Is it possible to get rid of apple watch series 3 Locked to owner

I got a apple watch series 3 and the original owner contacted me about it but we lost contact and now I have a locked to owner apple watch

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 8

Posted on Mar 30, 2023 05:29 AM

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KiltedTim

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Posted on Mar 30, 2023 05:45 AM

No. Only the owner of the account used to lock it can remove the activation lock.

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KiltedTim

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Mar 30, 2023 05:45 AM in response to inconitio

No. Only the owner of the account used to lock it can remove the activation lock.

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