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Originally Posted by Styles Bitchley
I often see relatively cheap prices on vintage Rolex pieces on eBay from Japan
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Nooooo. It's cheaper for me to import stuff to Japan from the US, and pay the shipping and duties, than to buy in Japan. There's some good stuff here, but it ain't cheap. Generally 20 - 30% more than in the US for vintage steel sports Rolex/Tudor, if not more.
I could alternatively fly from Japan to the US, pick up the watch and fly back to Japan with it on my wrist, and it would still be cheaper all told.
This Japanese dealer is akin to HQ Milton/Tropical Watch (highly trusted, nice pieces):
https://www.libertas-watch.com/ Compare and contrast prices with the US.
UK prices are indeed prohibitively silly, especially in those central-London shopping arcades.