Watch is paired to old phone that broke and unable to get to settings to impair it
How do I unpair without being able to use the phone it’s paired to?
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Remove Watch Activation Lock -
Go to icloud.com and login
Open Find iPhone.
In the All Devices pulldown menu select your Watch.
In the resulting sheet that appears to the right choose erase Apple Watch. Select Next until the device is erased.
Then Remove the watch from your Apple ID.
This should reset the watch to the factory settings for you to setup as new and pair it to your iPhone.
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