Watch courier recommendations please.

[Sheetmaself]

Hi all, I need to send a watch to be repaired with a value of about £8k. Will be UK to UK but want to make sure fully insured.

I have tried Evri, DHL, Royal Mail, and UPS but non seem to have a service that insures for this amount.

Does anyone have any suggestions please?

[Truckosaurus]

Not wishing to be a dick, but wouldn't the place you are sending it to be able to suggest the courier that they use to return the items to their customers (assuming they deal with similar value items regularly).

[type-r]

Subdial uses FedEx but requires you to video you packing the watch into box and sealing it for insurance purposes. Not sure if FedEx actually insures it or if Subdial use a separate insurance company.

[22s]

type-r said:

Subdial uses FedEx but requires you to video you packing the watch into box and sealing it for insurance purposes. Not sure if FedEx actually insures it or if Subdial use a separate insurance company.

I just received a watch from Subdial and it was sent via DHL so maybe they use both.

From my experience of shipping expensive watches, it is a combination of whatever courier plus separate insurance via Secursus. Make sure you follow all of the Secursus packing/documentation rules so there's no issue in event of a claim!

[Sheetmaself]

Truckosaurus said:

Not wishing to be a dick, but wouldn't the place you are sending it to be able to suggest the courier that they use to return the items to their customers (assuming they deal with similar value items regularly).

Not a dick at all, i did this and they use toyal mail and deal with the £2.5k maximum

[Truckosaurus]

Sheetmaself said:

Not a dick at all, i did this and they use Royal mail and deal with the £2.5k maximum

Seems risky, but no doubt the extra insurance costs quickly add up....

[Sheetmaself]

The only companies i can find that will do an £8k insurance are companies i have never heard of (granted i don’t send too many parcels) but make me question what is best sending fully insured but with someone i haven’t heard of, or taking a punt with royal mail but not covered for the full value.

[the-norseman]

I was suggested to send it via RM upto £2500 and then get additional insurance. Luckily the watch I sent was worth just less than the 2.5k limit.

[LordGrover]

I've always used royal mail/post office but buy my own insurance via secursus.

Never needed to claim though...

[Jinba Ittai]

LordGrover said:

I've always used royal mail/post office but buy my own insurance via secursus.

Never needed to claim though...

This. All day long. Royal Mail Tracked and Signed. Secursus for the insurance. And religiously follow the packing directions they demand, and photograph each step.

[Sheetmaself]

Brills thanks for this.

[fflump]

Jinba Ittai said:

LordGrover said:

I've always used royal mail/post office but buy my own insurance via secursus.

Never needed to claim though...

This. All day long. Royal Mail Tracked and Signed. Secursus for the insurance. And religiously follow the packing directions they demand, and photograph each step.

I also use Secursus but use RM Special Delivery. I guess you never know what a company is like until you claim though! One thing to check re Secursus is the small print on value and cover validity when sending for a repair as opposed to sending it to someone you’ve sold it to with an invoice to show for it. Something in the back of my mind suggests there may be an issue so worth checking.

[johnsmith222]

Personally, for £8k, I'd be driving it there and picking it up. That's the plan for my dad's watch when I get it serviced as I can't replace it. Plus it's an excuse for a road trip.