Is there a piece of plastic on the back of the Apple Watch?

Actually no. I recently received two Apple Watch 7 in Stainless Steel and the way Apple packages them now, there is no plastic on the back of the watch to remove. You can watch any number of unboxing Apple Watch 7 reviews on YouTube and you won't see any packaged with plastic on the back side of the watch.

If you purchased the Watch brand new, yes, there is a piece of clear plastic protecting the back of the Watch. There should be an edge that you can grab with your fingers to remove it.

Concur...FWIW, when I received my Apple Watch Series 7, the watch body was encased in a soft plastic pouch. There was nothing attached to the back of the watch body.

I understand. There should be a piece there as well. There has been on all the Watches I've purchased. If it looks dull, then there is a piece of plastic still on it. It should appear very shinny.

Thanks for that update lobsterghost1. I did not upgrade this time, as I did not see much difference in the Series 6 I currently have and the 7 that would cause me to what to upgrade. Hope that helps the OP.

Anytime Chris! I moved up to the 7 this year as we had Apple Watch Series 4 and it was just time to upgrade. Having been through a bad bout with Covid this year (even fully vaccinated), I wanted the VO2 sensor, which a Series 4 watch doesn't have.

Thanks Ferd. Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!🎆