Buying a pre-owned luxury watch in France
France sits an hour from our bench, and French collectors have long memories for the pieces that matter. Whether you are in Paris, Lyon or a village near the border, the watch travels fully insured and arrives against your signature.
- Delivery time
- two to three working days
- Import VAT
- 20%
- Customs duty
- Normally none on Swiss watches
- Payment
- SEPA (EUR)
- Returns
- 30 days, full refund, carriage paid
Delivery
We ship to Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Strasbourg and the rest of the country by insured courier.
Fully insured and tracked, released against signature
Import VAT
French import VAT of 20 percent is charged when the parcel enters the country and is paid by you. Wrist watches of Swiss origin normally attract no customs duty under the free trade agreement between Switzerland and the EU when the origin is documented, and that paperwork travels with the watch.
Common questions
- How much is import VAT on a watch sent from Switzerland to France?
- 20 percent, charged by French customs when the parcel arrives. It is not included in our price. Customs duty on Swiss watches is normally zero when origin is documented, and we supply that documentation.
- Is it worth buying in Switzerland rather than in France?
- Sometimes, but not automatically. Once you add 20 percent import VAT the gap narrows. What Switzerland gives you is depth of stock and provenance, which is usually the better reason to buy here.