Can't update Apple Watch series 5 to watchos 6.0.1

This sounds like Apple has a software update bug, introduced when they allowed the iPhone 6 to update the Apple Watch Series 4 to 5.3.2

Ever since then updates and upgrades have been messed up.

You can try using the Contact Support link at the top of this page, or going into an Apple Store. But based on forum feedback, the support people at the pointy end of the stick have been blinded sided as well.

Leshaw wrote:

I ask having the same issue with my new series 5.

There have been a lot of similar reports in the Apple Watch forums. A few individuals have used the Contact Support link at the top of this page, and the people at the pointy end of the support stick have been blind-sided by this. A few users pushed for escalation and engineering support tickets have been raised.

But if you really want to light a fire, I suggest you contact support and get them to escalate this issue as well. The more visible the problem is to engineering and management, the more resources put on the problem, both finding the root cause, and moving the fix though channels until it reaches the field, with any extra testing needed to make sure it works for all makes and models affected.

Just one or 2 complaints is not the same as hundreds or thousands.

Same thing happened to me. I opened a case with Apple Care yesterday afternoon. They had me unpair and repair my watch then this morning the watchOS 6.0.1 appeared in my Watch App on my iPhone. Update installed with no issues.

You do not mention the iPhone you have. Your iPhone must be a 6S or newer.

I am having the same issue. watch app is saying 6.0 is the latest software even though 6.0.1 came out 2 weeks ago. I am on iOS 13.1.2 as well.

I ask having the same issue with my new series 5.