Replacing battery on Apple Watch 6

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I have had an Apple Watch 6 for a few years now, and recently, I noticed that the battery doesn’t hold a charge as it used to - I have to recharge it daily. It seems that Apple no longer supports battery replacement for Series 6, as the option to replace the battery doesn’t appear when I enter the serial number.

So, I decided to replace it myself since I enjoy fixing things.

iFixit delivered the battery, adhesive, and tools in just 4 days. The replacement itself took about 1 hour.

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The most challenging step was prying the watch open with the ‘iOpener’. I had to heat it up 3 times before the original adhesive gave way :)

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The rest was just following the instructions from the iFixit website.

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The battery is identical in shape and size to the original, with the same voltage and capacity. The device recognized it and booted without any issues.

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The only problem now is that the watch is stuck at 100% battery. It appears to be a common problem, even without the battery replacement. My plan is to give it a few full charge/full discharge cycles to calibrate the battery.