Buying a pre-owned luxury watch in Monaco
Monaco probably wears more fine watches per square kilometre than anywhere else on earth, so the standard of what counts as acceptable condition is high. It should be. Every watch we send has been through four checks in Zürich and arrives with a condition report written to be read closely.
- 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 deliver to Monte-Carlo and La Condamine by insured courier against signature, usually within two to three working days.
Fully insured and tracked, released against signature
Import VAT
Monaco is not a member of the European Union, but it sits inside the EU customs territory and the French VAT system through its customs union with France. In practice that means French procedures and French VAT at 20 percent. Swiss watches normally carry no customs duty when the origin is documented.
Common questions
- Does Monaco follow French customs rules?
- In practice, yes. Monaco is outside the European Union but inside its customs territory through the customs union with France, so French procedures and French VAT at 20 percent apply.
- Can I pay from a Monegasque bank?
- Yes. Monaco is part of the SEPA area, so a euro transfer from a Monegasque bank works exactly as one from France would. We also accept payment in cryptocurrency.