Should I buy a Rolex without a certificate?

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by Intheshed

Thanks everyone.

Would love to buy off the TRF forum but all of the 14060Ms that I have seen so far (and all of the recommended sellers) are located in the US. I might be getting my maths wrong but a $5000 dollar watch would cost a further $1000 in import duty to the UK.....obviously I would be happy to hear otherwise! I can buy a 14060M for around £500 cheaper in Europe than in the UK at the moment; I am assuming that the weak euro is helping with this ie the one on Chrono24 is £3000 whereas I am seeing nothing comparable in the UK for under £3500. If its a genuine watch then its a no-brainer!
The link is as follows if anyone would care to take a look...
http://www.chrono24.com/en/rolex/sub...id3266274.htm?

Another 'problem' for UK buyers of watches in the US is that the GBP is ridiculously weak against the USD at the moment. It's around £1 to US$ 1.45, which is the lowest I can remember it being since around 2001. It is simply not economically viable for UK based Brits to buy anything in USD at that sort of exchange rate.