article_snippet.sent: Three versions of Apple's watch (pictured) are available to pre-order online and almost one million orders are thought to have been taken in the US on the first day alone . '
article_snippet.sent: It's thought that Apple sold almost one million Apple Watches in the US alone on the first day that the device could be pre-ordered.
article_snippet.sent: the device goes on sale in shops in nine countries on April 24.
article_snippet.sent: Apple has not confirmed any sales figures, but Tim Cook, interviewed on cable television channel CNBC, said initial orders were 'great.'
article_snippet.sent: Slice Intelligence measured digital commerce by tracking consumer receipts to come up with digital commerce number of 957,000 American shoppers ordering Apple Watches on the first day that Slice Intelligence could do so.
article_snippet.sent: Apple predicted on Thursday that demand would exceed supply at product launch.
article_snippet.sent: Soon after online pre-orders opened on Friday, Apple's website listed shipping times in June for some models of the Apple Watch and four to six weeks for others.