
OK, but how come you’re selling so cheap? They are not marked, ex-display, or damaged in any way. As a general rule, if our stock code is ATO – the watches are unworn with full-term manufacturers warranty dated on day of dispatch.

If a model has been discontinued but we are able to find it for you used, we will let you know the year of production and condition prior to offering the piece.

Is it used? What’s wrong with it?Īll of our available to order pieces are unworn unless specified. How come you’re selling at £7,500 when RRP is £10,000. Sometimes our prices are met with suspicion. We are able to source a lot of different brands and offer them to customers for a discount. There is no difference between the two above and beyond wording but we cannot technically class our watches as new and it would be unfair to do so. Therefore, they are classed as “unworn” because the purchasing customer would become the second owner. Official Watches has owned them prior to onward sale. This leads on to the next question…īecause we purchase the watches that we sell, they are no longer classed as “new”. This makes them the first purchaser of a new watch which they can then export home and reclaim value added tax under the VAT retail export scheme. VAT can only be reclaimed by people who are living outside of the EU who purchase from an Authorised Dealer in the UK. These flags include manufacturer, model, and serial numbers. We also receive notifications of stolen watches, break-ins, robberies etc. The international registers are updated whenever a watch is added and constantly monitored. Any watch that has been recorded as stolen or subject to an insurance claim will be rejected. This allows us to ascertain whether the watch has been stolen or reported as such. We check all purchased watches against an international a uthentication register. How do you know your used watches aren’t stolen? It will be immediately rejected should it display characteristics or serial markings known to be associated with “replica” items. When purchasing or accepting watches in part exchange, we will thoroughly inspect the watch, including its movement.

We firmly believe that a fake watch looks better after its been obliterated with a hammer. Some questions come up repeatedly so we thought it would be a great idea to create a FAQ page about our watches. Here at Official, we receive a lot of enquires.
