Apple Watch 6 Water Lock Doesn't Stay Locked

[Buadhai]

When I do a long cycling workout I engage Water Lock. This is because my sweat soaked UV jacket sometimes hits the watch face and does something that I don't want to do, like pause or stop the workout.

This worked fine with my Apple Watch 2, but the Watch 6 seems to undo the Water Lock without my having turned the Digital Crown.

Anyone have an idea why this happens and/or what I can do to prevent it?

 

[jz0309]

according to Apple's documentation you have to turn the crown, on all AW 2 and up, ox should be the zzme for your 6.
Now, is it possible that the crown on your 6 is a bit "looser" and your clothing or cloves touch the crown and move it?

I do mountain biking and especially after rain or when foggy, there's a lot of contact with wet bushes, leaves etc but I have never turned water lock on, and never experienced a situation where contact with my clothing/gloves or bushes have interfered with the watch tracking my workout, but of course YMMV

How to use Water Lock and eject water from your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Turn on Water Lock to avoid unintended taps on the display when you wear your Apple Watch in water. When you get out, press and hold the Digital Crown to clear water from your watch's speaker. Here's how.

support.apple.com

 

[Buadhai]

I was having such trouble with my Watch 2 that I started wearing cuff straps around my wrists to keep the jacket from slapping the watch face. With the Watch 2 it took a couple of twists to unlock. The 6 seems to unlock with about a 180º turn. Hard to see how that could happen accidentally.

 

[jz0309]

give Apple a call ...

 

[MacCheetah3]

I was having such trouble with my Watch 2 that I started wearing cuff straps around my wrists to keep the jacket from slapping the watch face. With the Watch 2 it took a couple of twists to unlock. The 6 seems to unlock with about a 180º turn. Hard to see how that could happen accidentally.

To be frank, I can believe it happening -- not guarantee it though, of course. When (most) apparel/clothing/attire is wet, it's heavy and 'sticky'. Add that to the crown -- at least on my SE -- being easily turnable, and your jacket/coat sliding over your watch could indeed be spinning the crown just enough.

Unfortunately, I can't think of a simple way to test other than perhaps roll up that sleeve a bit or somehow prevent it from contacting the watch for a workout or two.

 

[Buadhai]

I think the first thing I'll try is not using Water Lock and see if the Watch 6 has the same problem as did the Watch 2.