Postal service that will insure a Rolex

[anonymous-user]

Hi all,

Thinking of purchasing a nice example of an Explorer 2 however RM Special Delivery only covers value up to £2500. As the watch is up in Manchester it isn't an option for collection. Does anyone know of any postal/courier service that will cover up to 5k ish?

Cheers

[Riff Raff]

I used DHL about a year or so back to send a Sea Dweller 43 to an address in the UK.

Worked, was fully insured, but cost about £150.

[rallye101]

https://www.dxdelivery.com/corporate/services/dx-s...

deal with lots of high end/critical stuff, no idea on costs though

[rallye101]

rallye101 said:

https://www.dxdelivery.com/corporate/services/dx-s...

deal with lots of high end/critical stuff, no idea on costs though

might only be B2C though? worth a call

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

For £5k I'd want to see it first? (and I'd deffo go and fetch it).

If you live in the mainland UK it's tricky to be more than 7 hours from Manchester? Or fly?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

...although I wouldn't fly or travel 7 hours during this pandemic

[A500leroy]

Royal mail special will insure up to 10k if you pay extra.

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/uk/special-deliv...

scroll down to consequential loss cover

[lostkiwi]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

...although I wouldn't fly or travel 7 hours during this pandemic

Driving in your own car is no risk.
We drive to France via tunnel - 660 miles and interacted with no one except border control (and then passed passports through window, wound window up and no issues.
Perfectly safe.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

lostkiwi said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

...although I wouldn't fly or travel 7 hours during this pandemic

Driving in your own car is no risk.
We drive to France via tunnel - 660 miles and interacted with no one except border control (and then passed passports through window, wound window up and no issues.
Perfectly safe.

Unless you need to stop for a wee!

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the replies. Think I might look for an example a bit closer that I can go and view first!

[Mr Pointy]

A500leroy said:

Royal mail special will insure up to 10k if you pay extra.

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/uk/special-deliv...

scroll down to consequential loss cover

Consequential loss doesn't cover the value of a lost watch. It's very clear about what it covers - the impact of additional loss of documents for instance.

In any case if you send an item valued at more than £2500 & it's lost then it's not covered at all. It isn't as if it's still covered for £2500.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

ruprechtmonkeyboy said:

Thanks for the replies. Think I might look for an example a bit closer that I can go and view first!

That sounds like a plan!

[Mr Pointy]

ruprechtmonkeyboy said:

Thinking of purchasing a nice example of an Explorer 2 however RM Special Delivery only covers value up to £2500. As the watch is up in Manchester it isn't an option for collection. Does anyone know of any postal/courier service that will cover up to 5k ish?

Secursus offer insurance you can purchase which cover you if you use one of their approved couriers - RM are included.
https://www.secursus.com/