Badgrammars Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Afternoon all My wife and I have just been granted our 189 visa. We shall be moving to Adelaide in January 2018. On route, we are planning 1 month each in Thailand and Vietnam. Alongside this, we are sending our goods via ship as we leave the UK. My parents gifted us very expensive rolexes a year or so ago. We do not want to take these through SE Asia. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get them to Australia? There are 2 man considerations: Insurance and tax. We are also air freighting an emergency package to some local friends. Any help greatly appreciated... we are stuck. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 This is very much a tongue in cheek reply - no offence intended! I wear my Rolex when in SE Asia. There are so many fake ones around in that area that nobody could really tell fake from real. Can you tell the fake one from the real one in this picture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgrammars Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 That's a very good point. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Why not just wear them and have them as named items on insurance? My everyday watch is an Omega Speedmaster which goes with me whenever I travel; never been a hassle at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouDYorkie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 This is very much a tongue in cheek reply - no offence intended! I wear my Rolex when in SE Asia. There are so many fake ones around in that area that nobody could really tell fake from real. Can you tell the fake one from the real one in this picture? I have to agree, there are some very good fakes there. Sweeping hand on the Rolex (rather than ticking), you'd never know without examining it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 you can tell a fake rolex easily by the feel and look if you own a genuine rolex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) The second hand on a real Rolex sweeps smoothly whereas the fake ticks from second to second. Edited August 17, 2017 by Parley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouDYorkie Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 The second hand on a real Rolex sweeps smoothly whereas the fake ticks from second to second.A fake I had hold of from Asia had a nice clean sweep to it too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouDYorkie Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 you can tell a fake rolex easily by the feel and look if you own a genuine rolexThe fake I had hold of didn't feel any different to my real one, same weight, same style, face, even the movement in the back.....but I'm no watchmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Yep. Rolex has made all sorts of styles including ticking hands, and even battery models. I have one that dates from the early 80s which has some of the features that you're told to look for as fakes: rolled steel in the wrist band and a small cyclops window are the two most notable. It's just how they made them 30 years ago and has been assessed as genuine by a dealer as I had my doubts. But anyway, to get back to the question by the OP. If you were to get it sent by post, you'd have to prove that it was owned by you and not just bought recently as Customs would hold on to it until you payed the assessed GST. I'd just wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinbjulieb Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Wear it definitely. Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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