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17 December 2019, 02:57 AM | #1 |
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Is it relatively safe to store watch in Bank’s safety box?
I am not talking about the Swiss bank. I mean the bank such as Bank of America, Chase, etc.
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17 December 2019, 03:00 AM | #2 |
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Why wouldn't it be?
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17 December 2019, 03:06 AM | #3 |
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It’s safe until it isn’t. Nothing is 100% safe. But relatively speaking it’s safe. I’ve done it and I still have my watches.
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17 December 2019, 03:23 AM | #5 |
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The pros and cons of storage at the bank vs storage at home including tactics around having safe(s) at home have been discussed at length here recently (I believe when the NYT article was published). Just can't find that thread at the moment.
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17 December 2019, 03:50 AM | #6 |
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Very secure. Your biggest risk is going to and from the bank.
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17 December 2019, 05:53 AM | #7 |
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It is if you live on Billionaire's Row and have £50m of jewellery in your bedroom.
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17 December 2019, 08:48 AM | #8 |
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I started a similar thread on the Rolex watch forum a couple of months ago. The general consensus was buy a large safe and keep your watches at home. I agree to a point. I hate going to the bank to get my watches, so accessibility is definitely improved. That said the bank is overall safer in my opinion.
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17 December 2019, 09:01 AM | #9 |
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The answer to your question is yes. Also safe deposit box. Not safety cheers
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17 December 2019, 11:57 AM | #10 |
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Safe is a relative term...safer than what?
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17 December 2019, 12:23 PM | #11 |
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For some reasons, this thread reminds me of heist movies, like Italian Job, Bank Job, Inside Man, Out of Sight, Ocean series, etc.
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17 December 2019, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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I remember a similar thread somewhere, showing how the bank didn’t assume any responsibility when something happened. So yeah nothing is 100% safe. You could put them in your safe at home , which is also not 100% safe. I decided to leave them in the bank just on those times that I go on vacation. I can’t remember the last time (in my area) that a bank was assaulted, but I think I do remember comments that a house was victim of a robbery. So the probabilities seem to be higher on a house than a bank , of course this is just an inference/anecdotally but that’s something that makes sense to Me .
On a regular basis I keep them at home in my safe , hate going to bank every time you need a change up. That’s impractical Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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18 December 2019, 02:18 AM | #13 |
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18 December 2019, 02:35 AM | #14 |
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didn't realize you posted the same link OttawaSteve - great minds :)
read the above...some horror stories and the banks take 0 responsibility |
18 December 2019, 03:14 AM | #15 |
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Just remember, all the bank is providing is the safe. They are not insuring anything within the safe. Banks and safe deposit boxes do get robbed from time to time.
So make sure to keep your watches insured.
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31 December 2019, 12:25 PM | #16 |
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Save the money and get a good home alarm, camera system and safe. If someone gets it then they were going to get them somehow.
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- Alarm system that phones in to a security service - Grade III (at least) safe, more safes if you have more watches than 90K in value. More safes is better than a bigger/higher grade safe. More safes means more hassle to get into and takes more time. - Watch insurance (expensive but necessary) Down side of having you watches at your home is the possibility of a (armed) house invasion Down side of a safe deposit is everything mentioned above |
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Used B of A and they kept telling me I had not paid my bill each and every year even though it was auto draft. I read the tea leaves and took my stuff and ran.
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You USA boys have a other option but we can’t talk about that here.
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I think the best thing is have A good safe in the closet, and a little one hidden somewhere good where you put in the real valuables
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Need to go there weekly anyhow
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As long as the employees have no idea what you are storing I don't see an issue. I've heard horror stories.
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What are you protecting the watch from?
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