What’s the best sim solution here? Phone & cellular watch

[Scuzi]

My boy will be getting his first phone imminently. It’s an iPhone SE (2020). He will also be getting a cellular Apple Watch to go with it.

He won’t always have the phone with him, so the watch will require a connection so that he can contact us. Is it just a case of getting two sim only contracts, or can I get one sim for the phone and get the watch to piggyback off it?

Any guidance on the cheapest and most effective solution would be much appreciated.

 

[rodders]

You can't piggy back off a phone SIM, if your watch is 4g, when I last checked.
You'll need a SIM for that too, normally an esim.
When my missus had a Vodafone contract on her phone, around £50 for phone and SIM, they wanted £8 a month still for the watch esim.

That was a while ago, so prices may have dropped.

 

[screaming.dead]

I've got a watch plan with EE for about £5 a month, it allows the watch to share the phones number.