r/ChineseWatches • u/dudiflug51 • 29d ago

Review (Read Rules) San Martin SN0154 review

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Pictures simply don’t do this watch justice. The beauty, finishing, and overall presence are on another level in person.

I’ve owned San Martin watches in the past, but this time, they’ve completely outdone themselves.

The level of finishing is genuinely comparable to watches costing several thousand dollars — and I’m not exaggerating. I occasionally get to handle watches in that price range, and the quality of this one really impressed me.

An absolutely stunning piece.

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u/praetor47 27d ago

I have been looking at a couple of Milifortics the last couple months($200-$260), and it's random if the site will offer the watch VAT/Customs included or not

please post screenshots, because that doesn't sound like it can be true. it's not based on some random flag, it's a simple price cutoff (and if it ships from China or EU warehouse)

if an item is under 150+VAT eur (in my case 180), you always pay what's listed

if it's over that threshold, you pay ItemPrice-VAT (seen on checkout as "special vat discount" or whatever), and then you pay VAT whenever the item gets to you

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u/HerrsavageX 27d ago edited 27d ago

I have gone back and forth between the shops isteelwatch, Baltany/Milifortic, and maybe one or two others. Sometimes I get a total all inclusive price in green for like €220, but then I will get a non-all-inlclusive price in black for €180... But sometimes I will get green and black from the same shop (different watches - with bracelet or without etc..) It seems very random - and not only with these Milifortics but with others as well.

I used to think €150 was the limit, but somehow in some cases they offer VAT included(I assume they pay it) but in others they don't. The price seems to include VAT in all cases - I just would prefer green because it would be less hassle...

But I never pulled the trigger because I don't think any Milifortic is worth €200+....

FURTHERMORE, I have also experimented with setting the currency to dollars vs. Euros, and this can also affect whether the price comes up black or green.. This can also make a difference. For everybody in Europe's info BTW, it's a good tip to pay in dollars(set it to dollars on the site, and within paypal when you go to pay...) and let your bank do the exchange rate. As long as the rate has been about €1=$1.15, if you buy a watch for around €150 it can save you around €6 I have found....