My Hong Kong Store order just changed to 19/6 - 26/6 instead of June... Still a while to wait, said 10-15 business day for shipment
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Stainless Steel Space Black Shipping Status
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Shipped !!
42mm Stainless Steel Space Black
Order on April 10, 2015 at 3:09 PM (Hong Kong start at 3:00PM)
Confirmation mail at 4:29 PM
Available to ship said June since ordered.
Preparing for Shipment : June 3rd, 2015
Shipped : June 4th, 2015
Location: Hong Kong
and my birthday is June 10th
42mm Stainless Steel Space Black
Order on April 10, 2015 at 3:09 PM (Hong Kong start at 3:00PM)
Confirmation mail at 4:29 PM
Available to ship said June since ordered.
Preparing for Shipment : June 3rd, 2015
Shipped : June 4th, 2015
Location: Hong Kong
and my birthday is June 10th
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Sorry for the late reply but I think you are correct.
I have a further update, the replacement watch instead of being delivered in-between 9 June - 12 June, shipped today locally from Sydney and is being delivered tomorrow - 5 June.
I couldn't be happier with the service. Here's my timeline:
1 June - visited local Apple store, they recommended calling Apple direct for a replacement as it would be faster so I called & asked for a replacement. They arranged for the faulty watch to be picked up on 3 June.
3 June - Faulty watch picked up. Replacement watch went "Preparing for Shipment" late in the evening.
4 June - Replacement watch shipped.
5 June - tomorrow - due to be delivered.
I had to go back to using my Pebble for these few days and tell you what, I was struggling. I cannot wait for my watch to get to me tomorrow.
All you guys waiting, hang in there - it is a really special device and the Space Black - that is the best of them all.
With the front page announcement today about the Watch, I instantly was relieved for us the SBSS owners / orderers. Jeff william's specifically promised all models but ours will be shipped in the next 2 weeks before stores start getting watches in. Not only that, but he SPECIFICALLY mentioned the SBSS as being backlogged and couldnt promise a 2 week turn around.
Now normally this would be a bad thing, but the fact that they ACKNOWLEDGED us means they know we are waiting more than anyone and I believe they are doing the best they can, but I think the mass producing of the black stainless steel + the DLC is whats killing apple.
I believe they DLC coat the Mac Pro (sure looks like it) but even then, its a bigger piece of steel and mac pro's were delayed a month instantly and kept getting delayed more. I believe apple's working super hard to overcome manufacturing our watches perfectly and then they will ship every single one out asap.
So chin up guys! Im happy knowing this incase I have any problems with my watch. So if I need to get a replacement in a month, I'm confident that we will see them in stores. All july orders will most likely be taken care of first week of july.
Now normally this would be a bad thing, but the fact that they ACKNOWLEDGED us means they know we are waiting more than anyone and I believe they are doing the best they can, but I think the mass producing of the black stainless steel + the DLC is whats killing apple.
I believe they DLC coat the Mac Pro (sure looks like it) but even then, its a bigger piece of steel and mac pro's were delayed a month instantly and kept getting delayed more. I believe apple's working super hard to overcome manufacturing our watches perfectly and then they will ship every single one out asap.
So chin up guys! Im happy knowing this incase I have any problems with my watch. So if I need to get a replacement in a month, I'm confident that we will see them in stores. All july orders will most likely be taken care of first week of july.
Status on mine just changed. xx:30, preparing to ship, delivering in a couple of weeks.
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Yeah. I should likely stop checking my order status all of the time. Doesn't look like they can produce the "miracles" they did for the other SKU's. I suspect the company that they contracted to do the DLC coating may be the bottleneck.
Keep in mind guys - Apple doesn't manufacture anything themselves. And the PVD coatings, including DLC have been around for some time. Apple wouldn't have tried to recreate the success these companies would have established in doing this process over the last 20 years from scratch. They would have instead researched who produced the best results and could keep up with their anticipated market demand. It's apparent they didn't anticipate the initial volume, or they would have started plating the bands and watch bodies much sooner. Hell, maybe the manufacturer was too busy with orders for TAG or Rolex.
We should look at the new date ranges we have, set our expectations on those and be pleasantly surprised if Apple get them to us sooner. We're simply disappointed as we saw other models moving quicker...that just isn't the reality for this watch.
The screen shot says "Processing Items", not "Prepared For Shipment".
My status changed to June 22-26, Ordered xx:44
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So I just got an email from Apple saying this:
That means SSSB will only available at store once the backlog is finished
That means SSSB will only available at store once the backlog is finished
Yep. Jeff Williams also inferred that in his statement, but didn't say it directly. Likely a good thing they're sending out the e-mail, so those that missed Jeff's statement are reassured that Apple isn't screwing them over.
That's great, I suspected that to be the case, but I'm glad they "said it out loud".
Meanwhile I'm an xx:18 order and I'm still sat on "Available to ship in June" & "Delivery in June"
Hey @fischersd !
My watch is in Mount Hope now. Do you have any idea do they fly it into St. John's or if they send it by ground transportation like train/truck.
My watch is in Mount Hope now. Do you have any idea do they fly it into St. John's or if they send it by ground transportation like train/truck.
Heh. I'm in Ontario...I don't spend a lot of time watching east coast UPS flights.
I thought you said it flies to Montreal after?Ok, you're going to see it clear customs at Mount Hope, then the shipment goes to Concord, Ontario to be broken up into regional shipments. Then (in your case) it goes back to Mount Hope to fly to....I'm guessing either Montreal, then St. John, NB or straight to St. John. NB? It wouldn't make sense for them to start trucking from Montreal - would take too long to get to St. John.
Heh. I'm in Ontario...I don't spend a lot of time watching east coast UPS flights.
Ok, you're going to see it clear customs at Mount Hope, then the shipment goes to Concord, Ontario to be broken up into regional shipments. Then (in your case) it goes back to Mount Hope to fly to....I'm guessing either Montreal, then St. John, NB or straight to St. John. NB? It wouldn't make sense for them to start trucking from Montreal - would take too long to get to St. John.
Yeah that is what I was thinking, it will never be here on time by ground transport. I don't see any ups flight coming into St. John's.. So, I guess I won't be getting it tomorrow if it doesn't fly into st. john's.
Keep an eye on your tracking. Apple gave you the 5th for a date, right? If UPS didn't update your shipping estimate to Monday, then they know Apple gave you the 5th and they'll try to hit it. It's pretty surprising how quickly they can move. (didn't help to have those two delays in China).
OKAY! So, I've just had an update on my order. I ordered April 10th about 15mins into pre-orders in UK. Rather than "June" I finally have a date: 24th-30th June... At least it's in June, right?
BLOODY HELL , JUST GOT THIS
Processing Items Dispatched: 2-3 weeksDelivery: 24 Jun, 2015 - 30 Jun, 2015 by Standard Shipping SSSB ordered at 913 am 10th april from uk in store , so at last some movement .
Processing Items Dispatched: 2-3 weeksDelivery: 24 Jun, 2015 - 30 Jun, 2015 by Standard Shipping SSSB ordered at 913 am 10th april from uk in store , so at last some movement .