Apple Watch stuck in Activation Lock (Locked to Owner)

Jobe13 wrote:

My niece recently gave me her iWatch. Long story short, she thought she had unlocked the watch from her account, but whenever I pair the watch with my phone, I get a prompt asking me to unlock the watch from the original account. My niece hasn’t used her account for almost a year now and has forgotten her ID and password. Would taking the watch to an Apple Store help or just be a wasted trip? I have included a screenshot. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/f716b018-51b3-432d-9af7-f675b1804c6f

Your niece can google forgotten apple id and password and go from there.

Apple can only assist your niece assuming she still receipt of purchase.