Do you want to know how you can find the serial and IMEI number of your Apple Watch?
Whether you want to register your watch with Apple, want to report your stolen watch, or want to avail warranty for your broken Apple Watch, in each case you will need either the serial number or IMEI of your Apple Watch. But the question that arises is how to check IMEI or serial number on an Apple watch?
Do not worry! In this article, I am going to tell you different ways of doing just that. It does not matter whether you have Apple Watch Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or SE, these methods will work on all of them.
There are actually multiple ways of finding the serial number as well as the IMEI of your Apple watch. So without wasting any time, let’s look at these methods one by one.
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- How To Check IMEI And Serial Number On Apple Watch Without Pairing?
- How To Find Out Serial Number And IMEI Of Apple Watch On iPhone?
- Other Ways To Get Serial Number Of Apple Watch?
How To Check IMEI And Serial Number On Apple Watch Without Pairing?
If your smartwatch is not stolen and is in running condition then you can check the serial number and IMEI on your Apple watch itself without pairing it.
Follow the below steps to find them out:
Step 1: Go to the Settings on your Apple watch.
Step 2: Tap on General.
Step 3: Go to About.
Step 4: Scroll down until you see your watch’s Serial Number or IMEI.
How To Find Out Serial Number And IMEI Of Apple Watch On iPhone?
If unfortunately your Apple smartwatch is broken or stolen, then do not worry you can find its important details from the iPhone that you used to connect with your watch.
Below mentioned steps will show you how to check them:
Step 1: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on General.
Step 3: Go to the About option.
Step 4: Scroll down and find your IMEI or Serial Number.
Other Ways To Get Serial Number Of Apple Watch?
If your Apple Watch is not getting turned on and you do not have access to your iPhone, then do not worry. There are other ways of getting the IMEI and the serial number of your Apple watch. Let us look at them one by one.
Check On Your Apple Watch’s Case
Like every other smartwatch manufacturer, Apple mentions the serial number of the watch on its case.
Apple Watch can last for years and if you still own the first generation of Apple Watch then you will find its serial number on the back of the watch case. It will be written around the green lights on your Apple Watch.
However, if you own an Apple Watch Series 1 or any later Apple Watch then finding the serial number will not be as easy for you. It remains hidden actually and to get the serial number of these watches you will have to remove your Apple Watch band. Read this change your Apple Watch band article to know exactly how you can remove it.
Once the band is removed, you will be able to check the serial number of the watch on its band slot.
Check The Box Of Your Apple Watch
The serial number and IMEI of the Apple Watch are printed on the box that it comes packed in. So if none of the above methods work for you then you can check the box of your Apple Watch.
Check The Invoice For Your Apple Watch
If you do not have the box that your Apple Watch came packed in then you can check its invoice. The IMEI and the serial number are also mentioned on the invoice of a smartwatch. In case you brought your Apple watch online then you must be having a soft copy of the invoice in your email.
