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42mm Space Grey May 13 - 27

applezulu said:
In case you missed it, Apple learned at a late date that one of the two suppliers of the 'taptic engine' was failing quality standards. Rather than risk shipping out watches that would have a high failure rate, they dumped the bad supplier and are shipping only watches with the component made by the other supplier. This is at least one reason that Apple has been unable to meet even their own demand projections. Is that ideal? No. But it's a hell of a lot better than having a lot of customers happy to get a quicker shipment, then angry when it quits working.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Nepal is over 7,000, and relief supplies for the survivors are stacking up at the airports because of Nepalese government bureaucracy. Now there's a scenario where delayed shipments should elicit anxiety and anger.

I keep checking in on this thread because my watch order is an x:09:59, and I'm interested to see the progress as things get shipped out. I'll just keep checking back and get my watch when I get it, because in the grand scheme of things, this is really not something worth getting worked up about.
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Thanks man! Finally some perspective. I'm pretty fed up with the criers.
 
MartyCan said:
Thanks man! Finally some perspective. I'm pretty fed up with the criers.
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Ok, I get the "in the scheme of things" and I haven't complained once in this thread. But...it is a little annoying. I live in "flyover" country 3 hours from the nearest Apple Store. My only avenue to buy an Apple Watch was preorders online, and I did. At 2:08:10 CST. It does bug me a little bit that some dude in LA can walk in weeks after I ordered my watch and get theirs weeks before me. But I agreed to the 13-27 time window, and I'll be patient. But I better not have to wait past that window. In fact, I'd say that it better be close to 13 than 27. Or I may become a "crier."
 
glmcghee said:
Ok, I get the "in the scheme of things" and I haven't complained once in this thread. But...it is a little annoying. I live in "flyover" country 3 hours from the nearest Apple Store. My only avenue to buy an Apple Watch was preorders online, and I did. At 2:08:10 CST. It does bug me a little bit that some dude in LA can walk in weeks after I ordered my watch and get theirs weeks before me. But I agreed to the 13-27 time window, and I'll be patient. But I better not have to wait past that window. In fact, I'd say that it better be close to 13 than 27. Or I may become a "crier."
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For the most part pre-order was the only way. I'm waiting too. I see nothing to cry about. I also am in business. You do what you think ks best for the business. If creating hype means doing that then you do it. Look how much hype it has created already.
 
applezulu said:
In case you missed it, Apple learned at a late date that one of the two suppliers of the 'taptic engine' was failing quality standards. Rather than risk shipping out watches that would have a high failure rate, they dumped the bad supplier and are shipping only watches with the component made by the other supplier. This is at least one reason that Apple has been unable to meet even their own demand projections. Is that ideal? No. But it's a hell of a lot better than having a lot of customers happy to get a quicker shipment, then angry when it quits working.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Nepal is over 7,000, and relief supplies for the survivors are stacking up at the airports because of Nepalese government bureaucracy. Now there's a scenario where delayed shipments should elicit anxiety and anger.
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No idea why you directed this to me. I don't disagree with your sentiment that there are valid reasons for the way the launch happened. I'm personally not remotely upset or disappointed with the delay, but I certainly understand why some are.

As for the Nepal analogy..we are all on Macrumors talking about second by second delivery status of a geeky watch. I think some voicing displeasure with delays is the least of our collective worries.
 
MartyCan said:
For the most part pre-order was the only way. I'm waiting too. I see nothing to cry about. I also am in business. You do what you think ks best for the business. If creating hype means doing that then you do it. Look how much hype it has created already.
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I've been in business too and I have a marketing mind. I get that hype is hype, positive or negative...but, Tim himself likes to tout customer sat as the stat to end all stats. It's why has brought Apple this far. Maybe we are just all spoiled, but we are spoiled by apple always under promising and over delivering. I won't cry until they under deliver, because they haven't done that yet. But just like the guy who came into the dmv after you getting taken care of first.
 
Order on – Model – Delivery ETA
10/04 – 42 SG BSB – 27/05 10/06
21/04 – Bright Blue Leather Loop Large – May
25/04 – 38 SS pink modern – July
27/04 – 38 SS WSB – 19/05 25/05
30/04 – 38 SS BSB – 19/05 25/05
 
42mm Space Gray Sport
Order Confirmation: xx:06:19, xx:06:50
Status: Processing Items
CC Charge: No
Delivery Window: May 13-27
Destination: South California

Hopefully, they will come in the next day or two.:rolleyes:
 
Losing excitement for this watch day by day. Felling blah.....

Ordered: 4/10
Time: 03:06:23
Confirmation: 03:06:25
EOD: No
Estimated Delivery: May 13-27
Charged: No
Location: PA
 
Something came in the mail today........
DEEZ NUTZ! Hahahaha Got Em!

Seriously tho, I'm still waiting on mines. No progress yet. Hopefully good news this week.
 
Ordered: 23/4
Estimated Delivery: June

Holy crap. Just joined the forum - are they seriously only in to 6 mins after orders opened! Lol my June estimate must be late June
 
jdmaudio said:
Ordered: 23/4
Estimated Delivery: June

Holy crap. Just joined the forum - are they seriously only in to 6 mins after orders opened! Lol my June estimate must be late June
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Sadly. We're on Day 11 and Apple has only managed to get to 3:06AM on 42MM Space Grey! Bad part is, it's nothing even moving a minute a day like I expected. More like a minute every two days.
 
Fianally!!!!!! Preapering for Shipment

I order mine at 5:07 Australia Time. Finally got the preparing for shipment today. Haven't been charged yet. Should be receiving it soon.
 
I've got the Order confirmation at 9:03 (German Time), still 2 Minutes after opening the online Store with a delivery date of 12.-23 May.....
But here in Germany nothing happens at the Moment.
I'm still wondering, because in the US, Canada, Australia... so on, there are many deliveries of the 42mm SG BSB with later Order confirmations.
I think that Apple is a little bit confused himself at this not normal launch Phase of this new Device....
We will see if something happens today or hopefully latest at tomorrow.....#
 
MultiMediaWill said:
Why are you losing excitement?
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Probably for the same reason I am, very disappointed that it's going to take 2 months to get my watch that I preordered within a couple of minutes of preorder day when others that have ordered theirs weeks after I did already have them.
 
Kaalaus said:
I've got the Order confirmation at 9:03 (German Time), still 2 Minutes after opening the online Store with a delivery date of 12.-23 May.....
But here in Germany nothing happens at the Moment.
I'm still wondering, because in the US, Canada, Australia... so on, there are many deliveries of the 42mm SG BSB with later Order confirmations.
I think that Apple is a little bit confused himself at this not normal launch Phase of this new Device....
We will see if something happens today or hopefully latest at tomorrow.....#
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We don't know the numbers but my guess is they got a lot more orders from those countries than from ours – I'm in France. And it's easier for them to supply a huge batch of the same model than sending various models to one location.

Hopefully we will see something happening soon...
 
yet another order detail

Still waiting for mine. Hopefully they'll deliver it faster than promised.

Ordered: 4/10
Time: 03:04
Confirmation: 03:05:58
EOD: No
Estimated Delivery: May 12-26
Charged: No
Location: Germany
 
AmazingBobbery said:
Still waiting for mine. Hopefully they'll deliver it faster than promised.

Ordered: 4/10
Time: 03:04
Confirmation: 03:05:58
EOD: No
Estimated Delivery: May 12-26
Charged: No
Location: Germany
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Since today is a holiday in the UK, I really hope Apple will send more watches to Germany and France :)
 
I think we'll See the next changes at tomorrow here in Germany. Last two weeks it would be also only on tuesday afternoon.......,.,
 
My day has finally come!
42mm SGS
xx:05:47
 

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Of course we would have 24 hours between charging periods when I seem to be up next... XX:06:15

Anxious in Michigan
 
Preparing For Shipment

As of around 8:00 this morning my Space Grey 42mm ordered at 3:06 A.M on April 10 went from processing items to preparing for shipment. Credit card has been charged.
 
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