There is no rhyme or reason. I ordered two watches, exact same configuration. One for myself. One for my brother. Both are 42mm SS milanese. One email received at 3:04AM Eastern and another at 3:09 Eastern. The one at 3:09 Eastern arrived first.
The one for 3:04 was then charged on the credit card last week and charge held/processed and kept in processing for a few days. Charge dropped off on the credit card. Called for status update they said everything is fine at Apple and it is still processing, funds are good, no need to change anything and to just be patient. Of note, the 3:04 watch received the EOD while the 3:09 watch came on release day. Both of us are located in NYC/Manhattan.
The one for 3:04 was then charged on the credit card last week and charge held/processed and kept in processing for a few days. Charge dropped off on the credit card. Called for status update they said everything is fine at Apple and it is still processing, funds are good, no need to change anything and to just be patient. Of note, the 3:04 watch received the EOD while the 3:09 watch came on release day. Both of us are located in NYC/Manhattan.