1 Review-iFixit-Fail-Apple Watch (45 mm Series 7) Screen Adhesive
I’m posting this as a community forum review since I couldn’t submit an Ifixit item review for my purchase (iFixit Order EU-XXX-ends on 921 - May 3, 2026) as it did not allow me to to post a review, hence I am posting it on this forum community.
I bought Apple Watch (45 mm) Series 7 screen adhesive. After an extremely thorough cleaning of the metal frame and the screen borders where the factory glue was applied, the adhesive appeared to fit perfectly. I clamped the screen and frame with four clamps for 48 hours, and it seemed fully bonded. However, after about two weeks, the bond started failing on one side and eventually the adhesive let go on roughly half the screen.
I removed the failed adhesive and reattached the display using a black gel adhesive commonly used for phone screen replacements. It has held securely for about one month and two weeks so far.
The adhesive I received was branded Tesa. I chose it thinking it would be a cleaner option, but in the end I had to switch to the messier gel method. I originally selected it because I was also replacing the Series 7 battery, and the battery replacement works great. The screen adhesive, though, did not.
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@andos82040, thank you for taking the time to write all this up, and really sorry to hear the Tesa adhesive didn't hold up, especially after such a careful install. Sorry too about the snag with leaving this as a proper review, that shouldn't have happened.
I've forwarded your feedback to our EU support team so they can take a closer look at both the adhesive itself and the review submission issue.
We're actively looking into it on our end, I'll follow up here if anything else comes up. But also be on the lookout for an email from our support team as well.
Appreciate you flagging both of these, it's genuinely helpful.
by Kris Rodriguez