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Buying Guides

Watch Service History: Verify It From a Japanese Listing (2026)

How to verify a watch service history from a Japanese listing: read the invoice, tell a service card from a warranty card, and spot swapped parts before you buy.
2026.09.26
Buying Guides
Buying Guides

Zenith Reference Numbers: Verify a Japanese Listing (2026)

Decode Zenith reference numbers segment by segment, tie them to the El Primero movement, and check that a Japanese pre-owned listing is what it claims.
2026.09.26
Buying Guides
Buying from Japan

Solid Gold Watch Melt Value: The Floor When Buying from Japan (2026)

A solid gold watch has a melt value floor that steel does not. How to calculate it, why the floor moved in 2026, and what it means for buying gold from Japan.
2026.09.26
Buying from Japan
Buying Guide

Franck Muller Reference Numbers: Verify a Japanese Listing (2026)

A Franck Muller reference number is a case-size code plus feature letters (SC, DT, CC), not a model year. Here is how to decode one and verify a Japanese listing.
2026.09.25
Buying Guide
Buying from Japan

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reference Number: How to Verify a Japanese Listing

Jaeger-LeCoultre reference number decoded: why the Q catalog number differs from the engraved case number, and the codes to verify a Japanese listing.
2026.09.25
Buying from Japan
Buying from Japan

Japanese Independent Watches: How to Buy from Japan in 2026

Kurono, Naoya Hida and Minase sell out in Japan first. A 2026 guide to buying Japanese independent watches from Japan: allocation, secondary market and landed cost.
2026.09.25
Buying from Japan
Buying from Japan

How to Buy Credor from Japan (2026): Japan-Only Models Explained

Most Credor watches are sold only in Japan. Here is how to buy Credor from Japan in 2026: what is export-only, how to read the model and caliber, and shipping.
2026.09.23
Buying from Japan
Buying from Japan

Ship a Watch with a Battery from Japan (2026): Lithium Rules

Ship a watch with a battery from Japan in 2026? Most quartz watches have no lithium, and the 2026 IATA 30% rule targets big cells, not watches. By type and route.
2026.09.23
Buying from Japan
Buying from Japan

Date a Vintage Rolex Oyster Case from Photos (Japan, 2026)

Date a vintage Rolex Oyster case from photos when buying from Japan: serial location (lugs vs rehaut), random serials from 2010, plus caseback and crown cues.
2026.09.22
Buying from Japan
Buying from Japan

Rolex Clasp Codes & End Links: Verify a Bracelet from Japan (2026)

A rolex clasp code dates the bracelet, not the watch. How to read it, match end links to the bracelet reference, and spot a swapped bracelet in a Japanese listing.
2026.09.21
Buying from Japan
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