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It looks like anything from Series 7 down will work with your wife's SE with iOS 15.
The small print from the Apple Watch Series 7:
Apple Watch Series 7 requires an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 15 or later.
iPhone SE was released after the iPhone 6s and can take iOS 15 so you should be good
Thanks so much!
Zndl points out correctly that the trick is to not update the watch past watchOS 8. I would hope the watch series 7 would still ship with watchOS 8.
The most recent watch that maxes out at watchOS 8 is the series 3 but that one is pretty underpowered, so I’d have a hard time recommending it.
It’s not really about the watch model. It’s about the watchOS version. If you get a series 7 with watchOS 9, she won’t be able to use it. You need watchOS 8. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
Looks like you’re right. For the fine print to be right, Apple Watch Series 7 would have to ship with watchOS 8. Do you think they’re still shipping like that? What a weird dilemma.
https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-SE,iphone-SE-3rd-gen
For 10mm difference on the height and width, it’s time to buy her a new iPhone as well. It’ll run the latest software, and have much better battery life than her worn battery.
I upgraded to a new iphone some time ago(iphone se2020) but i still miss my old 2016 se. Even compared to some new iphones I would still choose the old one everyday. The software isn't that much of an issue for most apps