How do I restore the backup from my series one watch to my new series two watch. I have lots of fitness activity on my old watch and I want to transfer to my new watch. I know you can pair two watches, but assume you can't have the same data on both. So I'm thinking I might have to unpair my old watch first, then set up my new watch and restore the data that I backed up on my old one. How do I do this exactly?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Hi
It is not necessary to unpair your original Apple Watch in order to be able to pair and set up a second Apple Watch with the same content and settings.
Historic fitness / Activity data is stored on your iPhone, not on your Apple Watch.
After pairing a second Apple Watch to your iPhone, Activity data for the current day is synced automatically from one watch to the other, as and when you switch between wearing them. (Note that only one watch can be active at any given time).
When pairing and setting up your second Apple Watch, if you would prefer to configure it with the same content and settings as your original watch, choose to Restore from Backup during setup (content and settings from your original watch is backed up to your iPhone automatically). Otherwise, set it up as a new watch.
More information for using more than one Apple Watch with your iPhone - including for switching between them - is available here:
Use more than one Apple Watch with your iPhone - Apple Support
When you unpair an apple watch from your iPhone, a backup of that watch's data is created and stored on your iPhone, including when you back it up to iTunes. You should be able to load a backup onto your new apple watch when setting it up after you unpair your old one. When unpairing your old watch, make sure you are in range of your iPhone, or else not all data might be backed up!
Restore backup from old watch to new watch
