Hard reset Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)

If your Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) does not turn on, does not react, shows an error message when it turns on or you want to sell it, give it away or take it in for repair and you want to make sure that all the content stored in its 8 GB internal memory is erased, you should force its restoration.

Forcing the restore or doing a "hard reset" is a drastic method that can be used when the settings of the Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) cannot be accessed either because the password has been forgotten or because the operating system is corrupted.

If you can access the settings of your Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) and want to perform a restore, it is preferable to do so using the “Reset” method, otherwise continue reading to see step by step how to force the reset, format or do a “hard reset”.

This procedure erases all the content stored on the Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) so if possible, you should make a backup copy of your data before proceeding and unlink Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) from your phone.