With eBay Delivery you can send watches. However, given their fragility, you must pay special attention to their packaging.
Important
If your items include batteries, you must comply with the international regulations for lithium batteries.
Tips
Pay special attention to the external and internal packaging. If the original packaging arrives with damages, the watch may lose some of its value.
Items must be transported in packaging approved and accepted by the selected carrier. You will need a very resilient packaging to protect the item and immobilise it inside the box.
- Small watch: a rigid cardboard box can be used based on both weight and dimensions of the item.
- Medium or large watch: a wooden box made to the size of the item can be used.
- Bulky or heavy watches: should be shipped on a pallet.
The packaging must protect the products from shocks, falls and vibrations, so it must act as a shock absorber.
Handling instructions (handle with care, this side up, fragile, do not bend/fold, do not stack, etc.) do not guarantee any special treatment.
Items are handled by automatic machinery and must withstand a free fall of at least 80 cm.
Packaging materials
Please use the following materials while packing your items:
- Double corrugated cardboard boxes, based on both weight and dimensions of the item.
- Bubble wrap.
- Formable foam.
- Compression-resistant polyethylene foam.
- Polystyrene filler chips (foam chips).
- Expanded polyethylene corners and profiles.
- Packaging tape.
Packaging instructions
Once you have gathered all the materials, please follow these instructions to avoid any damages:
Wrist watch
The seller's skills and experience regarding the packaging of watches, will be crucial for the successful delivery of your shipment.
- The watch must not be working. It must be sent in a resting state.
- Use the original packaging of the watch (hard case with padded interior). If you do not have such packaging, use a double corrugated cardboard boxes, based on both weight and dimensions of the item.
- Wrap the watch with at least 5 cm of bubble wrap for good cushioning.
- Place the watch inside the a double corrugated cardboard box, at least 5 cm away from borders to avoid damages, shocks and vibrations during transportation.
- Make sure there are no gaps and the content cannot move. Use sufficient filler material and shock absorbers (formable foam, polyethylene foam, foam chips/shavings, inflatable packaging, etc.).
- Protect borders and corners using expanded polyethylene.
- Close and seal the cardboard box with good quality and resilient packing tape.
Living room clock
Do not use packaging tape on the clock because this will remove the varnish from the wood and leave possible marks.
- The watch must not be working. It must be sent in a resting state.
- Pack the mechanism in one package and the watch case in another one.
- The pendulum and the counterclockwise shall be unhooked/blocked and protected with formable foam.
- Protect the weights with compression-resistant polyethylene foam.
- Wrap the watch with at least 5 cm of bubble wrap for good cushioning.
- Place the watch inside the a double corrugated cardboard box, at least 5 cm away from borders to avoid damages, shocks and vibrations during transportation.
- Make sure there are no gaps and the content cannot move. Use sufficient filler material and shock absorbers (formable foam, polyethylene foam, foam chips/shavings, inflatable packaging, etc.).
- Protect borders and corners using expanded polyethylene.
- Close and seal the cardboard box with good quality and resilient packing tape.
Coverage
In the event of damage, the Claims Department will only consider claims where the items have been transported with sufficient protective material. Any item that is transported without respecting our Packaging Guide will be excluded and ineligible for any compensation otherwise awarded.
Lastly, we remind you that the extra protection does not cover any watches loosening, as the goods are always subject to vibrations during transportation.