No serial no on back of my series 7 watch
I am trying to pair my watch with my new iphone, but activation is locked to old phone & i do not have that phone.
iPhone 12, iOS 16
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you don't need the old phone to pair with a new read
How to pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone - Apple Support
scroll to section "If you don't have your old iPhone or you erased it"
you don't need a phone to bypass an activation lock just the appleID and password
if you forgot that then
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
and or About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
scroll down to section "Turn off Activation Lock on the web"
about serial number then go to How to find the serial number or IMEI for your Apple Watch - Apple Support
scroll down to "Check the case of your Apple Watch"
and you will notice only the first apple watch ever have the serial number on the back
if you look on the image to the left you will notice that the rest of apple watchs has the serial number
in the watch band connector so you need to remove the band first
this is how you remove the band Change your Apple Watch band - Apple Support