First Apple Watch Deliveries Begin in Australia

[MacRumors]

It's now April 24 in Australia, and Australian customers who pre-ordered Apple Watches are beginning to receive their watch deliveries, according to numerous posts on Instagram, Twitter, and various Internet forums, including the MacRumors forums. Unboxing videos and early first impressions should begin trickling out soon.

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Customers in other first wave launch countries will begin receiving their shipments as soon as local delivery companies open for the day. After Australia, orders in Hong Kong, China, and Japan will go out, followed by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Apple Watch orders in the United States will start arriving at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Inside the box is a spare strap in the bigger/smaller size option & the new charger @sahil16 @carloss_rom @peguntah @brookelouise02 #applewatch #applefan #fitness #fitfashion A photo posted by Mel Firbank (@melfirbank) on Apr 23, 2015 at 4:01pm PDT
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Apple Watch orders began shipping out earlier this week. Initial shipments seemed to be limited to customers who pre-ordered early, but later in the week, customers who originally had 4 to 6 week shipping estimates were surprised with early shipping times. Apple has said that many customers can expect to see their Apple Watches arrive earlier than expected, but an April 24 delivery date remains in question for some orders, as there are customers who pre-ordered early and have not yet received shipping information.

Apple will not be carrying the Apple Watch in its retail stores tomorrow as orders have been limited to online only, but several high-end fashion boutiques around the world have a limited amount of stock for purchase. These stores are located in Tokyo, London, Paris, Berlin, and Milan.

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[yjchua95]

I'm still waiting for mine to get to my place in Melbourne... (42mm stainless steel with Milanese loop, still with courier the last time I checked, 2 minutes ago).

Update: it arrived at around 11am my time

 

[Wallabe]

So that's what the packaging looks like for the sports. Make sense. Glad I got a SS.

 

[shahin90]

There's a special place in hell for these people.

 

[mellomike]

You get a watch!!! You get a watch!! You get a watch!! Everyone gets a watch!! .... except for you... you wait until May 8th since you ordered the Stainless Steel black sports band.

 

[uid15]

I'm glad it's syncing and not SINKING... yeah, don't drop it in the bath

 

[Itsnickg13]

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you get a watch!!! You get a watch!! You get a watch!! Everyone gets a watch!! .... Except for you... You wait until may 8th since you ordered the stainless steel black sports band.

hahaha!!!!!!

 

[JaJaWa]

Wait... the Sport case looks almost exactly like the carry case I was going to order: http://www.studioproper.com/pages/apple-watch-charging-dock. That's saved me $60!

 

[mike301]

There's a special place in hell for these people.

Oh come on, I'm impatient as well but that's a bit harsh...

 

[Chatter]

Totally jealous.

 

[Jamessmooth]

Was waiting for this post . I just got shipping notifications on both my watches yay!!!

 

[CIA]

In before the 10,000 posts from people whining they didn't get theirs on launch day.

 

[uid15]

There's a special place in hell for these people.

There's (at least) four special places in every room for you - DUNCE'S CORNER.

Grow up and stop being such an attention seeking fool.

 

[flash84x]

There's a special place in hell for these people.

For spending their money on something they want?

 

[uid15]

Was waiting for this post . I just got shipping notifications on both my watches yay!!!

You got notifications for both your watches, ON both your watches? Wow... that's a feat of impossibility.

 

[bushido]

the hype caught up with me ... i dont even need and i still ordered one last night at 2 am because i couldnt sleep and cuz i am just too curious to see how long it will actually take to be delivered. smh

still says "June" just like the ones that were ordered like an hour later on april 10th. i guess "June" is just a placeholder for "we have no idea"

 

[iThingsGurl]

Wait... the Sport case looks almost exactly like the carry case I was going to order: http://www.studioproper.com/pages/apple-watch-charging-dock. That's saved me $60!

It really does look beautiful though, especially the cable-management property of the box.

 

[SchneiderMan]

So that's what the packaging looks like for the sports. Make sense. Glad I got a SS.

You do realize the difference is simply a shiny silver finish and a fancier timepiece packaging? That said, the SS does have a more premium feeling in comparison.

 

[Deedlez]

Still "processing"

 

[Matthew Yohe]

You do realize the difference is simply a shiny silver finish and a fancier timepiece packaging? That said, the SS does have a more premium feeling in comparison.

And of course:
Steel != Aluminum
Ion-X Glass != Sapphire

 

[SchneiderMan]

And of course:
Steel != Aluminum
Ion-X Glass != Sapphire

Yes that too, but being glad you chose the Apple Watch for its packaging is funny. Or at least that's what I got from reading his post.

 

[Mazeman]

God bless the early adopters.

I cancelled my order, and am waiting for Gen 2.

 

[hglk]

God bless the early adopters.

I cancelled my order, and am waiting for Gen 2.

When do early adopters stop being early adopters and just "On-time" adopters. Or maybe just adopters?

 

[craig1410]

And of course:
Steel != Aluminum
Ion-X Glass != Sapphire

Not to mention:
50g != 30g
£949 != £339 *

* (Space Black / Spage Grey 42mm models)

 

[2457282]

You do realize the difference is simply a shiny silver finish and a fancier timepiece packaging? That said, the SS does have a more premium feeling in comparison.

based on what we have seen it seems that each watch has a different packaging. We now see the packaging for the sport. the SS was a square-ish box and the edition has a built in charger.

So they are differentiating between the watches in the packaging, which makes sense. what makes less sense is that I do not have one yet. boo for me