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Update

Status: Preparing for Shipment
CC charged: 4/30/15, 4:03 AM ET

OK here's my data point

42mm SG
Confirmation email: xx:05:36
Estimated delivery: 4-6 weeks, May 13-27
Status: Processing
CC charged: no as of this post
Destination: Michigan
 
Same order time... Really hoping to see something soon...

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I hate that it seems there is only one wave now... Wake up, nothing, wait a day, repeat.


I agree. Now it feels like we won't see anything until next week.
 
I'm one of them who couldn't start ordering until xx:08 because the website didn't go up until then.

I bought an Apple gift card with cash the day before. I was online at exactly xx:00 (3am my timezone - made my next 2 days very hard due to odd sleeping patterns)..... I had the link to the website ready, my gift card number was already in a cut-paste buffer, address was set, I just had to do a few quick things.....

then I found out the website wasn't active - only people using the app could buy a watch at xx:00..... well, I tried the app, but it wouldn't allow me to use a gift card.

So, even though I was ready, I wasn't because Apple didn't allow the website to go live at the proper time.

I've used the app before, but only with credit cards. I didn't know gift cards didn't work there, I just assumed they did. Nice finding out they don't at 3:02am in the morning after preparing the previous day.

You and I are the same person. I had gift cards and went through the exact same experience.

Site didn't go live for me until 12:11 or so. Rushed through checkout and was stuck here.

It just sucks seeing that they're just not at the xx:05:xx orders. It'll be another 2 weeks before mine ships at this rate.
 
Finally

My card was finally charged about 3:30 this morning and I am now in Preparing Shipment Status. Hopefully it exits that by this afternoon.
 
Hey all! I just woke up and found an alert that my bank account had money taken away.

Apple Order Time: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 00:05:05 am
Email of Death: No
Model: 42mm Space Gray Black Sport Band
Ship Location: Central Valley, California
Charge Time: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:41:24 (about five hours ago from this post)
Apple Order Status: Preparing for Shipment

No tracking details yet.

I'm curious when yours delivers as it sounds like I'm really close by you... Visalia
 
Order Confirmation at XX:05:48
Card charged early AM 4/30
Preparing for Shipment
Durham, NC

Thank goodness. i can't remember the last time I was so bloody anxious about when I was receiving a product.....:)

Of course now I will be all OCD about when it is shipped!!!
 
well..todays the day my watch gets delivered....I hope. By the time I went to bed last night the tracking number still wasn't live, but I had received emails from apple that it was due to arrive today.

This morning, everything says out for delivery....BUT...the address is missing my apartment number. I checked my shipping address on the apple site, yup...it's all there...the address on UPS...not complete. Hopefully it wont matter, I live in a large building complex with a few hundred apartments and if they ask front desk they should be able to tell the UPS which apartment.
 
42mm SG
xx:06:19
Los Angeles, CA
Confirmation Email: 12:06 PST

Order Status: Processing Items

Patiently waiting... =/
 
42mm SG
Confirmation email: 2:05:55 AM CDT
Oder Received: 2:05:51 AM CDT
Estimated delivery: 4-6 weeks, May 13-27
Status: Processing
CC charged: No
Destination: Arkansas

I really thought last night was going to be the night. Unfortunately no. I have a feeling ti will go through late today or late tonight and sit in the local UPS office all weekend. so close yet so far away.
 
well..todays the day my watch gets delivered....I hope. By the time I went to bed last night the tracking number still wasn't live, but I had received emails from apple that it was due to arrive today.

This morning, everything says out for delivery....BUT...the address is missing my apartment number. I checked my shipping address on the apple site, yup...it's all there...the address on UPS...not complete. Hopefully it wont matter, I live in a large building complex with a few hundred apartments and if they ask front desk they should be able to tell the UPS which apartment.

If you end up with a delivery exception you could get on UPS MyChoice and either correct it, or have it held for pickup.
 
I hope you're right. I haven't seen a lot of movement in the midwest/central plains so far.

SixtyK If I remember right you are also in Omaha and I was like a minute ahead of you in the queue. Correct me if I am wrong. Well my CC was charged at 3:30 this morning and is sitting in Prepare for Shipment Status. I would think yours shouldn't be to far behind. If not today hopefully tomorrow for you.
 
SixtyK If I remember right you are also in Omaha and I was like a minute ahead of you in the queue. Correct me if I am wrong. Well my CC was charged at 3:30 this morning and is sitting in Prepare for Shipment Status. I would think yours shouldn't be to far behind. If not today hopefully tomorrow for you.

You have an excellent memory. I hope you're right.

Yaaay Omaha! Steaks and hockey and stuff! :p
 
Dallas XX:05:25

Credit card charged and marked as Preparing for Shipment overnight.

You're the fourth Texas person I've seen today, including me, that has switched to Preparing for Shipment. Gives credence to the region based shipping.
 
42mm SG
Confirmation email: 12:05:27 PST
Estimated delivery: 4-6 weeks, May 13-27
Status: Preparing to Ship
CC charged: 4/30 @ 12:41AM
Destination: Los Angeles
No tracking info yet
 
Woke up to an email from Apple saying "Action Required" for my order. Apparently my bank declined the charge. I called my bank immediately and they said the charge was declined due to an unknown error. I authorized the charge, then called Apple to make sure everything was good.

Turns out that Apple Pay matched my billing and shipping address rather than using my default billing address (I had it ship to my office since UPS comes around 10am there but not until 6pm at home). So it looks as if the charge was declined because the billing address was incorrect. The Apple rep said they have had this happen to several others and apologized.

Now I have to wait and see if Apple will try and charge again today or if I have to wait. Very frustrating. I should have had my Apple Watch tomorrow, it seems, but this error may cause me to have to wait longer.

xx:04:48
 
Been lurking here for a while and finally woke up this morning with my status from Processing to Preparing for Shipment along with my cc charged for the watch. No shipping info yet

42mm SG + AC
Order time: xx:05:11 PST (per Apple,confirmation email was at xx:05:12 PST)
Estimated delivery: 4-6 weeks, May 13-27
Status: Preparing to Ship
CC charged: yes
Destination: Austin TX
No tracking info yet

I was able to login to the Apple Store on my iPhone at 00:02:xx but had to change my default address for Apple Pay. I also double-check my order before I press Purchase. I got the 4-6 delivery window when I added to the cart.
 
A few more flights from China coming in later today. Let's hope it's a large stockpile :) I have a feeling (I mean hope) I will be charged either tonight or tomorrow.

Ordered: 4/10
Time: 03:06:23
Confirmation: 03:06:25
EOD: No
Estimated Delivery: May 13-27
Charged: No
Location: PA
 
Received charge overnight and order status went from processing to preparing for shipment finally

42mm SG Sport
Order at 3:05a not sure of seconds
Orig may 13-27
Never got eod
 
So in one week we've gone through five minutes of preorders. It's just brutal how slow they're working through these.
 
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