I can’t set up a second hand Apple Watch because it’s linked to another iPhone

Everyday of the week, people, often multiple people come here who bought a used Apple Watch, to find it is locked to the previous owners account. If you can get your money back, do so. If you can't, you are another statistic who has likely bought a stolen Apple Watch you cannot ever use. Apple will NOT unlock the watches for you and we cannot help you unlock the watches.

If you are unable to get your money back or get the previous owner to remove the watches from their account, if they indeed are the ones who actually owned the watches, then recycle the watches responsibly and chalk this up to a bad buying decision.

Read this --> The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community

There is NO way to reach out to the previous owner, if you don't know them. Apple will NOT help you. We cannot help you. If you don't know them, you own a totally, completely useless watch, you cannot use - EVER.

You bought a used watch and you can't reach the seller. You along with people who come here every day of the week, have likely been scammed and you are now the owner of a useless watch.

If you can't get your money back, recycle the watch responsibly and chalk the loss up to a bad buying decision.

Read this --> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250001038

Jabsterskii wrote:

Did I just basically lose out on the money I spent on not one but two Apple watches that are evidently still linked to someone else’s iPhone account because I’m not able to get my phone to pair with either one properly???

Yes, unfortunately you got "ripped off."