A quick message to let people who are interested in buying a Timex SDM watch know that www.ebay.co.uk are really cheap. I bought a 100 Lap version for £95 (RRP £220) from a company in New York including shipping. Last time I looked they had 5 left. Enter "Timex Speed" in the search field and select items available to the UK on the search option to view the various sellers. The site is safe to use in terms of credit cards etc and delivery is real quick... Happy hunting....
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I would like to buy one of these from the U.S. on ebay but how can you tell how much the import duty will be?
Was yours a lot? What price did you pay in total? I'm wondering whether it would be better to just buy it from new york as i'm going in february.
Thanks,
Jonny
If you buy both together the cost is £240.00 which is comparable with the cost of the Timex SDM but you get you heart rate readings and the speed & distance readings on the HRM.
See http://www.msgbikes.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Latest_News___Products_13.html
for more information.
Think I might treat myself to this instead.
I bought mine from ebay including postage for £110. I didn't get charged any import duty on it but even so it isn't going to be £100! I have bought things previously from the States and have been charged up to around £30 for items of about £60-80. Well worth doing at half price. I used seller joetimex and he wrote on the packet that it was a gift and it was valued at $30 so customs didn't look at it, not sure what the legal standpoint is on this though.
Gareth
Apparently, Nike are about to release a Mk 2 that addresses some of the problems with the Mk1 - could be why these are going cheap.
MK - definitely like the sound of the combied watch HRM and SDM. The product advertised in this months issue of runners world, a watch by Suunto, with the altimeter, combine all three with a pC download facility - now that would be something, providing it didn't weigh 50kg!
Seen that ad in RW, but since I am only running since July 2002 I have no use yet for the altimeter
My hill work is not that intense