Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Not sure if anything but my bro sent this. Idk if it has been posted before.

Okay guys and gals, I just talked to a contact at Apple (he's not a customer support person and that's the most I can say. but he did have information that was being distributed for phone support staff) he said that they have a memo in which they told their phone support employees that "having a change in your order status is not an indication that you will or will not receive your watch before those who are yet to get an order update." He went on to describe and insist "A change in order status does not indicate an April 24th delivery and the lack of a change to order status does not indicate that you will not be receiving your product at launch. On the contrary, orders are being processed differently this time around and the specifics of logistics in which bands, which models, which delivery companies, are all contributors in the timing of the status changes and will continue to be processed 24 hours a day. Orders processed today may not ship till Friday, while orders processed tonight may not ship till Monday and orders processed tomorrow may very well arrive Friday." "The process in which the orders are being scanned and attached to the product for shipment are not being based on time of order specifically. The first come first serve only applies to the delivery window, not to the time of day. All 4/24-5/8 orders, regardless of wether they were 1 minute or 4 minutes after the Site and App went live, will be processed for the same shipping windows. The determination of the products arrival will solely be based on inventory, geographic location, and delivery provider." "The fact that your order hasn't updated is irrelevant. Your shipping window is your shipping window, regardless. Orders began updating today and will continue to update. With most orders already in the process of shipment, it is a matter of being input into the system. Your devices arrival date has been determined regardless of when you receive the notification at 4:00pm or 4:00am, the outcome will be the same."
 
Not sure if anything but my bro sent this. Idk if it has been posted before.

Okay guys and gals, I just talked to a contact at Apple (he's not a customer support person and that's the most I can say. but he did have information that was being distributed for phone support staff) he said that they have a memo in which they told their phone support employees that "having a change in your order status is not an indication that you will or will not receive your watch before those who are yet to get an order update." He went on to describe and insist "A change in order status does not indicate an April 24th delivery and the lack of a change to order status does not indicate that you will not be receiving your product at launch. On the contrary, orders are being processed differently this time around and the specifics of logistics in which bands, which models, which delivery companies, are all contributors in the timing of the status changes and will continue to be processed 24 hours a day. Orders processed today may not ship till Friday, while orders processed tonight may not ship till Monday and orders processed tomorrow may very well arrive Friday." "The process in which the orders are being scanned and attached to the product for shipment are not being based on time of order specifically. The first come first serve only applies to the delivery window, not to the time of day. All 4/24-5/8 orders, regardless of wether they were 1 minute or 4 minutes after the Site and App went live, will be processed for the same shipping windows. The determination of the products arrival will solely be based on inventory, geographic location, and delivery provider." "The fact that your order hasn't updated is irrelevant. Your shipping window is your shipping window, regardless. Orders began updating today and will continue to update. With most orders already in the process of shipment, it is a matter of being input into the system. Your devices arrival date has been determined regardless of when you receive the notification at 4:00pm or 4:00am, the outcome will be the same."


Great info. So we can officially stop counting seconds?
 
Yes, that was my estimated delivery date. They must be putting in long hours trying to dispatch all of these orders for a 4/24 delivery as previously promised.


Nice! You are prob one of the first SS Link to get this change. Hopefully the rest of us will get a notification tonight :)
 
I'm the original poster of that info, and there's more good news. From my post in the space gray thread...

More hope, guys.

There's a really busy pattern of charter cargo traffic scheduled to fly tonight and tomorrow to Anchorage. Remember that Shanghai is the airport that serves the Quanta watch factory, and that Apple has an established pattern of moving pre-ordered products in just this way.

I'm going to guess that we're going to see some more movement tomorrow.



PAC998 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 20:45 CST Thu 12:42 AKDT
PAC998 B744 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Fri 08:45 CST Fri 01:05 AKDT
ABW367 B748 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 06:00 CST Thu 06:15 CST Wed 21:31 AKDT
CKK223 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 13:30 CST Thu 05:30 AKDT
CKK225 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Sat 03:00 CST Fri 19:00 AKDT
CSN431 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 21:30 CST Thu 13:00 AKDT
CKK225 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Fri 03:00 CST Thu 19:00 AKDT
CKK229 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 19:45 CST Thu 11:45 AKDT
CKK227 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 19:45 CST Thu 11:45 AKDT
CAO1055 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 08:01 CST Wed 23:39 AKDT
CCA1053 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 09:30 CST Thu 02:10 AKDT
GTI583 B748 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 07:20 CST Thu 07:06 CST Wed 22:29 AKDT
ABW367 B748 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 06:00 CST Thu 06:15 CST Wed 21:31 AKDT
PAC998 B744 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Fri 08:45 CST Fri 01:05 AKDT
CKK223 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Fri 13:30 CST Fri 05:30 AKDT
CKK223 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 13:30 CST Thu 05:30 AKDT
CSN431 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 21:30 CST Thu 13:00 AKDT
CKK225 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Sat 03:00 CST Fri 19:00 AKDT
CAO1055 B77L Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 08:01 CST Wed 23:39 AKDT
CKK225 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Fri 03:00 CST Thu 19:00 AKDT
GTI583 B748 Shanghai Pudong Int'l (ZSPD / PVG) Thu 07:20 CST Thu 07:06 CST Wed 22:29 AKDT


I believe that the going estimate for the iPhone 6 was about 200,000 units per 747 (from that famous pilot selfie in the cargo hold). Given the size and weight of the Watch box, I'd guess it to be about the same.

Can I ask where you're getting this information? I checked Flightaware.com but it only gives me live flight information, not the schedules. Thank you!
 
Not sure if anything but my bro sent this. Idk if it has been posted before.

Okay guys and gals, I just talked to a contact at Apple (he's not a customer support person and that's the most I can say. but he did have information that was being distributed for phone support staff) he said that they have a memo in which they told their phone support employees that "having a change in your order status is not an indication that you will or will not receive your watch before those who are yet to get an order update." He went on to describe and insist "A change in order status does not indicate an April 24th delivery and the lack of a change to order status does not indicate that you will not be receiving your product at launch. On the contrary, orders are being processed differently this time around and the specifics of logistics in which bands, which models, which delivery companies, are all contributors in the timing of the status changes and will continue to be processed 24 hours a day. Orders processed today may not ship till Friday, while orders processed tonight may not ship till Monday and orders processed tomorrow may very well arrive Friday." "The process in which the orders are being scanned and attached to the product for shipment are not being based on time of order specifically. The first come first serve only applies to the delivery window, not to the time of day. All 4/24-5/8 orders, regardless of wether they were 1 minute or 4 minutes after the Site and App went live, will be processed for the same shipping windows. The determination of the products arrival will solely be based on inventory, geographic location, and delivery provider." "The fact that your order hasn't updated is irrelevant. Your shipping window is your shipping window, regardless. Orders began updating today and will continue to update. With most orders already in the process of shipment, it is a matter of being input into the system. Your devices arrival date has been determined regardless of when you receive the notification at 4:00pm or 4:00am, the outcome will be the same."

You should probably tell us crazy people who are in the 4/24 - 5/8 window in the other thread. If true, that's good to hear.
 
Ha! Yes, they must. Ordered SS with black leather loop and am still pending. Must...stop...checking...it'll get here when it gets here.

This is, of course, until my order status changes...haha

I've pretty much given on getting the SS black leather loop this week, I'm hoping for next week at best...
 
Nice! You are prob one of the first SS Link to get this change. Hopefully the rest of us will get a notification tonight :)

They probably got through all (or almost) of the Apple Sport watches and now beginning to prep the stainless steel link :apple: watches. Not sure about the Space Black as it shows delivery in July, but you never know.
 
Just got charged for my SS link bracelet. A call from my bank PNC said that it was going to be shipped to me soon. The weird thing is nothing has changed on my status on apples website but the charge is on my bank account. Many excite!!!
 
Last edited:
Just got charged for my SS link bracelet. A call from my bank PNC said that it was going to be shipped to me soon. The weird thing is nothing has changed on my status on apples website but the charge is on my back account. Many excite!!!

How would your bank know?
 
They probably got through all (or almost) of the Apple Sport watches and now beginning to prep the stainless steel link :apple: watches. Not sure about the Space Black as it shows delivery in July, but you never know.


UPS sorting hubs probably look like that right now hah

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1429747624.119059.jpg
(old Fedex iPhone 5S pic)
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.