Apple today said that it has nearly eliminated the backlog in Apple Watch orders, and would start selling some models in its retail stores within two weeks, or by June 18.

“We’re making great progress with the backlog of Apple Watch orders, and we thank our customers for their patience,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operations officer, in a statement. “All orders placed through May, with [one] exception, will ship to customers within two weeks. At that time, we’ll also begin selling some models in our Apple Retail Stores.”

The exception to the ship-within-two-weeks, said Williams, was the $1,099 42mm Apple Watch in space gray stainless steel with a black link band.

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