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The SS Apple Watch Leather Loop update thread

How does hearing that someone got their band give you hope? Had they posted that they had gotten their watch configuration, then I would say that would give hope.

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WilliamG said:
Gives me more hope for SS Watch + Leather Loop shipments soon!
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As I just said, how does a band order give you hope? It is band, not a watch configuration.
 
Teach4 said:
How does hearing that someone got their band give you hope? Had they posted that they had gotten their watch configuration, then I would say that would give hope.

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As I just said, how does a band order give you hope? It is band, not a watch configuration.
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Obviously, leather loop bands are finally coming out of the manufacturing facility. It only stands to reason that if they have them, they will ship them. They are not going to just sit on the inventory.
 
I ordered my SS LL watch on the 24th, and now I don't feel so bad that I didn't pre-order at midnight on the 10th, as I'll (probably) get my watch ~2 weeks after the first pre-orders do, as opposed to ~1 month after like most other watches.

Sorry not sorry ?
 
Teach4 said:
How does hearing that someone got their band give you hope? Had they posted that they had gotten their watch configuration, then I would say that would give hope.

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As I just said, how does a band order give you hope? It is band, not a watch configuration.
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Erm... seriously? Up until this point NO leather loops were shipping at all. Not watches, not bands, nothing.

How does this NOT give you hope? :confused:
 
I hope things do suddenly cut loose, but at the back of my mind I don't see it happening. Sorry
 
Woo hoo! My large BB LL just went to preparing to ship.

Ordered 4/10 at 10min after the opening of the store.

Now if only my 42mm Space Black SS would move... Still Processing June for that and it was ordered at 6min past.
 
I hope you get yours very soon all of you. I do hope things will cut loose, now that the bands are shipping, I just have my doubts that it connects to the configuration orders.
 
WilliamG said:
Erm... seriously? Up until this point NO leather loops were shipping at all. Not watches, not bands, nothing.

How does this NOT give you hope? :confused:
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Agreed. Logically, bands by themselves should ship slightly faster (no assembly and easy to package). The fact that they now actually exist likely means the watch + band should be getting assembled... hopefully, as we speak/type. Glad to hear folks are getting the bands though!
 
Yeah, he got his legit SS LL watch shipped to him on April 27 and he got it on April 29... it's such a weird anomaly.

It's almost like Apple had a VERY few LL watches on hand at the beginning... odds are that there's probably a couple out there that aren't active on the forums/social media.
 
Maybe it's just me, but I find it strange that "Band Only" orders have earlier dates, and have already started shipping. It just seems odd that Apple would ship bands, instead of putting those bands on watches to fulfill orders... It's really backwards.
 
Drew888 said:
Haven't really seen a "positive" post from her, so ... :rolleyes:
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Bump..

The fact that functional watch bands have left an apple employed factory definitely means some of those watch bands have went to an assembly factory and SS leather loop watches will being shipping asap. I feel it in my bones.

Also - it does make sense that solo bands ship first. Less labor - no assembly. Make some customers happy while the complete watches are assembled.
 

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Jack426 said:
Maybe it's just me, but I find it strange that "Band Only" orders have earlier dates, and have already started shipping. It just seems odd that Apple would ship bands, instead of putting those bands on watches to fulfill orders... It's really backwards.
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Actually, I think there's probably a logical reason for this order. And it all has to do with the fact that there's a lot of steps the standalone bands get to skip.

Here's how I'm guessing things went down:

1. Apple planned to have production split into three groups:
  • Band Production: various facilities making the different bands
  • Watch Facility 1: Assembles MB, LL, Metal Link watches, among maybe others?
  • Watch Facility 2: Assembles the rest
2. The Band Production facilities ship some bands to the Watch Facilities and then packages some for retail.
3. Oops! They find out a couple weeks before pre-orders that Watch Facility 1 is producing faulty taptic engines. Therefore, they back off the delivery of these watches at preorder to give the facility enough time to get back up and running.
4. At launch, they prioritize watch shipments to get the watches out there, rather than using up shipping bandwidth for the extra bands.
5. Then as the first wave of watches finishes, they start shipping some standalone bands, that are already ready to go, as wave 2 of watches are finished being prepped.
6. Hopefully, Watch Facility 2 is up and running by now and we'll have our watches here shortly.

Anyways, this is just my speculation. It's my brains way of trying to make sense of all this mess.
 
Jack426 said:
Maybe it's just me, but I find it strange that "Band Only" orders have earlier dates, and have already started shipping. It just seems odd that Apple would ship bands, instead of putting those bands on watches to fulfill orders... It's really backwards.
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Maybe its not the bands, but the watches that are holding everything back. Because there is a smaller number of people wanting the LL there is a smaller amount of feedback on forums. Though I'm sure many people ordered at xx:03 there might just be more people that went with SS BSB, CB, then LL. There are probably quiet a few people out there that have them, we just don't know it because they aren't on here.

To back up my thought, look at the stainless band poll on this link.

http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/10/apple-watch-models/comment-page-1/
 
Fattyq said:
Maybe its not the bands, but the watches that are holding everything back. Because there is a smaller number of people wanting the LL there is a smaller amount of feedback on forums. Though I'm sure many people ordered at xx:03 there might just be more people that went with SS BSB, CB, then LL. There are probably quiet a few people out there that have them, we just don't know it because they aren't on here.

To back up my thought, look at the stainless band poll on this link.

http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/10/apple-watch-models/comment-page-1/
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There are zero confirmed shipments of watches with LL band on any forum or Twitter. If any LLs had shipped, there would be a few confirmations out there. I believe it's been a band manufacturing issue. But I'm feeling like watches with LL bands are going to start moving very soon. Maybe even tonight.
 
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