The effort it took to finally secure this beauty! Let me just warn you all that if shipping any watch overseas that has a strap made of anything other than cow/calf (in this case, alligator) be sure the seller understands what paperwork is needed! This st...
Regarding alligator straps, isn’t a viable solution that the shipper remove the strap and send it to you separately? I had researched this before and found online discussions/instructions on how to navigate this issue.
The shipper was WAY over their head. They said they could ship to the US but clearly didn’t understand protocol. I’m just a guy trying to buy a watch… I assume the professionals know proper procedure. So, yes, most likely this could’ve been done much more...
I ran into a similar problem years ago. At first the British private seller shipped the strap with the watch. When that failed he looked into getting a CITES license. (Haha) Finally he listened to me and sent the strap to me in a normal envelope.
Based on my experience - never ship with FedEx, as lazy and incompetent as it gets. Strap - remove and ship via regular email. Most dealers would do that for you. A lot of Japanese ones would refuse due to their respect for the rules. Apart from that, I h...
Guess there’s no great option. Though the seller definitely is largely at fault. But if I didn’t keep hounding UPS, I have no idea how much longer this would have taken. Very poor communication from UPS when problems arose.
as soon as I saw it, I felt this one was truly unique... certainly much different than anything else I own. I like the Platinum version, but agree with you, this is something really unique, and I prefer it (even if the platinum weren't multiples more expe...