Guides
Each guide answers one decision: what to check, what it is worth, who to sell to, or what happens at the border. Every one shows the date it was last reviewed.
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Buying a Pre-Owned Luxury Watch: What to Check Before You Buy
How to buy a pre-owned luxury watch safely: verify the reference, judge condition, check papers and provenance, assess the seller and know what to ask.
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Selling a Luxury Watch: Valuation, Buyers and Your Selling Options
How to sell a luxury watch: compare dealers, specialist buyers, auction, consignment and private sale, and prepare your documents, photos and payment safely.
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Luxury Watches in Thailand: Buying, Selling and the Local Market
How Thailand’s luxury watch market works: boutiques, Bangkok’s pre-owned trade, counterfeits, prices, and buying or selling as a resident or visitor.
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Is It Cheaper to Buy a Rolex in Thailand?
Is a Rolex cheaper in Thailand? How to compare Thailand, Dubai and UK prices properly: availability, tax refunds, import tax, warranty and resale.
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Buying a Luxury Watch in Bangkok: What to Check Before You Pay
How to buy a luxury watch in Bangkok: which seller to use, how LINE and Facebook deals work, where to meet, how to pay and when to walk away.
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What Determines the Value of a Pre-Owned Luxury Watch?
What sets the value of a pre-owned luxury watch: reference, condition, box and papers, service history and market demand, and how to check a fair price.
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Travelling With a Luxury Watch: Thailand, Dubai and the UK
Can you travel with a luxury watch? Security, customs, declarations, documents, tourist tax refunds and insurance between Thailand, Dubai and the UK.
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Buying Luxury Watches in Dubai: New, Unworn and Pre-Owned
How to buy a luxury watch in Dubai: boutiques, dealers and online sellers, new vs unworn vs pre-owned, the tourist VAT refund and how to check a dealer.
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Selling a Pre-Owned Luxury Watch in the UK
Sell a pre-owned luxury watch in the UK: compare buyers, dealers, auction and private sale, and see valuation, ID checks, payment and CGT basics.