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FYI: The display technology is OLED not LCD. Unlike a LCD which has a bit of thickness the OLED is less than .5 mm including the digitizer! The display is well glued to the crystal and I haven’t seen anyone remove it effectively for reuse. Don’t forget the NFC module is mounted on the backside so someones information maybe present within it (needing to be cleared). And you’ll have a hard time getting the custom crystals which is the common failure. Sorry if I sound like a downer here, I just want you to get a better idea on the hurdles you need to over come. As much as I would like to see re-use, refurb of the watch display is going to be hard, Apple didn’t make it easy. I do wish you luck!
This guy is a trusted seller on ebay for OEM OLED screens on the series 3. I don’t believe he can supply massive orders of OLED screens but he should be ab;e to do small sized shipments (maybe 12 screens at a time). You could take from multiple different sellers. eBay is probably the best place for OEM parts as you have so many sources and there aren’t many prerequisites for potential sellers. You could take the larger part from him and remove the parts you need. You could also communicate with some sellers directly to try to get broken parts with the parts you need possible to be refurbished https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Watch-Ser…
Hi Brittany, These OLED screens will be very costly. I think you should sell it and buy a new refurbished watch. I would say if you ever want to buy refurbished Apple Watch. You need to take care of certain things like, do your homework before you buy, Turn it on and check if it works Make sure it has a refurbishing proof and a warranty. Although, I have had bad experience of purchasing a refurbished Apple Watch, that doesn’t mean it will be same for others. The main benefit is the cost reduction which is the main issue for a buyer.
