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Well, my brothers in arms it's time to say goodbye. My watch has arrived, updated, setup and is now comfortably on my wrist after removing 1 link.

It was a tough road but I'm finally moving on to other threads, joining the brethren of Apple Watch Owners in that great haptic feedback cloud in the sky.

Before I sign off, I did want to share a few photos. The wait is worth it. Stay strong, head high. Your day will soon come.

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This thread kept me entertained, informed and on the edge of my seat for the last 6 weeks. Thank you all.

More on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjackson/
 
open time of uk apple store

Did you actually confirm that with Apple or are you going just by the e-mail?

E-mail headers are ONLY a good general indication of when you ordered. There's no quality of service on e-mail delivery. Most companies don't care how quickly they're sent out. You could very much have a 9:11am order, but the e-mail got delayed due to IMAP issues at Apple and didn't send until 10:10am.

Hmm. What time did the store open in the UK? PDT is UTC -7, which would suggest it opened at 7am. If you're a couple hours in, you shouldn't expect any change for awhile, sorry to say.

i just checked a time stamp on a photo i took at the shop it was just after 8 am they came out and started taking appointment times for 9am i was first in shop to a number of staff clapping as they do , ordered the watch in first 10 mins .
 
Just got around to making an account here. xx:06:38 in Canada PFS and cc charged last night. Hoping for delivery tomorrow.
 
i just checked a time stamp on a photo i took at the shop it was just after 8 am they came out and started taking appointment times for 9am i was first in shop to a number of staff clapping as they do , ordered the watch in first 10 mins .

Oh, so you ordered it at the actual retail store, as opposed to being online (and ordering much earlier).

Well, with any luck Apple will catch up to the backlog in the next couple of weeks.

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Just got around to making an account here. xx:06:38 in Canada PFS and cc charged last night. Hoping for delivery tomorrow.

Which size? (42mm or 38mm)
 
July cant get here soon enough.
Im starting to worry though, as 4-6 week deliveries on other 42mm say estimates for june 26-july 10. and im not even in there, just 'July'. Hope its not more like 'almost august' :(
 
Oh, so you ordered it at the actual retail store, as opposed to being online (and ordering much earlier).

Well, with any luck Apple will catch up to the backlog in the next couple of weeks.

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Which size? (42mm or 38mm)

Hope so its been the longest month ever , good luck hope you get yours asap .oh sorry 42mm
 
Mine was delivered today but I'm in the UAE so nothing for me until the 28th but still, I know I am luckier than some who have July

I still really feel Apple messed up big time on this particular watch. Not impressed

Hang on all of you waiting. It will happen
 
July cant get here soon enough.
Im starting to worry though, as 4-6 week deliveries on other 42mm say estimates for june 26-july 10. and im not even in there, just 'July'. Hope its not more like 'almost august' :(

No. We've seen a few Junes get charged and ship in the last 12 hours. Their window didn't change before. I'm thinking my earlier suspicion was right. We're not getting a date range as Apple's trying to have us filled much sooner.
 
you can still order now for July shipment? Wow. Wonder if people interested in the SSSB just weren't ordering when they saw the lead time, or if apple is catching up on production...?
 
July cant get here soon enough.
Im starting to worry though, as 4-6 week deliveries on other 42mm say estimates for june 26-july 10. and im not even in there, just 'July'. Hope its not more like 'almost august' :(

It better not be . They can't estimate July and make it long can they?
 
Well, my brothers in arms it's time to say goodbye. My watch has arrived, updated, setup and is now comfortably on my wrist after removing 1 link.

It was a tough road but I'm finally moving on to other threads, joining the brethren of Apple Watch Owners in that great haptic feedback cloud in the sky.

Before I sign off, I did want to share a few photos. The wait is worth it. Stay strong, head high. Your day will soon come.

This thread kept me entertained, informed and on the edge of my seat for the last 6 weeks. Thank you all.

More on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjackson/


thanks for the great pictures!, i will drool over these till my space black arrives lol - June :/

Ant
 
It better not be . They can't estimate July and make it long can they?

They could (if something truly strange happened), but they haven't missed a shipping window yet.

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Wow! There's an 08 over in the UK SB SS thread...just asked if it's a 42 or a 38.

38 wouldn't be such a big deal - we saw a :21 of those.

42mm would be nice to see. :)

Edit!! It's a 42! Wow!

Hey! Newton! Did yours ship yet? (pretty sure he's an 05)
 
So now someone with a conf 34 seconds ahead of me has been charged. I wonder if there will be anything new this week or if the next batch will be next week.
 
They could (if something truly strange happened), but they haven't missed a shipping window yet.

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Wow! There's an 08 over in the UK SB SS thread...just asked if it's a 42 or a 38.

38 wouldn't be such a big deal - we saw a :21 of those.

42mm would be nice to see. :)

Edit!! It's a 42! Wow!

Hey! Newton! Did yours ship yet? (pretty sure he's an 05)
this is great news. means they're starting to catch up!
 
So now someone with a conf 34 seconds ahead of me has been charged. I wonder if there will be anything new this week or if the next batch will be next week.

Which one? There's going to be gaps due to shipments to different geographies.

Hopefully we see more today and tomorrow. Last week we didn't, but we haven't been getting shipments long enough to see if there's a pattern yet or not.

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this is great news. means they're starting to catch up!

+1 Yep. Bodes well for us July's. :)

If they can get through launch day, the rest will hopefully speed through.
 
Which one? There's going to be gaps due to shipments to different geographies.

Hopefully we see more today and tomorrow. Last week we didn't, but we haven't been getting shipments long enough to see if there's a pattern yet or not.

The xx:06:38 42mm in Canada.

I have a xx:07:12 42mm conf to Phoenix, AZ with "June" delivery. Its the same continent at least.
 
The xx:06:38 42mm in Canada.

I have a xx:07:12 42mm conf to Phoenix, AZ with "June" delivery. Its the same continent at least.

As we saw that 08 in the UK, I like your odds for the next shipment. :) Here's hoping it's this week and not next!

Would love to see them bumping us ahead every day to minimize the PR fallout from the in-store launch. Wonder how far they'll get.
 
Nice to see other country orders after the 06 mark getting charged. I'm a xx:06:50, badically a 07 in the Midwest. I'm really hoping this is apple catching up and sometime this weekend mine ships.

I've been watching flight tracker like crazy and I'm see more planes then usual but that could mean anything. Right now it's helping me believe for SBs are coming over and hopefully that stays true.

Andrew that's for the amazing pictures. Those were the pictures I was looking for. If I had doubt before I don't now so thanks!

Let's hope next week is huge for us "early" June orders!
 
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