Daytona at London Heathrow

[Tha Baron]

Heavy hitters hit, congrats!

[Batmannr1]

Originally Posted by VacherObsessive

It’s not a saving. It’s duty free because you’re air side

You bring it back, no duty has been paid, it’s technically owed. If UK customs opened your case on your way back in and found a Rolex box with papers that you bought in duty free in Heathrow, they 100% will ask you for the VAT or confiscate the watch

On a watch like that daytona I guess that will be £5000 immediate payment owed.

A dangerous situation to be ignorant of.

You’d be best placed to ditch the box and papers and not get caught with them on your person during re entry to the uk.. your risk otherwise

Best practise is to ship via UPS or FedEx from abroad the box and papers to your UK address and re entry the UK with the watch on your wrist.

[nick c]

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[rcwatches]

stunning dial!

[JayHantz]

Stunning! Congratulations!

[ppalasthira]

Cool. Congrats.


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[Monty22]

Originally Posted by lukey77

Hi all, passing through and acquired this from T5.
Ok not the stainless steal, but given tax fee etc not far off the price of the steel on grey market.



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Not sure why you sound apologetic about it not being SS. To me PM is better. Just because the whole world is looking for an entry-level luxury watch, it doesn’t make it superior. Nice find!


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[lukey77]

Thanks.
Not apologetic about it being SS , more that the title of the post makes it appear I randomly got an SS at Heathrow!


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[Flybak]

Beautiful watch, congrats!

[dafuture]

Nice! One of my favorite references.

[t65tampa]

Next to my 116508, that is my favorite PM Daytona combination you picked up. Enjoy!

[SeeDweller]

Originally Posted by Jonesy2099

Thanks for the info, I had no idea.

Well . . . I wouldn't "ditch" the full set accessories, by any means!!

Simply take them along to wherever you are going, . . . and then mail them back to yourself.

You wear your new friend, like you've had it for years.
A few weeks later, you receive a nice little package in the mail.

Now, I'm certainly not advocating avoiding any laws or taxes. - - that would be unconscionable!

[NKLV]

I saw one of these at an AD in Las Vegas recently, it is even better in person

[Solo118]

Originally Posted by Monty22

Not sure why you sound apologetic about it not being SS. To me PM is better. Just because the whole world is looking for an entry-level luxury watch, it doesn’t make it superior. Nice find!


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Agreed. PM = Luxury in my head.

[Pw92676]

Congrats

[mailman]

It's a beautiful watch Congratulations and enjoy

[donut]

Wow looks so nice. For me, this is the most beautiful white gold Daytona.
Congratulations and wear it in good health.

[Hard_Six]

Beautiful!!! Congratulations

[AS1]

nice find and congrats!!

[hawkeye43]

Looks fantastic!

[kitsgq]

That's a stunner. Great pick-up!

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[Burlington]

Looks great ! Congratulations. Heathrow is pretty good for shops I find when waiting to fly.

[Xtralarg]

Post the box and papers back to yourself from abroad. Dont ditch them!

[RyanO]

Gorgeous watch, OP, and congrats!

I'll be passing through Heathrow on June 2 and 10th and am also in the market for a PM watch. I am trying to get an idea of how much better the pricing is there - is it just a flat 20 percent off of regular US prices? Did they negotiate with you at all?

You mentioned calling in advance. So you were able to contact that particular boutique to inquire about the availability and express interest before traveling? Any tips you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[Luap1976]

Originally Posted by Monty22

Not sure why you sound apologetic about it not being SS. To me PM is better. Just because the whole world is looking for an entry-level luxury watch, it doesn’t make it superior. Nice find!


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This plus 10, a precious metal peice is nicer than steel all day long if one can afford it heavy hitter indeed this Daytona congrats to the op

[ap1]

Gr8 enjoy

[watchmaker]

Originally Posted by Batmannr1

Best practise is to ship via UPS or FedEx from abroad the box and papers to your UK address and re entry the UK with the watch on your wrist.

Best practise is to pay the tax you legitimately owe. To suggest otherwise brings the credibility of this forum in to question.

What people do/don't do in the real world regarding payment/non payment of taxes is their own business; I think advocating committing a financial crime is irresponsible advice to post on a respected public forum.

[steeevvvooo]

My favourite Daytona dial. I have an WG silver racing dial but the blue looks amazing!

Really think these WG Rolex are great value. May have to withdraw my FS ad now... ��

[moose133]

Beautiful piece. Congrats!

[inadeje]

Originally Posted by VacherObsessive

It’s not a saving. It’s duty free because you’re air side

You bring it back, no duty has been paid, it’s technically owed. If UK customs opened your case on your way back in and found a Rolex box with papers that you bought in duty free in Heathrow, they 100% will ask you for the VAT or confiscate the watch

On a watch like that daytona I guess that will be £5000 immediate payment owed.

A dangerous situation to be ignorant of.

You’d be best placed to ditch the box and papers and not get caught with them on your person during re entry to the uk.. your risk otherwise

This is correct, however, the best route to take is to send yourself box, booklets etc by post from wherever your a traveling to. Wear the watch on entry with the warranty card hidden behind a credit card in your wallet. You’d be good to go.