Has the Rolex bubble finally burst? Perhaps it has
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Walked a Datejust 41 for my FIL through Indian customs at Bombay with no issues last year in August.
Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Edited by JAGS on Thursday 27th June 16:20
JAGS said:
Walked a Datejust 41 for my FIL through Indian customs at Bombay with no issues last year in August.
Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
Probably just checking for drugs, weapons and explosives. Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
I highly doubt they're looking to find a Rolex.
I bought my Rolex whilst I was in Geneva, seemed an appropriate place to buy it rather than the jewellers on my High Street. The Geneva jewellers gave me the form I needed regarding the customs duty etc and how to pay it. All very simple.
I wonder if you walked through the airport Declare door if there's a greater chance of the counter being staffed, and if there isn't anyone there I guess you can carry on walking through seeing as you have attempted to declare? Or is there a sign giving instructions on what to do? I assume the very fact you are declaring means there is no fine as long as the duty is paid?
I wonder if you walked through the airport Declare door if there's a greater chance of the counter being staffed, and if there isn't anyone there I guess you can carry on walking through seeing as you have attempted to declare? Or is there a sign giving instructions on what to do? I assume the very fact you are declaring means there is no fine as long as the duty is paid?
Edited by The Gauge on Thursday 27th June 16:33
popeyewhite said:
It's called 20% VAT, nothing to do with staffing levels at customs. Walk through the DECLARE door and see what happens.
A few years back at LHR T5 I wanted to do the right thing and declare something (because it was massive, and fairly obvious 
), so I walked through the red channel. No-one there.
Waited a bit, still no-one.
Picked up the phone in there as instructed by the sign, no answer.
Waited a bit more.
Tried phone again. Still no answer.
Walked out.
dom9 said:
Louis Balfour said:
What were you declaring?
Nothing. Being escorted back out of the terminal as I'm one of those idiots with a 'valid' passport that is over 10yrs old, trying to go to Europe 
Louis Balfour said:
dom9 said:
Louis Balfour said:
What were you declaring?
Nothing. Being escorted back out of the terminal as I'm one of those idiots with a 'valid' passport that is over 10yrs old, trying to go to Europe JAGS said:
Walked a Datejust 41 for my FIL through Indian customs at Bombay with no issues last year in August.
Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Love this type of story.Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Edited by JAGS on Thursday 27th June 16:20
I walked through customs in Indonesia with something like 10x the amount of gold you have to declare.
In sovereigns in my pocket with keys and other loose change.
JAGS said:
Walked a Datejust 41 for my FIL through Indian customs at Bombay with no issues last year in August.
Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Love this type of story.Bought it in the UK for my FIL as a gift (he had no idea - was a surprise).
Stuffed the empty box in my suitcase.
Put the DJ in a £5 amazon watch case and on the UK side put it in my man bag which I had on my person throughout.
Before getting off the plane in India, I put the watch in my front jeans pocket.
Off the plane, through immigration, into the baggage hall.
Pick up my suitcases and off I trot to the Green channel with nothing to declare.
ALL arriving passengers into India have to have their luggage AND hand luggage x ray/screened for some bizarre reason. I mean nothing has happened to the stuff since it came off the plane and onto the belt!
I put it on the trolley and trotted 50 yards over to the x ray machines. Why would they want to screen it? Silly.
Anyway, bags went through the machine, I collected them on the other side and off I went. No drama.
In the UK, similarly walked my newly purchased Omega SMP300 in from Jersey back in 2013 in the same way (minus the screening of luggage).
By the time I realised I had to declare, I was in the car park...
Edited by JAGS on Thursday 27th June 16:20
I walked through customs in Indonesia with something like 10x the amount of gold you have to declare.
In sovereigns in my pocket with keys and other loose change.
dom9 said:
Blue-faced DJ41 with fluted bezel in the window of Kingston M&W... was rather shocked at the price... Knocking on £10k now! Yeeeah... no thanks!
Vintage market has softened nicely this year, can get a lot of "will never be made again" for 'entry level Rolex with date' money.
Quite a jump. I paid £7200 only 5 years back. Vintage market has softened nicely this year, can get a lot of "will never be made again" for 'entry level Rolex with date' money.
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