Is it always going to be tough to buy a SS model Watch 7 from the Apple Store?

[RedlegsFan]

... I'd like to go into a store, trade in my 6 at the store and walk away with a 7 SS Graphite. I'd prefer not to mail in my 6, get a gift card, then buy the watch. Just wondering, in the past, has the SS models been readily available in the store? I am coming from all aluminum models.

 

[Farrellcollie]

There have been several available at my local apple stores -in st. louis. I just started checking about 9:00 and then a couple of times throughout the day. They had graphite and gold in 45 and several in 41 . The silver is hard to find around here it seems

 

[RedlegsFan]

I wonder if you build or pick a certain SS model and band... if it will stay out of stock if the watch is in stock, but the band you chose is not...?

 

[haruhiko]

I wonder if you build or pick a certain SS model and band... if it will stay out of stock if the watch is in stock, but the band you chose is not...?

Yes it happens. Choosing a sport band is a viable alternative.

 

[jbachandouris]

Not sure why. I bought my SS 44mm with sport band the Saturday after release at local Apple store.

 

[PaladinGuy]

They’re usually a tiny bit harder to find, but not this bad. At least you can buy them at any apple store. The titanium is only at a very small number of stores. That’s what I came close to doing, but it seems extremely hard to find.

You should be able to find a steel one if you keep checking store inventory each morning.

 

[newellj]

After the first few days, the 45mm SS watches have more or less dried up. There are some 41mmm SS watches available in limited numbers and a limited number of configurations. The supply chain issues are real. Cook said yesterday that supply chain problems had cost Apple $6 billion during the last three months.