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Ordered 42mm Space Grey Sport via the iPhone Apple Store App - Paid with Apple Pay and got email con at 12:01am (Pacific).

Card charged today and status indicates its Preparing to Ship.
 
It looks like so far 2 minutes past the hour or less has prepared for shipment, with a few 3 minutes past the hour. Wow, they may have got a lot of preorders, but available stock was not what we hoped it would be.

I received confirmation at 2 minutes past, and have been charged and preparing for shipment. 42mm space gray going to Massachusetts.
 
42mm, 3:04 order. No confirmation, no movement.

There is a theory that since this is "space" gray that there is a limit of the space material used to get that deep shade of gray/black that is unique to the color.

I notice that the other colors and the stainless steel (an earth material, although can also be found in space assuming the right smelting plant also exisits) is not as in short supply as the "space" material.
 
XX:04, 42mm SG, east coast, still processing.

This is my BF's watch and he's not obsessing as much as I am, so I think I'm not going to tell him yet that he may have missed it by 1-2 mins.
 
It looks like so far 2 minutes past the hour or less has prepared for shipment, with a few 3 minutes past the hour. Wow, they may have got a lot of preorders, but available stock was not what we hoped it would be.

I received confirmation at 2 minutes past, and have been charged and preparing for shipment. 42mm space gray going to Massachusetts.

This is nuts! I really hope there is a second wave of orders that get processed tomorrow. I won't give up hope until Thursday :)
 
42mm, 3:04 order. No confirmation, no movement.

There is a theory that since this is "space" gray that there is a limit of the space material used to get that deep shade of gray/black that is unique to the color.

I notice that the other colors and the stainless steel (an earth material, although can also be found in space assuming the right smelting plant also exisits) is not as in short supply as the "space" material.

LOL -- Next thing you know there will be an Apple Watch movie directed by Michael Bay!
 
So is the consensus that no :04 orders went to Prepare for Shipment today?
 
*Cough* *Cough* When will status change to "shipped" for those of us with "preparing for shipment" now? :D:eek::apple:

#TeamSpaceGrey
 
Ordered at 3:01 AM EDT. Confirmation email came through at 3:01:57 AM EDT. Charged and switched to Preparing for Shipment at about 4 PM EDT today. Ordered through the Apple Store App and paid using Apple Pay. Shipping to NYC.
 
Order confirmation at 3:02 New York space gray black bland through apple app apple pay
Preparing for shipping
 
I should've ordered my Space Gray first, dang it! Instead I was nice and ordered my wife's Silver. That's what I get for being nice! :p
 
This is nuts! I really hope there is a second wave of orders that get processed tomorrow. I won't give up hope until Thursday :)

Hey, I hope so for everyone!!! Even though I'm pretty psyched to have mine prepared for shipment, I think nuts is right for everyone else! I have hope for everyone who has the first tier shipping estimate, y'all better get email this week too!!!
 
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