Apple AirPods get a big fat easter egg for repairability from iFixit : TreeHuggerhttp://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/apple-airpods-get-big-fat-easter-egg-repairability-ifixit.html
Accessing any case component is impossible without destroying the outer casing, earning the AirPods a nigh-unprecedented 0/10 on iFixit repairability scale.