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Los Angeles boutique and Japanese camera stores get day one Apple Watches

Customers wait in line outside Maxfield in Los Angeles (via CNET)

Despite the fact that Apple’s own retail stores won’t be carrying the Apple Watch on launch day, a handful of boutiques across the world will get a few models to sell starting tomorrow. Customers have already started lining up outside these locations in the hopes of getting their hands on one of the few launch-day watches available to the public.

The image above comes from outside Maxfield in Los Angeles, where it will still be several hours before doors open and the Apple Watch goes on sale. Other images are already hitting social media from electronics stores in Japan:

Shoppers at Bic Camera have posted a photo of the store’s model availability chart:

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A similar chart went up at Yodobashi Camera:

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Both shops only received a limited number of some models, however. Both will carry three colors of the Sport model in both 38mm and 42mm. The mid-range steel model is also available with the sport band or classic buckle in both display sizes. Customers will also be able to get steel watch with the Milanese Loop in 38mm only.

We’ll update this post with additional photos as the night goes on. You can submit your own photos to tips@9to5mac.com.

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Comments

  1. rogifan - 10 years ago

    But wait…I thought these boutiques were just for the 1%? At least that’s what certain posters here tell us. Why haven’t these people been shooed away yet?

  2. Kheng Wei Ang - 10 years ago

    Apple probably screwed up its estimates for the Watch models. These stores will have the white, blue and green sport watches, which suggests that they overestimated demand for these and underestimated the demand for the black sport watches.

  3. You guys are waiting for nothing. I went there yesterday and have been told by the sales person that the Apple Watch is exclusive to Maxfield costumers with Maxfield card.
    She flatly said if you shop here, I will be able to help you right now.

  4. incredibilistic - 10 years ago

    Good to see queues of eager Apple Watch fans despite Apple’s… uh, ahem, questionable launch process.

  5. totyabandi - 10 years ago

    So this is the future of Apple…? http://9gag.com/gag/am0n454

  6. Ali Askari - 10 years ago

    Hahhaah all you fools can hate I got my apple watch from Maxfield that’s me in the first picture wearing the black hoodie with multi color print. I got my apple watch at 9:15am and I’m loving it chilling at my crib now.

  7. Carlos Rodriguez - 10 years ago

    this people really have nothing else to do, being the first to have somethings means nothing if you will actually never be the first.

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