My Apple Watch is locked out and I never unlocked it before exchanging my old phone. My watch says unlock my iPhone to unlock watch but obviously I cannot do that. I tried going to find my and erasing the content but I can’t find the device on my find my.
Apple Watch SE, watchOS 9
You might try this;
If you forget your Apple Watch passcode - Apple Support
You can restore the watch from a previous backup if you have one.
M1 Mac mini, macOS 14.3; Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 10.3; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 17.3; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 17.3; HomePods, audioOS 17.3 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2
Apple Watch Locked
