literally same exact thing with mine. ordered on may 1 and just got bumped to 5/29-6/4
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literally same exact thing with mine. ordered on may 1 and just got bumped to 5/29-6/4
Mine was sort of bumped up.
Ordered 4/27 in the morning.
Delivers Was: 5/29 - 6/11
Now delivers: 5/29 - 6/5
I guess that is something!
Ordered 4/27 in the morning.
Delivers Was: 5/29 - 6/11
Now delivers: 5/29 - 6/5
I guess that is something!
38mm stainless w/ black sport band
Ordered 4/11 at about 5pm
Ship window: 5/14-5/28
Received Friday, May 1.
I LOVE my Apple Watch. Tomorrow is my first day off with it, so I'll be really delving into it then.
Battery life improved dramatically by doing a few things. I have anxiety if my iPhone or Watch goes under 50% so I investigated on ways to improve battery life.
I'm not returning mine!!
Ordered 4/11 at about 5pm
Ship window: 5/14-5/28
Received Friday, May 1.
I LOVE my Apple Watch. Tomorrow is my first day off with it, so I'll be really delving into it then.
Battery life improved dramatically by doing a few things. I have anxiety if my iPhone or Watch goes under 50% so I investigated on ways to improve battery life.
I'm not returning mine!!
Thats a very interesting bump of delivery...
I just checked mine too! We're in the same boat! Ordered 4/27 and same delivery date and update.
Why not move it a week up!?!?!?!?
nice! if your window was the 14th-28th and you got it on the 1st, that means mine might ship in about a week (i hope), awesome!
May I ask what the few things you did were? My 38mm stainless steel bsb was running completely dead on workout days after 12-15hrs off the charger. Apple had me turn off "Hey Siri" and that got me into the promised 17-18hr range. That said, i don't think disabling major features to make it work as advertised is really an acceptable answer so will likely return my 38mm for the 42mm for the extra battery life those owners enjoy.
My credit card was charged just after midnight last night and the order status changed to preparing for shipment! 
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Apple Robbed me again this morning! This time its for my 38mm SS BSB that was ordered on the 4/27!
Just changed status to PFS... If UPS and are any good and consistent they'll have it here with in two days!
(Coming from my Sport model that was shipped Next Day Air, that charged on a Saturday and delivered on a Tuesday)
My credit card was charged just after midnight last night and the order status changed to preparing for shipment!
Edit: from previous post (Above)
I got charged and all and my order changed stat for PFS. However, I just got an email from
Apple Store Email said:
LAME... I hope it comes in the next two days...
My credit card was charged just after midnight last night and the order status changed to preparing for shipment!
As an update:
At 10:38am, received email from "Apple Store" subj: Shipment Notification with a tracking number
Status marked as Shipped with a delivery of May 7.
At 12:05pm, received email from "Apple" subj: "Your Apple Watch Order W###" Indicating that it is expected to ship within the next 3-4 weeks. But it also states that when the order ships, I will receive a shipment notification email with tracking number.
So slightly out of order.
The tracking number is now live and shows the shipment in Harrisburg, PA.
Of course this is the better side to err on, but I am wondering the logic behind the super long delivery expectations. I think if I knew it would only take 1.5 weeks, I may have not been so hyper to get my order in. Still excited, don't get me wrong.
As an update:
At 10:38am, received email from "Apple Store" subj: Shipment Notification with a tracking number
Status marked as Shipped with a delivery of May 7.
At 12:05pm, received email from "Apple" subj: "Your Apple Watch Order W###" Indicating that it is expected to ship within the next 3-4 weeks. But it also states that when the order ships, I will receive a shipment notification email with tracking number.
So slightly out of order.
The tracking number is now live and shows the shipment in Harrisburg, PA.
Of course this is the better side to err on, but I am wondering the logic behind the super long delivery expectations. I think if I knew it would only take 1.5 weeks, I may have not been so hyper to get my order in. Still excited, don't get me wrong.
same exact thing with me, shipped today around 1-130. and also got that email. tracking right now says its on time and i will receive it tomorrow. mine also shipped out of harrisburg PA. cant wait!
huh. my cc was charged last night and status changed to PFS. i did not get an email saying the watch was delayed, that sounds pretty weird if they ran your cc at the same time. I'll post back if I get another update. hoping I get it Friday
update : like the others, I received a shipping number last night and it's scheduled to be delivered today. woohoo!
I ordered one today, because my space grey watch takes so much time.
Date is 18.05 to 20.05.
I ordered one last night, shipped today, arrives tomorrow. I got rid of my space grey sport because I really like the milanese loop and may get that in the future. Compatibility with other bands is a plus and I actually thought the sport was too light.
OMG I'm just seeing this! Sorry for the delay!!
So - some things take away from the aesthetics and beauty of the watch BUT have significantly improved battery life and made me save another $30 bucks on a travel charger (I would feel so idiotic having to literally take off my watch and CHARGE it at work!) Here they are:
1. Greyscale. Set this from Watch app on your phone. Everything is grey - takes the beauty from the screen and pixelation, but you won't have to charge it like a dumbass during the day. The color takes A LOT of the battery. I would look at my watch while playing with it and see the battery go from 98, 97, 96, 95, etc. in a matter of seconds.
2. Wrist detection is ON, but wakeup on raise (or something to that effect) is off. I'm a makeup artist , so my hands are always raised and moving, which can in turn, run down my battery if this feature is on. It is kinda annoying to always TAP the screen to wake it up but again.... I don;t wanna be that person who has to charge my watch mid-day.
3. Heart monitor - off. I don't need a monitor on all the time, and the machines I use have them on it. I workout every day, but not a hear monitor freak. Battery life!!!!!!
There are a myriad of articles on this topic online - search ways to increase batt life on Apple Watch, theres a few more things but there are off the top of my head.
Good luck! I love this damned thing!!!!!