watchOS 2 beta still working with iOS 8.3?

If I update my watch to watchOS 2 beta, can I still use the watch with an iPhone running iOS 8.3? I do have 2 iPhones, but only one will be updated to iOS 9 beta, so the other kept on the current public iOS release so I can still do App development and testing. But I’m not sure which one should be updated to iOS 9 Beta. If I know that watch OS 2 will still work with iOS 8.3 (even without the ability to install native Apps), it would make everything easier.

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I does not imply it, it flat out states that is has to work with iOS 9 beta.

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The installation guide say that you can not install watchOS 2 without iOS 9. It does not state if it will pair with 8.3 but it is implied that it would not.

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I does not imply it, it flat out states that is has to work with iOS 9 beta.

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Just tried pairing Watch OS2 beta to iPhone 6 on iOS 8.4 and it can't be done - through standard pairing procedure or through manual pairing. The message "iPhone out of date. Please update your iPhone to the last version of iOS to start pairing".

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