I'll leave this here.
I spoke to an Apple manager today about this. I had ordered the 42 SG Sport with black band. He told me "on the down low" that I should expect "something" in a day or two, give or take. I'm in the 3:03 4/24 to 5/8 group, in NJ. I took the conversation for what it was.
Lo and behold, my card was charged for the watch at about 9;30est tonight. Order still says "processing", but Tomorrow is NOT out of the question, as I live within 3 hrs or a major UPS hub.
So gang it there. Things are moving.