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Where are all the space gray watches?

Apple is a joke and screwed everyone over most watches according to creation polls didn't start till April... are you kidding me apple you couldn't make them ahead of time?? 38mm SG with 4/24-5/8 still processing today
 
Space grey sports model anyone?

Does anyone have the SG sports model?

I preordered on the 10th and no change in status (June delivery).

I cannot see anyone reporting that they have this model, and also people who have preordered other models way after have had them shipped.

I was in 2 minds between black and silver anyway, so have now preordered silver sports with white band. Let's see which comes first...
 
Tons of people still waiting and very few shipping.

Underestimation?
Delayed manufacturing?

Why are there no watches to ship?
 
I hope Apple calls a press conference where they'll show a live stream of helicopters dropping pallets of Space Gray watches into the Chilean volcano while Tim Cook laughs maniacally.
 
A large quantity of 42mm Space Gray watches shipped yesterday. Mine is out for delivery as we speak and I should have it by this evening.
 
Those threats are for tracking orders, etc.
The point of this was to speculate or sort out what the problem or bottle neck might be.

Sorry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
There are many theories as to the whereabouts of the space gray sport Apple watches but until Apple comments, they'll remain just that: theories. No one here can give a definitive answer.

I ordered at 3:04 AM EST, 42mm space gray sport with black bands. No charge on my AMEX; no shipping notice; no tracking number; still "processing"; got the infamous email two nights ago.

Apple should be ashamed at their lack of communication during this launch. I say should be because no one at Apple probably is. It's been two weeks without so much as an email updating us on the status -- maybe something a little more than "we didn't forget you, but here's your vague delivery date again in case you forgot."

I didn't stay up until 3 AM to put my preorders in because I wanted to receive my watch at the end of that delivery window. There is no excuse as to why I shouldn't get my watch today. And if I don't (which despite my optimism seems highly likely that I won't receive it today) I'm going to call Apple and work my way up the chain of command until I hit someone that can explain to me why my SS Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport aren't on my doorstep.

/rant.
 
I ordered a 38 mm SG sport with black band at 3:01AM EST...May 13-27
and 2 42mm at noon on the 10th...June.

Apparently, Apple doesn't know how to make gray or black. :(

What they should do is contact us with information on what is available and allow us to change our orders. I wouldn't be surprised if some of us would just upgrade to stainless steel just so that we can get the watch sooner.
 
Patriot24 said:
I hope Apple calls a press conference where they'll show a live stream of helicopters dropping pallets of Space Gray watches into the Chilean volcano while Tim Cook laughs maniacally.
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IDK why but i laughed at this. I pictured him doing the dance in front of copters dropping the pallets in to the volcano.
 
ideal.dreams said:
There are many theories as to the whereabouts of the space gray sport Apple watches but until Apple comments, they'll remain just that: theories. No one here can give a definitive answer.

I ordered at 3:04 AM EST, 42mm space gray sport with black bands. No charge on my AMEX; no shipping notice; no tracking number; still "processing"; got the infamous email two nights ago.

Apple should be ashamed at their lack of communication during this launch. I say should be because no one at Apple probably is. It's been two weeks without so much as an email updating us on the status -- maybe something a little more than "we didn't forget you, but here's your vague delivery date again in case you forgot."



I didn't stay up until 3 AM to put my preorders in because I wanted to receive my watch at the end of that delivery window. There is no excuse as to why I shouldn't get my watch today. And if I don't (which despite my optimism seems highly likely that I won't receive it today) I'm going to call Apple and work my way up the chain of command until I hit someone that can explain to me why my SS Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport aren't on my doorstep.

/rant.
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I direct you to this from another thread. https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=21092549#post21092549

omgsrsly said:
To everyone who has been updating statuses in here, kudos. As someone who has the same shipping window, it has been intriguing to hear about everyone else’s status who is in the same boat. It is also fun to jokingly agonize together and hope against hope that we’ll see our watches sooner then they were promised to us.

To all those who think they have legitimate complaints, a few things…

1) As others have said, Apple gave you a delivery estimate when you purchased the watch and it was your choice to purchase it. If they beat that estimate, they should be commended; if they meet the estimate, you should be perfectly satisfied; and if they miss it, you will have something to complain about. But given almost no one can yet claim Apple didn’t meet the expectations they presented at the time of purchase I have exactly no sympathy for you and you have no legitimate grievance that it won’t be shipping to you four weeks early.

2) You have absolutely no idea how many watches were made, how many bands were made, how many were ordered, how many have shipped, and in what combinations. If you think the anecdotal and anonymous reports, from lets say (charitably) 100 people on this thread, gives you enough information to reasonably speculate on the status of the predicted over 2 million pre-orders, then I’d highly recommend you sign up for a very basic statistics course ASAP. The people on this board are not a representative sample, and even if they were, they are of a sufficient size to draw any conclusions. So all this “I can’t believe Apple didn’t X, Y, or Z” is bogus. You don’t know, so don’t act like you do.

3) Just because your particular model wasn’t in the April 24th shipping window when pre-orders went live doesn’t mean that mistakes were made or that the launch day should have been pushed back. A lot of people will be getting Apple Watches over the next few days… and that is great for them. The fact that you weren’t able to get yours when you wanted it doesn’t mean that everyone who will be getting one should have had to have waited another 2 weeks, month, or however long you would have wanted Apple to push back the launch for.

4) Given this is a whole new product category, Apple had to make some very very tough guesses about how many of any particular model to make. There is almost no precedent or frame of reference that they can look to build their assumptions. Even if somehow they had managed to guess perfectly which of the dozens of combinations were going to be pre-ordered and in what quantities they still have to deal with the fact that sometimes there can be unexpected issues in the production of a product, in the supply chain that provides the materials for that product, in the quality assurance of that product, etc, etc. There are tons of variables that could have led to some combination of models not being produced in the quantities they desired. There is also the fact that some of combinations are simply more difficult to make then others (the link bracelets are brushed BY HAND). In other words, it is not shocking that some models are more difficult to get then others.

5) None of this is new and not limited to Apple. Every year certain models of iPhone are constrained for months after they launch due to some combination of the factors above (and they come in far fewer combinations). The same has been true of virtually any successful product Apple has ever made.

Anyways… I feel a lot better now getting that off my chest. Thanks to those of you who are remaining rational. I can’t wait to get my SS Link.
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