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ANTIQUE TIME PAYMENT SHIPPING INFORMATION
Shipping Your
Watch Need Not Be A Problem
Here Are A Few Simple Instructions To
Insure That It Arrives Safely
We offer our customers several payment options. We accept Personal
checks, Business checks and Money Orders.
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PROPER PACKAGING. When
watches are sent to us, it is usually because they are in need of repair or
general maintenance. Carefully packing your watch for shipment
prevents a simple repair from turning into a complex repair. DON'T
over pack or stuff your box so tight with fill material. When you do
this, any outside force on the box is directly transmitted to the watch
inside of the box. This can cause damage to delicate balance staffs
should the package get dropped or thrown during shipment.
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ALLOW BREATHING ROOM.
Wrap your watch in small bubble wrap and place inside a box that allows at
least 3 to 4 inches around the watch. Now use light peanut foam fill
material to surround the watch. Don't pack to tight. Allow the
watch to "Float" inside the box. This way, should the box
get dropped, the watch will be able to move a small amount while the packing
material absorbs the impact, thus allowing the watch to gently move while
the impact is dissipated. This is the old "Egg In The Box"
trick.
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PRIORITY MAIL.
This is the best way to send us your watch and is also the least expensive.
You can also insure Priority Mail for any amount you need and you can also
purchase tracking numbers for the package. The Post Office supplies
boxes and tape free of charge. Do NOT ship your watch to us using UPS
or FedEx or any other carrier. Using them will delay your watch
arriving to us. We are located across the street from the post office
and pick up our packages there on a daily basis.
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REGISTERED MAIL.
Registered Mail is the most secure way to ship your watches.
Your package is placed under lock and key as soon as you drop it off at the
Post Office. All corners and seams must be taped using brown paper
tape so that the Post Office can round date all corners and seams for
security purposes. Every postal employee that handles Registered Mail
must sign for it. This form of shipping is generally used for high
value items.
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EXPRESS MAIL. We return
all repairs using Priority Mail. Express Mail is available and comes
with automatic insurance of $100.00. Additional insurance coverage is
available along with tracking numbers. We will NOT ship watches using
UPS or FedEx. Watches are classified as jewelry, therefore, UPS and
FedEx will not insure them. PLEASE DON'T ASK US TO US THEM.
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
When
you ship your watch to us, PLEASE be sure to include your
EMAIL ADDRESS with the package. This is very important as we use QuickBooks
Pro 2006, which enables us to send you very detailed estimates for your
watch repair needs. We also E-mail invoices when your repair or
purchase is complete.
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SHIPPING SCHEDULE. We
ship all completed watch repairs on Fridays and again on Tuesdays.
This gives us time to bench test all watches and to prepare them for
shipment. Remember, "Rush jobs create poor jobs." At times, we
use an outside company to handle our packaging and shipping needs.
This is usually done with items that we sell at auction. PLEASE don't
call our shop to ask when your job or auction item was shipped. We
simply don't have the time to stop work in progress and look up this
information. Please send us an email with your request.
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REMOVE ALL ATTACHMENTS FROM YOUR
WATCH. When you send your watch to us,
PLEASE remove pocket watch chains, watch fobs and other attachments.
Please don't send your watch to us in its original factory box.
Leaving these items on your watch delays the service process and it is
difficult to keep track of these items. We will NOT be responsible for
these items. As they have to be removed for case polishing and
cleaning.
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OUR SHIPPING ADDRESS.
Antique Time
Post Office Box 938
Medford, Oregon, 97501-0067
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