Great Time To Buy From Europe
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Just had a weekend in Italy and managed to exercise the credit cards somewhat. The exchange rate makes quite a difference to the prices and watch dealers in Italy are quite happy to discount too. I bought three watches and all are at prices well below what second hand ones sell for in the UK .
xcentric said:
obviously no hassles from the Italian postal service for you folks on here so far, but I've heard many have issues.... did you use specific carriers?
watches have always been sent by fully insured Fedex ...........only a brain dead moron would trust the Italian postal service !!! 
Edited by michael gould on Monday 30th March 12:30
Just back from a 10 day trip to Austria ... Huber jewellery in Lech (who are a Liechtenstein based co ... pretty sure you'd save a few more euros!) have a decent collection in the shop window if anyone is travelling over there. Deepsea, SD4000, SS Sub date, Black/Blue GMT, White gold Daytona and the White Gold GMT. Had a look at the white gold GMT in Zurich Airport on the way home .... worked out about £25k!
Show Commerce have always been way cheaper, even without the Euro dropping. Very quick to respond to emails as well. Have had 1 watch from them a couple years ago, still works out cheaper than UK retail, and the model I bought is even cheaper now!
Bought a watch last week from Blome Uhren in Germany. Really good service, and no fee for paying on credit card, which saves a nice amount, and got a small discount on the watch. They don't charge for delivery either. Which last time I enquired from a dealer in Europe was about an extra 50 Euros.
Website is all German, but fairly easy to navigate with Google Translate. They're Authorised Dealers for a lot of brands, so definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something new. I emailed a guy called Daniel. really good English, and if they do a discount, they give you a voucher code to enter at the checkout on the site, so all payments done online.
Really nice service overall. They let me chage one of the straps for a different one that wasn't standard for the watch and it all came gift wrapped and with a free polishing cloth and watch pouch, even had a roll of tape and the return stickers for postage in case I wanted to send it back! Never had the tape included in any purchase in this country.
Bought a watch last week from Blome Uhren in Germany. Really good service, and no fee for paying on credit card, which saves a nice amount, and got a small discount on the watch. They don't charge for delivery either. Which last time I enquired from a dealer in Europe was about an extra 50 Euros.
Website is all German, but fairly easy to navigate with Google Translate. They're Authorised Dealers for a lot of brands, so definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something new. I emailed a guy called Daniel. really good English, and if they do a discount, they give you a voucher code to enter at the checkout on the site, so all payments done online.
Really nice service overall. They let me chage one of the straps for a different one that wasn't standard for the watch and it all came gift wrapped and with a free polishing cloth and watch pouch, even had a roll of tape and the return stickers for postage in case I wanted to send it back! Never had the tape included in any purchase in this country.
bigkeeko said:
I was in Schiphol last week and the Longines Conquests on sale were working out at just over £300. Thought of buying a couple to sell on the bay.
If anybody happens to be going through there any time soon and can pick me one up at that sort of price price I will make sure that you get a drink or two out of it 
BAHN-STORMA said:
Was that via Chrono24's 'Trusted Checkout' or direct with the dealer adding 2%?
Reason for asking is that the 5 dealers I've approached have all requested bank transfer!
No I just went direct to the dealer after seeing the watch on Chrono24 who added their card processing fee. I don't think 2% is an unreasonable fee to give you the security. Reason for asking is that the 5 dealers I've approached have all requested bank transfer!
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