I am ready to pull the trigger and buy my first watch. I just have a bit of a concern. I know there ia list of Trusted dealers. I know where I am going to buy my watch from and I 100% trust that they will send it, my worry is UK customs . Has anyone had a watch retained by UK customs and been issued with an import duty bill? As if customs X ray the package and see a watch, then open it. These watches look vitually identical to the genuine ones, so I am a bit concerned that I will get a masssive import duty bill sent to me. As the watch retails for about £10,000 . Do these watches , more often than not , slip past UK customs,and what happens if they don't. I am only asking this as I purchased a very cheap Vostock watch from the Ukraine and it cost £50, I brought it as a joke to give to a manager at a local Rolex authourised dealer. It was very light in weight, but metal and customs intercepted it, and I had to pay import duty on this extremely inexpensive watch . Lots of people say UK customs is a breeze to get stuff past but I am not entirely sure if that is true in 2019 .. Would it be a good idea to buy a forged carbon watch first just to test my local customs centre? I am totally fine with the payment method , and also very patient when it comes to delivery times with goods shipped from China.
The watches on the trusted dealer sites look incredible, and as mentioned , I totally trust the seller to send it, it is just the potential import duty , which I just would not be able to afford to pay.
Massive thanks to everyone who helps and replies. I really hope I am worrying uncessarily , but since a very bad morobike crash I have some mental health issues , impulsive behaviour, a bit of depression, and a some anxiety issues too.
Aplogies for if this question is a dumb one but, as mentioned this will be my first purhcase.
best Regards JohnMG
The watches on the trusted dealer sites look incredible, and as mentioned , I totally trust the seller to send it, it is just the potential import duty , which I just would not be able to afford to pay.
Massive thanks to everyone who helps and replies. I really hope I am worrying uncessarily , but since a very bad morobike crash I have some mental health issues , impulsive behaviour, a bit of depression, and a some anxiety issues too.
Aplogies for if this question is a dumb one but, as mentioned this will be my first purhcase.
best Regards JohnMG