FAQS

We offer our no obligation, free service to everyone to view a product in their local store before you buy. If you are unsure about buying online or simply wish to view the item before you buy this free service is for you.

We offer our no obligation, free service to everyone to view a product in their local store before you buy. If you are unsure about buying online or simply wish to view the item before you buy this free service is for you.

Please see our Delivery Page for the most up-to-date lead times.

We accept all UK registered Credit and Debit cards as well as PayPal. Please note American Express can only be used online not instore.

At H&T - Shop Online, we have payment security measures in place to combat fraud and secure your personal data.

Retail items can be exchanged or refunded up to 30 days after purchase, as long as you have a valid receipt. You can find out more in our returns policy.

We are happy to exchange or refund an item as long as you have your original receipt, and the item has not been personalised or modified in any way.

We endeavour to process refunds promptly, however, it can take some payment institutions up to 10 working days to clear the funds back to your account.

Selling your watch through H&T - Shop Online couldn't be simpler. Just fill out the enquiry form on our sell your watch page (link) and we will use the information to give you a preliminary valuation. Then it's a case of sending your watch to us or bringing it into one of our stores to complete the sale.

If you have the original box and paperwork that goes with the watch you want to sell, it’s certainly worth including them as you will get a better price. However, if you do not have the original box and/or official papers, we can still make you an offer. All luxury watches come with a unique serial number hidden on or within the watch itself. We can use this serial number to prove authenticity of your watch directly with the manufacturer.

Once you have submitted an initial enquiry telling us the make and model of your watch, we will send you an estimate. You can then send us your watch, or drop it off at one of our nationwide stores. After an inspection at our service centre, we will issue you a final offer. Once this has been agreed we will arrange for payment to be sent to you.

Part-exchanging your watch with H&T - Shop Online couldn't be easier. Once you have submitted an initial enquiry telling us the make and model of your watch, we will send you an estimate. You can then send us your watch, or drop it off at one of our nationwide stores. After an inspection at our service centre, we will issue you a final offer. If you're happy with this, we can then take this value off a different watch of your choice and you’ll pay the difference. If the watch you want to buy is cheaper than what we have offered you in part exchange, we will pay you the difference.

If you would like to ask us a question you can contact us via email at shoponline@handt.co.uk or you can call us on 0800 169 0780.

We take pride in the authenticity and quality of our pre-owned items. All of our items undergo a strict testing process testing for time keeping, as well as testing for water and pressure resistance to ensure that they meet our standards of quality. All of our pieces are referenced against manufacturer records and are assessed by our fully qualified horologist to ensure that they are authentic. Our items are all supplied with an authentication card to mark the items passing these tests and all come with a 1 year warranty.

All of our items undergo a strict testing process testing for time keeping, as well as testing for water and pressure resistance to ensure that they meet our standards of quality.

If your item develops a fault within the 30 day return window, you can return the item to us permitting you have the receipt. Once we have the item and have assessed it we will then process the refund and the money will be put back on to the credit/debit card that was used to place the order online.

A mechanical watch is powered by a tightly coiled mainspring. Manual mechanical watches must be hand wound to keep them in power. An automatic watch is also mechanical; however, it is predominantly wound by a rotor weight that turns with the wearer's movements. A quartz watch is battery powered and extremely accurate and the batteries can last up to 5 years.

A quartz battery can last anywhere from 1 to 5 years.

With every purchase made through the H&T - Shop Online website you will receive a receipt via email, this will also be accessible within your account on the Est1897 website.

Go to the 'My Account' page, under the Login box you will see 'Forgotten Password'. Follow this link and the subsequent steps in order to reset the password on your account.