that's why they have used the IP codification rather than the codification used for watches. How can a watch be "Spray proof and splash proof also water jet proof" yet not immersion proof even to one inch?:confused: Does that make sense to you? How would you define a 'splash'? Washing hands, rain, being hit by a wave while paddling in the sea? Better still, try to define "Spraying" ?

I think to us the consumer if reading it can be hit with a water jet that gives me the idea it can be taken into a shower and that is clearly not part of the IP code nor reality?

The gear should have been watch industry codified even to the lowest section of the code.AS it is we are left with risk taking or not allowing the watch any contact with water. WE should not be placed in this situation where we have to gamble with a 300euro wrist watch. To be frank its bloody absurd!:silly: