Q: how do can I reset my watch? it is stuck on the change password screen and is not / will not pair with my phone

Hold the digital crown and the side button together for around 10 seconds, until the Apple logo appears. That should allow you to get fix the issue

You could try restarting the phone. That might kick the Watch app into recognising there's a watch paired

I Have this same problem except my watch was in airplane mode when it got locked out.  So I don't think it will ever pair with my phone

If rebooting doesn't work, you might try to un-pair from the phone app and see if will re-pair and unfreeze.

George

G3gator wrote:

 

If rebooting doesn't work, you might try to un-pair from the phone app and see if will re-pair and unfreeze.

 

George

Apple Support article/instructions can be found here: Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone

When you get the power off option, just press the middle of the screen and you get an option to reset the watch.

this helped a lot thanks

All the solutions do not work. Airplane mode does not reset automatically when I reset it on my iPhone. It could still be in airplane mode.