Does the cell phone carrier see the imei Apple Watch associated with the iphone?

Question

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I bought recently for an inexpensive apple watch, without a cellular module but with gps, there are suspicions that the watch can be stolen from a warehouse or a store ... the mind comes after ... the watch has already connected with my phone, can I have problems with law enforcement? Can a mobile operator determine the imei of a watch connected to the phone and (or) wi-fi?

Answer 1

Watches without a GSM module do not have imei. If in doubt about the origin of the watch, check the serial number on the Apple website, there used to be such an opportunity. The mobile operator on your watch is purple, he does not know about their existence.

Answer 2

The operator does not see IMEI, but Apple has the ability to block stolen devices even after a complete reset and unbind from the old account, and there is a database of unsold devices (after the BLM riots, some happy owners of brand new stolen devices from the store unexpectedly met the police on the threshold of their homes ). By the way, even spare parts cannot be used if they fall into the appropriate database.
In your case, if problems arise, there is the concept of a "conscientious buyer", but an important condition is fixing the fact of payment for the watch - you will have to prove that you bought the watch for money, and at that moment you did not even guess that it was stolen.
And advice for the future - very carefully buy Apple equipment from your hands or on unverified sites - there are so many pitfalls that it is often really better to overpay the officials, saving such a risk is not worth it.