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what can we do to replicate the defect to our current Applewatch ss -S3

You don't replicate it, it just happens. His problem happened to my Series 0 twice, one repaired under AppleCare and the second well into year 3 and the Apple Store replaced it at no charge even though it was out of warranty. Has not happened to my Series 3 yet, but low key hoping it does before September.
 
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Ok finally going into apple tomorrow
Are they still giving out s4 for s3?
Those surprises are always just that - surprises. Shortages of replacement models are something Apple tires very hard to resolve, so they're pretty unpredictable, and not something you should count on.
 
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