Man Blames The Apple Watch For Burns On His Wrist

A Danish man’s claims that his Apple Watch strap burned his skin have allegedly been dismissed by Apple after it conducted its own tests.

According to the report from Ekstra Bladet, Mouritzen claimed that he had entered his aviation club’s bathroom on the 17th of October when he felt a burning sensation followed by pain shooting up his left wrist along with the smell of burning flesh.

He said it seemed as though power was surging through the strap, causing it to heat up and burn his skin. “I could smell the burning flesh”. Mouritzen claims that the heat source came from the Apple Watch and apparently it was so hot that his right hand suffered minor burns trying to remove it.

“And the strap was so hot that as I scrambled to try and pull it off my arm, I even burnt my fingers”, says Mouritzen.

As for Mouritzen, he doesn’t want to sue Apple over the incident.

He said he was usually a big fan of their products, but his experience in which he was burned had dampened his enthusiasm. The report also points to multiple cases of overheating smartwatches detailed in Apple’s support forum, though none as extreme as this one.

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. “However, I’m surprised it’s taken them so long to do anything or to help out a customer”. The Cupertino giant commented that Apple representatives examined the smartwatch and found no evidence that it had caused any injuries.

Apple warns users that there are some material that can cause an allergic reaction, which should be checked first before purchase.