Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men vs Women's X-Doria Field Band Apple Watch: which is safer?
TomTom Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men is the clear pick. Women's X-Doria Field Band Apple Watch carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
TomTom
Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePolymer case and band degradation
PossibleBacterial or mold growth in seals and band
X-Doria
Women's X-Doria Field Band Apple Watch
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWaterproof coating degradation and leachables
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from coating or seams
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Polymer case and band degradation and Bacterial or mold growth in seals and band on the TomTom and not on the X-Doria.
- We flag Waterproof coating degradation and leachables, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing and Microplastic shedding from coating or seams on the X-Doria and not on the TomTom.
- The TomTom is On watch case and band where the X-Doria is Silicone or fluoroelastomer band with waterproof coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the TomTom is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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