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23 May 2018, 12:41 AM
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Explorer for my birthday! - Part 1
My wife is visiting Australia's Gold Coast, and just picked up an Explorer 214270 I sourced from Langfords for my upcoming birthday. Shane and Kathryn went out of their way to help me on the front end, and Kathryn made my wife feel like a million bucks during the final transaction. We both give Langfords a 10 out of 10!
For those interested in the numbers, here's what we're looking at for total cost converted to USD (rounded up to the next dollar). Yesterday's exchange rate was approximately $0.75 USD to $1.00 AUD, and our card does not charge conversion fees. Explorer 214270: $8,250 AUD = $6,187 USD Extra Link: $ 80 AUD = $ 60 USD Total Spent: $8,330 AUD = $6,247 USD She will be declaring the Explorer at US Customs on her return. Our worst-case estimate is $233 for duty. The calculation is: $6,247 purchase amount $ 800 subtract individual allowance ------- $5,447 taxable amount $2,000 3% of the first two grand = $60 ------- $3,447 5% of the balance = $173 That will bring our total to $6,480, which is just a hair under the $6,550 retail price in the States, but that cost includes an extra link. We'll also get approximately $624 back for Australian GST refund, bringing our total down to $5,856 for a brand new watch bought from an AD. Not too shabby, given she was going to be there anyway! Part 2 of this story will continue on my birthday next month (yes, I'm waiting). Here are the teaser pics my wife sent from the parking lot. |
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23 May 2018, 12:51 AM
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Real Name: Gerardo
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Congratulations in advance!
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23 May 2018, 12:54 AM
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Real Name: Jason
Location: Boston
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Beautiful watch!!!!
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23 May 2018, 12:56 AM
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Real Name: Richard
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Nice one! Congratulations!
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23 May 2018, 12:59 AM
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Congrats
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23 May 2018, 01:06 AM
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I appreciate your calculations. You must be in finance?
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23 May 2018, 01:08 AM
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23 May 2018, 01:16 AM
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Congrats!
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23 May 2018, 01:24 AM
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Congrats! Beautiful watch!
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23 May 2018, 03:01 AM
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Congratulations!
 Enjoy it in excellent health.
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23 May 2018, 03:12 AM
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congrats! great piece and memorable trip
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23 May 2018, 03:13 AM
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Congrats, the Explorer is a great watch.
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23 May 2018, 03:24 AM
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Been wearing my explorer a week and its grown on me every day. Congrats!
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23 May 2018, 03:46 AM
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Real Name: Tony
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I’ve been trying to get my wife to go to Australia now I have another reason to give her. Congrats!! It’s a great watch.
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23 May 2018, 03:49 AM
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A beauty, love mine. FYI I'm amazed how loose the various FX conversions end up in terms of real cost in our own home countries. The same Explorer 214270 is MSRP CAD $7500 in Montreal, which at recent buy factors against the USD of approx 1.32, makes the same watch cost US $5685. Quite a difference.
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23 May 2018, 04:03 AM
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Congrats and Happy Birthday!
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23 May 2018, 04:05 AM
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Great gift and awesome backstory! Happy upcoming b-day!
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23 May 2018, 04:09 AM
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Congratulations! I had almost the same story. Same watch, bought in Amsterdam, about a week after my birthday. (That last part is just a coincidence, though.)
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23 May 2018, 04:12 AM
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The best part is a trip to Oz! Hope you enjoy the watch
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23 May 2018, 04:15 AM
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Sounds like a great experience. Enjoy it once the big day arrives!
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23 May 2018, 04:19 AM
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Congrats! Beautiful watch.
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23 May 2018, 04:36 AM
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What a wonderful wife! Congrats!
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23 May 2018, 04:37 AM
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Congrats and enjoy that beauty!
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23 May 2018, 04:41 AM
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23 May 2018, 05:45 AM
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Congratulations, and have a Happy Birthday!
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23 May 2018, 05:48 AM
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Congrats!
The local AD to me is at $6,200 BNIB so you’ve done well IMO
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23 May 2018, 06:11 AM
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That is awesome. It's funny... when someone thinks enough of you to shop for a nice gift, it makes the gift so much more meaningful than if you purchased it yourself.
Joe
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23 May 2018, 06:16 AM
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Beautiful watch!!! congratulations
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23 May 2018, 06:17 AM
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Such a special acquisition. Thanks for sharing the numbers. Happy birthday! Wear it in good health!
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23 May 2018, 09:11 AM
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Absolutely beautiful! Congrats and Happy Birthday!
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