locked apple watch and no contact to the original owner

hello, i recently bought a used apple watch se, and it is locked by the previous owner. I have it's box and the serial number and everything i need. so how can i unlock this watch without the previous owner because as mentioned before, i do not have contact with the previous owner.


Apple Watch SE

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 08:16 AM

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Posted on Jul 5, 2022 08:28 AM

The person that you bought/got this watch from needs to follow all the steps on this page;

Remove the Activation Lock so that the buyer can use it.

If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and mark it down as a bad experience.

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