i‘m with you people. i’m in germany, my delivery is scheduled in the 2-3 weeks slot and between 21.11. and 28.11.
i‘m comparing the process to my experience ordering the stainless steel apple watch series 3. on both occasions i ordered minutes after the apple store app allowed me to. on both occasions i got the 2-3 weeks estimate but combined with a date range that was actually another week later.
in case of the apple watch i ordered on 15.09., estimated delivery was in 2-3 weeks and between 11.10. and 17.10. it shipped on 26.09. and delivered on 28.09.. so actually 13 days after ordering.
based on this i assume there will be some movement during next week. i guess the estimates are overly conservative.