Apple Watch Battery Swollen

The battery in my Apple Watch expanded causing the front glass to pop out. I was informed that the watch is out of it's quality coverage period and therefore I'm expected to pay for a replacement unit. Sadly this is not the first time I've heard this happen to an Apple watch, the same thing happened to a work colleague's watch in November 2019. This is a known issue and consumers should not be expected to pay for faulty battery repairs or is Apple telling the consumer that the lifespan of an Apple watch is not expected to exceed ~3 years. Consumers are so annoyed about this issue a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple in April 2019. Regardless, I'm extremely disappointed that this has happened and the fact that the Core Group tells me I should take the issue up with Apple directly.