Pilots' Watches, Mechanical Instrument Watches, Chronographs from Glycine, Tutima, Orfina, Hanhart, Fortis, Limes, Schauer, Revue Thommen, Nomos, Harwood, Temption

FIVE WAYS HI-FIDELITY LTD
FINE TECHNICAL PRODUCTS SINCE 1972

For watches with difference please read on.

STOCK ROTATION SALE
The following watches are on offer subject to being unsold. The special sale prices are shown with our normal prices in brackets. Full details of each item are given on the Archimede page. The links are below, left. As of June 5th. only two watches remain. Both are from the Limes/Archimede stable:

ARCHIMEDE
Pilot 42 GMT £851 (£1165)
Defakto, white dial £399 (£627)

ABOUT US: Our shop is in Birmingham, UK. Our background is in technical products rather than jewellery. For us watches are micro engineering coupled with design and style. All our watches are mechanical. All brands were carefully selected and provide very good value for money at their respective price levels. Unlike the high profile brands, where so often the brand is more important than the watch, our suppliers spend little on promoting brand awareness. This is reflected in the value they provide. All the brands are well known to watch enthusiasts. Choosing a watch from outside the mainstream can be very rewarding in respect of value, quality and design.

This internet site is a shop window for our very real retail shop (visitors welcome Tuesday-Friday 10.30 until 6.00 and Saturday 10.30-5.00. but these days by appouintment). We are an officially appointed retailer for each of the brands we stock. We do not offer active "on line" ordering. This is not only in deference to the wishes of some of our suppliers but also our choice. We are, of course, pleased to supply by mail order to customers who contact the shop in the normal ways. Most of our orders seem to require dialogues before they are placed so please feel free to make contact by e-mail or telephone. Our watches may be bought with the confidence that they are new, genuine and carry full manufacturers' guarantees. Please ask if you need help.

Customers should note that we are no longer at Five Ways, Edgbaston. We re-located to a new shop in 2004. The new address and telephone details are under "CONTACT" together with our e-mail address which is unchanged.

All prices are in GBP and include UK VAT (Value Added Tax). Further details and export information are given under "DEALING WITH US", below.

ABOUT THIS SITE: We have tried to make the new site as simple, quick and easy to use as possible and at the same time provide adequate information. The pictures on the individual brand pages are intended to give a good impression of the watches we offer. The watch pictures are not to scale so please refer to the actual dimensions.

DEALING WITH US: Ordering from us is very straightforward for both UK and overseas customers. Our prices are clearly indicated in GBP (£) and any special discounts are clearly described. All the prices given on the site include UK VAT (Value Added Tax) and consequently apply in the UK. Customers outside the UK are entitled to buy tax free, that is with the VAT removed. The VAT may be removed from our prices by deducting 16.7% (i.e. 20 parts in 120 - the VAT rate being 20% from January 4th.2011). This gives the export prices for countries outside the UK. Shipping is free to UK addresses so mail order customers pay no more than visitors to the shop. We charge for shipping outside the UK but the cost is usually small, typically £12 - £15. Some overseas countries charge import duty and possibly customs clearance charges as well as sales taxes or VAT. Again this is very straightforward. These charges are almost invariably collected as a by-product of the delivery system. We keep data on import duties for most countries and can help with information although ultimately settling the duty is the customer's responsibility. Mail order payment is usually by VISA / MASTERCARD or direct payment into our bank account. Other methods are possible.

If you deal with us you will be dealing with a real, bricks and mortar, visitable shop and a business which has existed for 51 years. You will not be dealing with an "on line" trader of indeterminate location. As we are not an "on line" trader you will not find an impersonal order form, which can't answer questions, on our site. We are very approachable by telephone, e-mail or personal visit (very good parking) and are happy to discuss watch issues with potential customers. There is a lot of helpful information available which we do not (perhaps dare not) put on the web site. We have our own watch maker as well as facilities for returning watches to their respective manufacturers.

We try to ensure that our prices are reasonable bearing in mind the service and support we provide as an authorized dealer. Where we can pass on savings to customers we say so on the site.