I think you need to go into store. Technically it's a kind of insurance product, and your Watch will need to be inspected before they add it. Similar to iPhone/iPad AppleCare Plus.
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I think you need to go into store. Technically it's a kind of insurance product, and your Watch will need to be inspected before they add it. Similar to iPhone/iPad AppleCare Plus.
If it's anything like the iPhone / iPad you can purchase it over the phone and they run a remote diagnostic.
Wish I knew that before I trekked into store to add it to my newly delivered (at the time) 6+
edit: you're right:
https://www.apple.com/uk/support/products/watch.html
Not many of those were delivered.
Lots of us were disappointed
I was an 08:04 confirmation and am still in "Processing Order"
So I think you would have to be very luck to find someone who got one of the few who is prepared to let it go.
Wouldn't newly produced watches be shipped directly from China rather than the U.S.?
I believe this is possible, however I think that Apple just hand over the watches to UPS in China and give them a destination and UPS get them there? Sending them through the U.S may be a quicker way to do this for UPS as I imagine they may have planes that share cargo amongst a range of companies not just Apple? It also means a plane can go out and take half a load of watches to the U.S and take the rest onto the UK while allowing them to fill the empty space on the plane with something else?
Just speculating, may be wrong however!
Good research/speculation & I hope you're right! Just hope my SG watch is on the next flight into the UK :-/
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So they don't have any 38s at all left? I queued for HOURS there today and they wouldn't let us in
Edit: PS Fancy letting one of us have your Saturday appointment?
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I was up at 7am and waiting in till 3pm for my watch. Went off to work annoyed that it hadn't arrived, turns out they came by at 4:30, doh.
Then disappointment turned to anger upon finding out that my perfect plan to go to the UPS depot on the way to Cheltenham tomorrow is foiled by the fact that, paradoxically, while they're open on Saturday, they don't actually allow you to pick packages up. Idiots.
i then turns out that my watch isn't in my nearest depot (Emerson's Green), rather the other side of Bristol in Avonmouth. Whoop, 15mins further. So it'll be a good hour and a half round trip to go get the watch on Monday morning before work. Grrrr.
Still pretty annoyed to have to wait till Monday for the watch I should have had today, but hey, bright side
Then disappointment turned to anger upon finding out that my perfect plan to go to the UPS depot on the way to Cheltenham tomorrow is foiled by the fact that, paradoxically, while they're open on Saturday, they don't actually allow you to pick packages up. Idiots.
i then turns out that my watch isn't in my nearest depot (Emerson's Green), rather the other side of Bristol in Avonmouth. Whoop, 15mins further. So it'll be a good hour and a half round trip to go get the watch on Monday morning before work. Grrrr.
Still pretty annoyed to have to wait till Monday for the watch I should have had today, but hey, bright side
You can add it by calling the Apple Store on the number on the website. You end up having to talk to several people, so it takes a good 15 minutes, but they will sell it to you.
I did exactly this yesterday and there was no need to run a diagnostic (perhaps because they knew it just out of the box?).
My classic strap doesn't sit flush with the actual watch
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Yes I noticed that too I have the 42mm ss Classic buckle also I worried how long strap will last.
So they don't have any 38s at all left? I queued for HOURS there today and they wouldn't let us in
Edit: PS Fancy letting one of us have your Saturday appointment?
Hi mate yes they did have the 38s left but as I wasn't buying didn't ask which ones, but over heard they didn't have many left.
Happy for someone to have my appointment but not sure if you can PM me as don't want my details sent publicly.
Thanks
I did mine over the phone with Apple yesterday. Didn't even need to go to the store
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I spoke to two people. It was someone from Sweeden who ended up setting it up.
Working near Lakeside today so will pop into the Apple Store and get AppleCare+ added. I also want to buy a Milanese loop band but don't think shops have any stock of new bands yet. And also want the iPhone 6 green apple case to match my Watch!
I'm getting a white Apple case for my 6 plus today to match my strap. I currently have the pink Apple case so it will match my pink sports band when it arrives.
My birthday is tomorrow. Part of why I hoped for a launch day delivery. I can only hope that it can be considered a slightly late present and have it arrive this coming week.