Front LCD Sticker for Apple Watch Waterproof Adhesive Tape Glue (38MM 5 Pack)

I ordered this item because my Apple Watch face popped off and the cost for Apple to repair it was the same price as a new Apple Watch. As other reviewers stated, this item will repair your watch but you need a very steady hand and lots of patience to apply this sticker to the watch. The double sided sticker is very small and very thin. I am older and had to use a magnifier to make sure I was applying the sticker to the proper place on the watch. I did waste a couple of stickers trying to remove the double sided paper and then apply the sticker to the watch without it sticking to some other part of the watch. The price of 1 sticker was more than half the price of ordering 5 stickers, so I ordered 5 and glad I did. I am not saying this to suggest everyone needs to order more stickers, but be aware that it is very easy to tear, rip or destroy the sticker if you are not very steady and careful.After I applied the sticker in the proper place on the watch, I used an old Quick Grip clamp to hold the watch face firmly against the base. At first I only left the clamp on for a couple of hours, but after removing the clamp, the watch face was not firmly connected to the base and I could see it starting to pop off again. I then left the clamp on the watch for 24 hours to let the sticker set. That was one week ago and as of today, the watch face is still securely attached to the base and works perfectly. My suggestion is to be patient with the application and let it set for multiple hours before removing the clamp or whatever item you use to keep pressure on the face to be sure it keeps a tight seal with the base.I have a series 1 watch so I try not to get it wet and cannot comment on how well it will do if I do get it wet with this replacement sticker. I do keep a cover on the face now because it is easy to scratch and I wanted that little extra pressure kept on the face to keep it firmly attached against the base at all times. I did pay for this item and was not enticed in any way for this review. If you have an Apple Watch face come off, this sticker can work to repair it.

Something to look out for ( by the way I have the series 1 watch ).Take a careful look at your watch first because it will tell you how easy or difficult this project will be (or you my just want to walk it to your local Genius Bar and let them give you your options).These glue strips adhere the watch’s LED face to a gasket. And that gasket is in turn adhered to the metal body of the watch itself. This gasket has something to do with the “Force Touch” option I believe because it has a small ribbon cable attached to it.In my case not only was the LED face loose but the gasket it attaches to had also came loose from the body of the watch. So I had to install two of these glue strips to make my repair (one to hold the force touch gasket to the watch body and another to hold the LED screen to that gasket).Cleaning off the old tape, and its residue, from the gasket and watch body is a major chore but ultimately this will give you the best chance of a long lasting repair.In the end it took a good hour+ to repair my watch. How long it will last is unknown. I will update as time passes.Final tip. Drink no coffee before undertaking this repair. You will need all your fine motor skills.

This LCD Sticker is very difficult to install. I read some reviews saying that these stickers were one sided. Not true! There is a paper side, and a blue side, and both come off, and have adhesive under them. I was able to get it on my wife’s Apple Watch series 1 with my first try, but it wasn’t that easy. It’s actually an adhesive gasket, to replace the original. Not sure why they call it a sticker, it’s a 2 sided adhesive gasket. It comes with no instructions, but I actually don’t think it matters which part goes up or down. Adhesive is on both sides. It fixed the problem with the watch face coming off for a couple days, then the face popped back up on one edge. I then looked at the battery and realized the battery was swollen. In the event that your battery isn’t swollen, I think this gasket will work, but it’s also thinner than the original. I bought the 5 pack, and I would recommend going that way, just in case your patience faulters.

I purchased a repair kit for the original apple watch from iFixit as I needed to replace the battery (Apple repair cost was over $150.) iFixit kit had the battery, tools and force touch sensor with adhesive on it for the replacement, but I didn't need to replace the force touch sensor but the kit doesn't include a separate adhesive strip that isn't part of the sensor. Bought this to save the force touch sensor for a later repair.

To replace a separated LCD screen you will PROBABLY need TWO of these, not ONE. First will be applied below the force touch gasket, and the second above the force touch gasket and below the LCD SCREEN. The adhesive is sticky on both sides. Remove one side first and the other after it is in place. You don't need to remove any parts from the watch, so save yourself the aggravation. Just be super careful. Good Luck!

I had very high hopes for this product to work well. I had seen some of the reviews that said the stickers weren’t sticky enough to adhere the screen to the body but I also saw many that said this wasn’t an issue. My packet of 5 came and actually included 6. This was helpful since I attempted 4 tries and each of the 4 failed to properly adhere the screen to the body of the watch. I was actually incredibly disappointed at how easy I was able to lift the watch off a freshly applied adhesive sticker to try this repair 3 times after my first attempt.When I installed the sticker in the body, I pressed it firmly in place. Then I placed teh screen on top and pressed that firmly in place, holding it for varying amounts, longer at each attempt. After every time, the screen just raised up off of the body in some parts, or just didn’t stick in some parts. After each attempt my wife and I checked the sticker to see if we missed taking some of the white or blue part off, but no that wasn’t the case. They just don’t have the strength to properly adhere the watch face to the body. Spend your money elsewhere.