Advice for purchase at London Heathrow Airport

[hypeunot]

Seeking advice please on the payment mode for purchase of a Rolex at London Heathrow Airport. And how to get the VAT refund.
Thanks in advance.

[reubenlym]

Hey there,

I'm really new to this forum, but had an experience recently from purchasing a Tudor from Watches of Switzerland at London Heathrow Terminal 5.

If you are able to produce a boarding pass which demonstrates that you are traveling out of Europe, you will be given a price excluding VAT. Payment methods can be done either by cash or credit card, but as with most other retailers, they can offer a better price if you pay in cash (lower administration fees). The price I transacted at was just over $3,000 SGD which is about $900 or so cheaper than the price quoted in Changi Airport, Singapore.

I hope this helps!

Best,
Reuben

[Oceanklassik]

Hey there,

I'm really new to this forum, but had an experience recently from purchasing a Tudor from Watches of Switzerland at London Heathrow Terminal 5.

If you are able to produce a boarding pass which demonstrates that you are traveling out of Europe, you will be given a price excluding VAT. Payment methods can be done either by cash or credit card, but as with most other retailers, they can offer a better price if you pay in cash (lower administration fees). The price I transacted at was just over $3,000 SGD which is about $900 or so cheaper than the price quoted in Changi Airport, Singapore.

I hope this helps!

Best,
Reuben

Good, useful information. Tx for generosity

[hypeunot]

Hey there,

I'm really new to this forum, but had an experience recently from purchasing a Tudor from Watches of Switzerland at London Heathrow Terminal 5.

If you are able to produce a boarding pass which demonstrates that you are traveling out of Europe, you will be given a price excluding VAT. Payment methods can be done either by cash or credit card, but as with most other retailers, they can offer a better price if you pay in cash (lower administration fees). The price I transacted at was just over $3,000 SGD which is about $900 or so cheaper than the price quoted in Changi Airport, Singapore.

I hope this helps!

Best,
Reuben

Thank you as the information is a great help.

Please may I trouble you with some questions.
Is the shop located before or after the immigration counter?
Did you pay in pound, usd or sgd?

[reubenlym]

Thank you as the information is a great help.

Please may I trouble you with some questions.
Is the shop located before or after the immigration counter?
Did you pay in pound, usd or sgd?

It was after immigration. I was actually in transit from Germany as I had just bought my first Rolex there - a 16610LV Submariner. Will upload pictures separately once I'm able to start my own thread!

If you're using a credit card, always ALWAYS pay in the local currency. This would be GBP at Heathrow Airport. As I understand from a few retail bankers I spoke to, if you select SGD, there is a 'double conversion' charge.

[inzaghi09]

purchased there in Dec 17. sign up for the Heathrow rewards card and get rebates (sadly only credit next day), was able to get £220 rebates for a datejust 41..

[hypeunot]

purchased there in Dec 17. sign up for the Heathrow rewards card and get rebates (sadly only credit next day), was able to get £220 rebates for a datejust 41..

Please may I know if the rebate is to offset the next purchase?

[Plan B]

If your flight's at Terminal 5, you can make an online appointment for the VAT refund. Will cost £120 though, but worth it if you have many VAT receipts, running late or to avoid long queues.

[intori]

It was after immigration. I was actually in transit from Germany as I had just bought my first Rolex there - a 16610LV Submariner. Will upload pictures separately once I'm able to start my own thread!

If you're using a credit card, always ALWAYS pay in the local currency. This would be GBP at Heathrow Airport. As I understand from a few retail bankers I spoke to, if you select SG, there is a 'double conversion' charge.

assuming this applies to all purchases - helpful tip thanks!

[Beck]

Yes it's always better to pay in the local currency where the purchase is made.

[hypeunot]

Thank you to all for the advice and information. Am now at Heathrow T2. Only stainless sports model at the Rolex store is a blue Milguass

[cjexcel]

Hey there,

I'm really new to this forum, but had an experience recently from purchasing a Tudor from Watches of Switzerland at London Heathrow Terminal 5.

If you are able to produce a boarding pass which demonstrates that you are traveling out of Europe, you will be given a price excluding VAT. Payment methods can be done either by cash or credit card, but as with most other retailers, they can offer a better price if you pay in cash (lower administration fees). The price I transacted at was just over $3,000 SGD which is about $900 or so cheaper than the price quoted in Changi Airport, Singapore.

I hope this helps!

Best,
Reuben

Thank you for the information.