For the first time in longer than I’d care to admit I put my European watches in my watch box and donned my trusty SKX009, the first real watch I ever bought. I wore it for four days this weekend while jumping around and RV camping at a music festival and it occurred to me that it’s been six years since I bought it… it should be up for a service but it now somehow keeps better time than when I bought it at an astounding +1s/day over the past week I’ve worn it. Since the 7S26 is a…
Continue readingImport duties on watches carried back from Japan to US
Hey WUS! I’m on vacation in Japan from the US and dropped into a Don Quixote to buy souvenirs. I was surprised to see an extensive selection of Omegas at what appear to be decent prices (recent JPY-USD conversion rates notwithstanding) and was wondering what US customs would charge me were I to return with one. I know the recent tariff kerfuffle has changed things but I have no idea whether they apply to this type of purchase as I’m a n00b to international shopping.
Continue readingPS For any eager customs…
