What time is it? Watches and horology

No duty on EU imports...

I bought my IWC from Italy. No problems, no import duty.

I stand corrected .

Thousand pound off is big saving . I take you paid duty when came into uk .......?

As part of the EU no duty is required. I checked it out before going ahead. I no stoopid ;)

Official line from the Gov Duty calculator is:

No import duty is due between two members of the EU Customs Union
No additional import VAT due between members of the EC Fiscal area

Is that the sound of ejay's commisssion I hear trickling away? ;)

BTW....I'm assuming it was this one?
http://www.chrono24.com/en/tudor/pelagos-automatic-sold--id2742967.htm?man=tudor&modelId=642&showpage=&sortorder=1&urlSubpath=/tudor/pelagos--mod642.htm&models=642&manufacturerIds=245

There's another from France for only a small amount more:
http://www.chrono24.com/en/tudor/pelagos-titanio-new--id2760797.htm?man=tudor&modelId=642&showpage=&sortorder=1&urlSubpath=/tudor/pelagos--mod642.htm&models=642&manufacturerIds=245

^ No, not that one. I spoke to the guy in France though, sounded decent but I went with another provider in the end.

@J - you're a very naughty man :)

Seriously though why so cheap?

I think it's a mixture of things. Exchange rate of the Pound against the Euro, plus contacts, plus fairy dust. But mainly contacts.

I stand corrected .

You got the orthopaedic shoes I sent you then?

nice

Is that the sound of ejay's commisssion I hear trickling away? ;)

Hey got to keep wolf from the door .............

Is that the sound of ejay's commisssion I hear ticking away? ;)

ftfy

I love the Pelagos, but visually the date window ruins it for me.

The date should be white on black at 4 o clock position IMO.

I've tried one on and the quality is first rate

I quite like the Black Bay

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yZM1GVt28Cg/T-2MlKiA4WI/AAAAAAAAGrM/6aT1JhNkSR8/s1600/Tudor+Black+Bay+Trio+%25281%2529.jpg

£1k saving, you say? This changes everything...

Apart from my bank balance...

Dis

I love the Pelagos, but visually the date window ruins it for me.

The date should be white on black at 4 o clock position IMO.

I've tried one on and the quality is first rate

Can't agree fella. In black out of white the date window makes the 3 marker identical in length to the 9 marker opposite. There is method in their madness :)

Van, that is gorge, well done!

I'm really chuffed. It's amazingly light to wear, chunky but being a big bloke it doesn't look ridiculous, the finish and attention to detail are remarkable.

Still hard to believe that by shopping around I was able to save 1k and for me this was the difference between getting the watch and not getting it.

Here are some pics as promised. From package to Pelagos:

Oh its perfect <3

Very very nice! You must well chuffed.

Ver' nice Mr Uden

http://d14vgdf03cg2x3.cloudfront.net/tint/image/fetch/a_exif/http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FBn2o45xIAAAmM0i.jpg

First day on the wrist. Surprisingly light yet delightfully chunky. It has presence but isn't a huge unwieldy lump.

Am currently timing it over 48 hours for accuracy. Have a 24 hour time result but am going to give it another 24 hours to see.

I've had the Ocean Black a couple or three weeks now. Initially it was around 10 seconds a day fast. It's settled down to around +4 secs a day now. Interesting how these movements settle down into their rhythm after a while.

I've been quoted a full service on my IWC Aquatimer for £415. They also quoted £230 for an optional change of sapphire crystal which I did not opt for as I couldn't see anything wrong with the original one. I think £415 ain't bad seeing as my old quartz Tag cost £450 for a full service, new bezel and glass. I'm very keen to get the IWC back. Definitely missing it. It needed a service though. There was a lot of debris build up on the inside of the crystal back and generally all over the movement I noticed on inspection (took a microscope to see it) Looking forward to inspecting how clean it comes back. I'll try to get some microscope shots up when I get it back if anyone's interested? Won't be for another five weeks or so though...

^^Speaking of which, has everyone seen the Twixt app that lets to measure the accuracy of your watches? Looks interesting, but £3.

^^ Is that at an IWC service centre?