To everyone getting upset that you ordered earlier than others but they have their shipping status updated you have to only compare to the exact same model. It seems what probably happens is factory A and B are making the actual watch. Factory C, D, F, and E are making bands. Then those parts all get sent to packing facility Y to be assembled and sent out. If say factory E is having issues making one band lets say the 42 mm link band facility Y isn't going to sit there with 42 mm stainless steel watches holding them for when the link bands come in. They are going to keep packaging the other 42 mm watches they have on order. So they are making loads of 42 mm with sports bands or leather bands etc but very little with link bands. Therefore everyone who ordered a different version is getting boasted shipping status while the poor link bands go under produced.
It isn't about being unfair or anything it is just filling orders by what stock is available. They aren't going to let a factory sit with a bunch of watch faces and bands and a lot of orders go unfulfilled while they twiddle their thumbs waiting for one or two styles of bands to be manufactured. They are going to make what they have and ship out what they have.