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Which the iPhones are made from so how is this more complicated?
No, iPhone cases (and Macbook unibody chassis) are die-cast, and only receive minor machining by less advanced CNC milling equipment, for example to create openings for connectors and such. This is very different from essentially grinding out the entire case from scratch (almost from scratch for the Sport watch, as two sides of the case profile are created during the extrusion process.)

How do you know how many they made?
I didn't say I know how many they made...
 
One that taught Economics 101 in school. Demand remains the same regardless of inventory. If Apple had 10 billion Apple Watches in the warehouse, the demand would still be the same.

The supply and demand model doesn't state that they are not allowed to influence each other, it's just a constraint of the model. That's like saying the earth has to confirm to a map. Humans aren't represented in these models, "econs" are.
 
No matter how it's perceived, the fact remains there's nothing new happening.

Apple is the master at playing on the emotions of buyers, cleverly controlling the dialog so as to keep buyers feeling like product is in short supply, high prices are justified and a wait is to be expected.

I do give Apple a lot of credit for achieving so much power and control over their buyers.
 
Perhaps it was wise on Apple's part to allow preorder on the same day as the watch try on. Those who are unsure of which size they want will double order. This let Apple claim a higher number of preorder units than the true demand, but in reality, some of those will be canceled once people know the right size. The rest of the sheeps sees the increase in waiting for a chance to own one, even if it says June or July, so they follow along and join the preorder queue. Otherwise, they would have to wait longer if they don't preorder now.

So instead of 2 million preorders on the first night, they can say 3 million. How would that work out for Apple's stock when they release their reports? It's sort of a jerk move for the consumer, but wise for Apple, if you can understand. Since it's a preorder, you haven't been charged anything yet, and still have time to cancel the one you don't want. But for Apple, it's all about the numbers. They can state the number of watches preordered, but they don't have to state the number of preordered watches that were canceled. It's just another way to pad their numbers to make it look good.

But Apple was kind enough to limit it to two per customer to prevent scalping.

Those who would have gotten in June or July will have their shipments earlier than expected from the withhold stocks of apple watch. By that point, the initial demands are over and the stores will have them in stock for walk-in purchases.
 
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You're crazy if you think there were a million extra watches ordered (or if you think that Apple really had padding sales figures in mind when they planned this out).
 
Production

Anyone who says they held back on production is dead wrong. It is well known by all of us that whatever they produced for launch would be bought. It seems like there was a problem with production causing a major delay. A delay which they don't feel comfortable disclosing at this time, unfortunately. They knew the 42mm space grey sport would be the best seller, they research this stuff. The real question is did they rush the launch and now pay the price or did an event take place that set everything back??? I don't know.
 
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