Delivery and Returns

Courier options: All orders are sent via Royal Mail Special Delivery, fully insured.

Tracked Postage: We offer Next Day guaranteed delivery, UK only.

Watches Of Distinction offers a standard 14-day return policy for online orders only. Please note the 14 days return policy does not apply to purchases made directly at our store as you have been given the chance to inspect the product prior to purchasing, unless the product is faulty.

Presentation of the unused goods should be in the same condition in its original packaging accompanied by the receipt or proof of purchase. Returns of unworn watches will only be accepted if they are in the same condition as when they were sold, including all original stickers, or if they have a defect. You can return a watch in person, or by post. If you are not returning your purchase in person to our store, you are required to pay for postage fees.

We specialize in sourcing and retailing new, pre-owned, rare and prestigious wrist watches from the world’s leading manufacturers including Rolex, Franck Muller, Audemars Piguet, and Patek Phillippe.

Giles’s extensive knowledge of watches has been sought for National and International magazine articles and through the media of Television. He is frequently commissioned to forensically examine watches to authenticate their provenance.

From the outset, Giles has always offered a high quality service and his reliability and honesty has led him to be a foremost professional in his field. Purchasing or part exchanging a watch through Giles, you can be reassured that the watch you are buying is genuine and will come with a 12 months warranty.

Giles other passions are motorbikes and motor bike racing, being a former racer, he now supports Jason O’Halloran and Joe Francis in the British Superbike Championships. One of his main inspirations was Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, who he saw wearing a Rolex when he was younger and that sparked his initial interest in luxury timepieces.