Hodinkee Sell Off inc OMEGA NATO’s $80

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Great prices on watch straps currently.
Even Omega NATO’s 20 and 22mm $80.
Be great if they come in the box case and change tool😀
 
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Great prices on watch straps currently.
Even Omega NATO’s 20 and 22mm $80.
Be great if they come in the box case and change tool😀
Add it to your cart and see if it jumps to $160 on checkout 🙄
 
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Watch out if buying in Europe....I bought 5 straps reduced from $550 to $100 and they used the pre-sale price on the FedEx/Airway bill. That caused two weeks of havoc in customs as I received a tax demand for €130. Not amusing and I spent approx. 5 hours on the Fedex 'customer services helpline' ( and I use the term in the loosest context) over those 14 days trying to sort out the excess charge.
 
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I bought a few straps (at $25). They were "18 mm width" but are in fact 19 mm, and don't fit my 18 mm vintage Omega. To Hodinkee's credit, they offered two replacement straps of my choice. Unfortunately, those also turned out to be 19 mm. 🙁

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Watch out if buying in Europe....I bought 5 straps reduced from $550 to $100 and they used the pre-sale price on the FedEx/Airway bill. That caused two weeks of havoc in customs as I received a tax demand for €130. Not amusing and I spent approx. 5 hours on the Fedex 'customer services helpline' ( and I use the term in the loosest context) over those 14 days trying to sort out the excess charge.
Thanks for heads up.
 
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I didn't check the Omega NATOs early enough! By the time I saw them they were $130 which, while still discounted nearly 20%, were still too expensive to take a flyer on.

Did pick up a couple more of their more unique straps for dirt cheap though. Mine have at least been true to size too but that's def curious.
 
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I bought a few straps (at $25). They were "18 mm width" but are in fact 19 mm, and don't fit my 18 mm vintage Omega. To Hodinkee's credit, they offered two replacement straps of my choice. Unfortunately, those also turned out to be 19 mm. 🙁

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Looks like you are going to need to buy more watches with 19mm lugs. ::psy::
 
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I bought a few straps (at $25). They were "18 mm width" but are in fact 19 mm, and don't fit my 18 mm vintage Omega. To Hodinkee's credit, they offered two replacement straps of my choice. Unfortunately, those also turned out to be 19 mm. 🙁

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When I bought like 20+ of the straps a few weeks ago I had a 15% failure rate on them sending the right color and size. I guess they are not too concerned about expert fulfillment at this point.
 
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Same here, I bought 4 leather straps and I recieved two with steel buckles, one with a strange sort of brushed/bronsish buckle and one with no buckle. After the hassle I'd already had with customs I couldn't be bothered chasing it up, but I'd hardly describe it as satisfactory and couldn't recommend the transaction.
 
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When I bought like 20+ of the straps a few weeks ago I had a 15% failure rate on them sending the right color and size. I guess they are not too concerned about expert fulfillment at this point.

the staff that are remaining can't be that motivated
 
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Well that’s not comforting news…
I ordered 3 to 4 weeks ago for nearly 400 euros 🤦 of those for variety purpose but I had to leave for holidays without having received anything, not even confirmation of shipment. I sent a message and got a rapid answer that they will look after my order… doesn’t look like it’s going to be easy…
As I bought from Europe too, I don’t want to imagine the customs taxes if they have/will use the pre sale prices on that !
 
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Well that’s not comforting news…
I ordered 3 to 4 weeks ago for nearly 400 euros 🤦 of those for variety purpose but I had to leave for holidays without having received anything, not even confirmation of shipment. I sent a message and got a rapid answer that they will look after my order… doesn’t look like it’s going to be easy…
As I bought from Europe too, I don’t want to imagine the customs taxes if they have/will use the pre sale prices on that !

Oh man, I'd send a message to them straight away asking for the Airway bill documentation value. If incorrect get them to make you a new sales receipt with the correct amount and providing that to customs will be enough for them to reassess your tax liabilities.
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Oh man, I'd send a message to them straight away asking for the Airway bill documentation value. If incorrect get them to make you a new sales receipt with the correct amount and providing that to customs will be enough for them to reassess your tax liabilities.
Thanks for the advice !

Edit : Finally came back from my holidays. Realized they answered me telling me that unfortunately my order was returned to them and that only 4 of the ordered items were finally in stock...
I asked for a full refund.Strange and bad customer experience in the end. Hopefully they will refund me fast. This should be my 1st and last order with them.
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