I was trying to place a pre-order, but noticed that "Standard Shipping" was the only option. Didn't see anything for expedited shipping. Did I miss something? Or was this the case for you too?
Initially - no. Perhaps once there's stock available in warehouses and can be shipped same day as ordered, one will be able to opt for faster shipping.
Yeah, confirmed with the Apple store today. No expedited shipping, no in-store pickup on the initial orders, both of which suck because there's no real way to guarantee delivery on the 24th if you ordered online (which I think everyone did). Sounds like we're pretty much left to hope and pray that we get our watches on launch day if we got in the initial batch.