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Description: In this video, Taylor sits down with ex-product designer Tobias from Instrumental to walk him through our Apple Watch Series 7 teardown, get some insider knowledge on the new design, and try to figure out what caused the delays bringing it to market. You can learn more about Instrumental here! instrumental.com/about?utm_medium=Network&utm_source=Partner%20Referral&utm_campaign=Content&utm_group=ifixit&utm_subgroup= And read their whitepaper on product design and manufacturing delays here! instrumental.com/resources/ebook/evt-dvt-pvt-a-guide-to-engineering-builds/?utm_medium=Network&utm_source=Partner%20Referral&utm_campaign=ifixit&utm_group=ifixit&utm_subgroup= Find a blog version of this teardown here: ifixit.com/News/53688/three-former-apple-engineers-helped-us-tear-down-apple-watch-series-7?utm_source=AppleWatchS7TD&utm_medium=Annotation&utm_campaign=YouTube 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Apple Watch Series 7 X-Rays 01:54 New Apple Watch Opening Procedure 02:57 What's Changed in the Apple Watch Series 7's Larger Display 04:51 How Design Teams Overcome Delays and Obstacles 05:54 Apple Watch Series 7 Disassembly Continued 06:20 A Closer Look at the Series 7 Display 07:15 Removing the Series 7 Battery 08:17 Removing the Taptic Engine and Speakers 08:29 New Ingress Protection Measures 09:19 S7 Package Removal 09:25 The Apple Watch Series 7 Has No Diagnostic Port 10:32 Sensor Array Removal and Analysis 12:19 Disassembly Wrap Up 13:39 Repairability Score Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ifixityourself Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ifixit Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/iFixit