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sambb · 5 June 2019, 07:49 AM

i am considering a timepiece under registered mail delivery. i have had a bad experience where this took 3 weeks to arrive. Any thoughts on this?

beshannon · 5 June 2019, 07:59 AM

Why is that a bad experience?

Registered mail is slow but it is the safest way to send something

Gecko10 · 5 June 2019, 08:00 AM

I have used it for a number of years and for a dozen or more Rolex shipments. Never been a problem

Abdullah71601 · 5 June 2019, 08:05 AM

It can be very slow, and tracking can be off, but it's very safe. And the insurance is actually insurance (FedEx etc isn't).

The Rolex Service Center insists on registered mail. That should be testimony enough that it's a good way to ship.

RichM · 5 June 2019, 09:30 AM

It’s only bad when it doesn’t arrive. It’s the only way a RSC will accept a watch. That has to count for something.

sambb · 5 June 2019, 10:38 AM

Thanks

Tom Foley · 6 June 2019, 02:05 AM

As a retired postal clerk, let me assure you that this is the safest way to send any high value item, everyone one who touches it, signs for it also kept locked up.

Problem is, as everyone has said, it is slow but will get there.

Tom Foley

s14roller · 6 June 2019, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Foley

As a retired postal clerk, let me assure you that this is the safest way to send any high value item, everyone one who touches it, signs for it also kept locked up.

Problem is, as everyone has said, it is slow but will get there.

Tom Foley

USPS registered mail is the only way I send valuables. Yes, it is slow. Yes, the tracking sucks. What matters to me is that it gets to the destination safely.

214270Explorer · 6 June 2019, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by s14roller

USPS registered mail is the only way I send valuables. Yes, it is slow. Yes, the tracking sucks. What matters to me is that it gets to the destination safely.

Yep. That is only how I ship high dollar items. I gave your exact same advice to someone a few years back and he did not take the advice.

The vintage camera was lost/stolen in the UPS system (it was a signature delivery, too, never got there) and he was pissed. It was never recovered.

When he later complained to me with his sob story I told him to shut the he!! up and never again ask me for any advice.

He was kind of a nasty jerk anyway, so not seeing him any more is actually a relief.

THC · 6 June 2019, 08:32 AM

Op does not say if he is sending or receiving.. if I am buying a watch I want fed ex overnight sig required. I am not waiting snail mail..lol

5 June 2019, 07:49 AM	#1
sambb "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 1,375	registered mail i am considering a timepiece under registered mail delivery. i have had a bad experience where this took 3 weeks to arrive. Any thoughts on this?

5 June 2019, 07:59 AM	#2
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,892	Why is that a bad experience? Registered mail is slow but it is the safest way to send something __________________ IWC Portugieser 7 Day, Omega Seamaster SMP300m, Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent Clock

5 June 2019, 09:30 AM	#5
RichM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Richie Location: "Nowhere Man" Watch: out now,take care! Posts: 29,782	It’s only bad when it doesn’t arrive. It’s the only way a RSC will accept a watch. That has to count for something. __________________ "I love to work at nothing all day" TRF #139960

6 June 2019, 02:05 AM	#7
Tom Foley "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Real Name: Tom Foley Location: USA Watch: 114270 K series Posts: 39	Registered Mail As a retired postal clerk, let me assure you that this is the safest way to send any high value item, everyone one who touches it, signs for it also kept locked up. Problem is, as everyone has said, it is slow but will get there. Tom Foley

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5 June 2019, 08:00 AM	#3
Gecko10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Mexico Watch: GMT 1675 Posts: 331	I have used it for a number of years and for a dozen or more Rolex shipments. Never been a problem

5 June 2019, 08:05 AM	#4
Abdullah71601 Banned Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Calumet Harbor Watch: ing da Bears Posts: 13,568	It can be very slow, and tracking can be off, but it's very safe. And the insurance is actually insurance (FedEx etc isn't). The Rolex Service Center insists on registered mail. That should be testimony enough that it's a good way to ship.

5 June 2019, 10:38 AM	#6
sambb "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA/UK Posts: 1,375	Thanks

6 June 2019, 08:32 AM	#10
THC 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 126333 Posts: 10,666	Op does not say if he is sending or receiving.. if I am buying a watch I want fed ex overnight sig required. I am not waiting snail mail..lol

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