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Thanks - slightly worried that would look too low but good to know - anyone else care to comment?

Thanks kernow - that's useful. When you say low value - do you mean under £15 as a commercial transaction (which seems a bit too low - might attract attention), or under £36 as a gift? From reading it seems that below both of these thresholds avoids duty and VAT, and hence the Royal Mail/Parcel Force fee. I'm thinking maybe a $50 (£30) value as a gift for a watch case and bracelet....

Hi all, I am looking at a M2M sale from the US to be shipped to the UK - have searched and read a load of stuff about options but nothing clear from recent times. Using USPS Priority International seems popular, but this seems to cause problems once it gets to the UK with ParcelForce customs checks and additional fees. I wonder if the size and declared value is small then it would go via Royal Mail once it hits the UK rather than parcel force making things easier? Needs to be fully trackable really (talking about a $400 watch) so I don't fancy risking USPS First Class. Also seems an option to use FEDEX or DHL. Also be interested to know what the best options for the content/value for the customs declaration are. Anyone with some recent experience be so kind as to offer some advice? TIA

As far as I know, the only decent 16600 is the noob Super Sea Dweller (SSD) - the with v2 being better than the v1. This has not been available for a couple of months as production was stopped. I have been trying to find one (lots of people have!) but have contacted several of the trusted dealers who are still listing on their sites but they don't have any and just haven't got round to updating their sites. The SSD lite was the SSD with an asian 21j movement rather than gen or asian ETA. The ones I have seen available now are back to the old sub case with a few sea dweller mods theme so just don't compare to the SSDs. Only way to get an SSD is to be quick on a used one....but if anyone does know where there are any then please shout up ;-)

Narikaa is your man:- http://www.rwgforum.com/topic/122800-planet-ocean-straps/