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isupes said:
I see this as meaning 2 things:
1) They have considerably increased the amount watches shipped which means they entirely solved all production issues and they will be able to supply more watches at an increased rate
2) the number of orders from "d-day" to the day I ordered or even today have significantly dropped off to the point where orders from then and orders from May will be supplied close to the same dates. This meaning they caught up with demand enough to supply all these orders at even a month apart from each other at the same time.
3) This is all good news. These are signs that they are over estimating future shipping time frames and supplying the watches even before the shipping windows provided

I realize none of what I said gets people their watches today. But I definitely see it as great news. We all may see our watches on our wrist sooner than we expect.
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These are all good valid points I agree with but Apple botched this when they refused to move off the Spring 2015 launch once they found their manufacturing issues. They could have pushed back the date, had more upfront stock and less customers processing for weeks.

Now that I got that out of my system, hope we all get them ahead of our dates!
 
Doesn't seem like there is any movement today. Just some updates delivery dates.

I hope I am wrong????
 
fischersd said:
A little disappointed that you did. It suggests that you won't get it earlier
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I'm disappointed as well! I was hoping that I might slip into at least late June... :( I only have myself to blame for ordering so late but then, if I'd ordered on the 10th and STILL didn't have the precious I would be VERY annoyed by now!
 
Esexx said:
Doesn't seem like there is any movement today. Just some updates delivery dates.



I hope I am wrong????
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I haven't seen any new charges for 42mm this week.. A little odd..

Maybe they got all the May's out and stopped to take a breath.

Perhaps we could each offer to take a shift in their distribution facility to speed them up.. :)
 
No change to my delivery window yet.

Order time : xx:13.57

Every time I get a text from the bank I get excited and realize that it is a notification from me using the card to pay something.
 
jde said:
These are all good valid points I agree with but Apple botched this when they refused to move off the Spring 2015 launch once they found their manufacturing issues. They could have pushed back the date, had more upfront stock and less customers processing for weeks.

Now that I got that out of my system, hope we all get them ahead of our dates!
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I agree with you 110% but it is what it is and nothing we can do about it at this point but be patient....
What really sticks in my side is the fact that over a month after "launch" we still can't jus walk into an Apple Store and buy one there. Even if stock would be limited there would still be that chance to get one.
 
isupes said:
I agree with you 110% but it is what it is and nothing we can do about it at this point but be patient....
What really sticks in my side is the fact that over a month after "launch" we still can't jus walk into an Apple Store and buy one there. Even if stock would be limited there would still be that chance to get one.
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WE ARE LUCKY that you can't buy a watch in the store yet. I think it's clear that they simply could not have pulled off a normal release with the poor production levels.

I thought Ahrendts was trying to do a release that was fair to people who can't camp out or check the stores every day for months. I always hated that I had to camp out for a phone but in random locales people could just walk in during their lunch break and leave with a new phone. However, it is clear that this online only preorder was done out of pure necessity.

It sucks massively but this is the most fair way to do a launch, though if they do ARS sales before clearing the preorder backlog then all fairness will be dissolved.
 
setite said:
WE ARE LUCKY that you can't buy a watch in the store yet. I think it's clear that they simply could not have pulled off a normal release with the poor production levels.

I thought Ahrendts was trying to do a release that was fair to people who can't camp out or check the stores every day for months. I always hated that I had to camp out for a phone but in random locales people could just walk in during their lunch break and leave with a new phone. However, it is clear that this online only preorder was done out of pure necessity.

It sucks massively but this is the most fair way to do a launch, though if they do ARS sales before clearing the preorder backlog then all fairness will be dissolved.
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Unless you go to maxfields
 
setite said:
WE ARE LUCKY that you can't buy a watch in the store yet. I think it's clear that they simply could not have pulled off a normal release with the poor production levels.

I thought Ahrendts was trying to do a release that was fair to people who can't camp out or check the stores every day for months. I always hated that I had to camp out for a phone but in random locales people could just walk in during their lunch break and leave with a new phone. However, it is clear that this online only preorder was done out of pure necessity.

It sucks massively but this is the most fair way to do a launch, though if they do ARS sales before clearing the preorder backlog then all fairness will be dissolved.
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To each his own...
 
isupes said:
To each his own...
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I have the time so I would love it if I could walk into a store and get a watch, but it's clearly not a fair system. Though honestly it's clear that it would be 10x worse for us with SSSB watches. There is just too much variety in watches right now coupled with watches that are fundamentally different. Considering how slow the SSSB have been shipping I think we'd all be a lot more frustrated if we tried to find one in a store. It's basically a friggin unicorn.
 
setite said:
WE ARE LUCKY that you can't buy a watch in the store yet. I think it's clear that they simply could not have pulled off a normal release with the poor production levels.

I thought Ahrendts was trying to do a release that was fair to people who can't camp out or check the stores every day for months. I always hated that I had to camp out for a phone but in random locales people could just walk in during their lunch break and leave with a new phone. However, it is clear that this online only preorder was done out of pure necessity.

It sucks massively but this is the most fair way to do a launch, though if they do ARS sales before clearing the preorder backlog then all fairness will be dissolved.
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The preorder could be the way for them to go in the future as long as they have the stock ready to go.

I think the SBSS will be in select stores if any, like the edition. Seeing as you can't try it on but in a few locations. I hope they keep it that way. It would show what a step up this watch is from the rest.

We are all waiting because this is the best version by far.
 
Just shipped :cool:

Just got shipping notification for my 42mm SG.

Ordered April 11th, was supposed to be shipped end of June, beginning of July.
 
setite said:
I have the time so I would love it if I could walk into a store and get a watch, but it's clearly not a fair system. Though honestly it's clear that it would be 10x worse for us with SSSB watches. There is just too much variety in watches right now coupled with watches that are fundamentally different. Considering how slow the SSSB have been shipping I think we'd all be a lot more frustrated if we tried to find one in a store. It's basically a friggin unicorn.
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I very much understand where your coming from. Still though the option to forfeit my online order cuz I got one in store would be the business! Lol...also my online order would move on the the next person in line
 
IT CHANGED!!!!
Processing Items Available to ship: 5-6 weeks
Delivers: 07 Jul, 2015 - 14 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping
Ordered April 26
 
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Not right Apple!!! Give your loyal customers an updated time frame. After all we deserve better .
 
Its really baffling. How does apple update individuals for july delivery when they haven't even made out all the june deliveries?

Ordered: x:08 42mm SB
 
I've so had my hopes up for this model (42mm SBSS), but now that I have it I'm only impressed with the aesthetics (marginally more than my other apple watch). The battery drains so much faster than my 42mm SSBSB and I don't understand why. What a bummer. Hope you all receive yours soon and I can figure out what's up with mine.
 
nickbabenko said:
I can only think of 2 reasons why other July dates haven't been given a specific window; They are getting them before July, or this is a per-country thing (UK for me). I hope for the former. I say this because I ordered on the 15th of April and I still have a vague July window.

I wonder if there are more of these shipping windows. I know a lot of people have been moved from July to a specific window in June.
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I don't think so. Mine still taunts me with "June" and we all know there isn't a chance in the world it will come in May. What it really means is they aren't sure, so they are hedging their bets until they have more information.

SBSS x:08, NC (in the States) for me.

"He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up!"
 
I've got a 42mm SBSS ordered on xx:10 in US.CA.SF

still July

I'm away from home for a couple weeks and just changed my shipping address assuming it will ship by june 10th.

if this is similar to the way the iphone 6 was shipped, it will come in spurts. looks like the xx:07s have shipped so hopefully we get news of another shipment spurt soon.
 
davecazz said:
I've got a 42mm SBSS ordered on xx:10 in US.CA.SF

still July

I'm away from home for a couple weeks and just changed my shipping address assuming it will ship by june 10th.

if this is similar to the way the iphone 6 was shipped, it will come in spurts. looks like the xx:07s have shipped so hopefully we get news of another shipment spurt soon.
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If you are xx:10, than I must be at the tail end of June at xx:9:55, no movement on my end yet for a bump in time... I've been checking all day.
 
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