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-[* black] Opening the Watch3 is a familiar—and relatively painless—procedure featuring tri-point screws and a [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/4JDSRfPvCiwTqPeV.full|rubber gasket|new_window=true].
- [* icon_note] These screws are tiny and use a somewhat esoteric head, but at least they're captive (hard to lose and easy to re-seal).
-[* black] While the back cover does feature a booby-trap sensor cable, however, its ample length makes it pretty ineffective at trapping anything.
-[* black] The ECG sensor, heart rate sensors, and wireless charging coil are all built into the monolithic back case, leaving only the seal-bearing speaker modular. Our repairable hopes were rather short lived...
+[* black] Opening the Watch3 is a familiar—and relatively painless—procedure, featuring tri-point screws and a [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/4JDSRfPvCiwTqPeV.full|rubber gasket|new_window=true].
+ [* icon_note] These tri-points are tiny and use a somewhat esoteric head, but at least they're captive (hard to lose and easy to re-seal).
+[* black] While the back cover does feature a booby-trap sensor cable, its ample length makes it fairly benign. No traps were tripped in the making of this teardown.
+[* black] The ECG sensor, heart rate sensors, and wireless charging coil are all packed into the monolithic back case, and will require some work to extract—but not this freewheeling little speaker, with its nifty gasket and pop connector. Modularity is neat! We approve.