Hi All,
My Apple Watch SE is stuck on the apple logo and reboot does not work (just flashes logo and then turns off again). It's completely my own fault cause I was dumb enough to wear it in a sauna and also directly afterwards jumping into cold water, so either the temperature change broke the battery or the water/steam caused water damage. It was immediately clear that it was broken, because my emergency services feature jumped in and started calling 911 repeatedly and the screen became unresponsive before shutting down.
My warranty period is over and a repair through Apple would cost as much as a new watch so I checked with some (non-certified) 3rd parties i.e. the 1-man repair shop around the corner. One of them told me they can fix it (could be software, could be water damage) but he mentioned that there's a good chance the screen can break when opening it up and I might have to pay for that.
Is this common with Apple Watch repairs or is this a red flag for me to look for someone else to fix it?
(I understand that in general the risk is bigger of course when getting it non-certified fixed but still wondering if I should check elsewhere, what I should expect)
Also, any ideas what such a repair might cost through a "local" repair shop in Germany?
Any advice is much appreciated!