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Incorrect time on my watch vs. every other Apple Watch

I’v had an Apple Watch for several years now. It just came to my attention that mines runs two minutes slower than every other Apple Watch. I keep checking it against every other Apple Watch I come across (and there are hundreds) but I’m always two minutes behind. I did reset my watch two minutes ahead, but of course all the other options on the watch are still running two minutes behind, like alarms, world clock etc. Any one else have this problem?



Posted on May 14, 2022 7:13 PM

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Posted on May 14, 2022 7:22 PM

That is the first time I heard of that. The watch is supposed to get the time information from the paired iPhone.


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If it continues you best option may be to make an appointment at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store near you and let them look at the iPhone & watch. If that is not possible, use the online Apple Support. Either way:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple



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May 14, 2022 7:22 PM in response to trishowen

That is the first time I heard of that. The watch is supposed to get the time information from the paired iPhone.


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If it continues you best option may be to make an appointment at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store near you and let them look at the iPhone & watch. If that is not possible, use the online Apple Support. Either way:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple



Incorrect time on my watch vs. every other Apple Watch

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