I still have the first Barton I bought. quality is very good.
hotelyankee
I have a couple automatics I wear when smart devices are not allowed.
you can set the watch in the watch app under clock to mirror phone alerts. then if you set an alarm on the phone it will also go off on the watch. it doesn't work the other way though. alarms set on the watch only go off on the watch.
name drop
you can turn it off in air drop settings
get a sport loop for it. great for small wrists because you don't have to worry about fitting a hole. you just pull the strap tight and velcro it. and they fit even very tiny wrists.
in the watch app under workout turn off start workout reminders
unpair and set it up as a new watch
the watch has been updated beyond the phone's capacity. that compatibility you looked up was from when the watch 6 was new. a watch that has been updated can't pair to a phone that won't run iOS 17.
it just changed in OS 10
numerals duo
you have to double press the side button