You have to go thru the rite if passage of ordering from the Trusted Dealers (TDs).

After all the anxiety and frustrations,establish yourself as a Trusted Member (TMs).

Then buy Member to Member (M2M) for the best experiences. The members are usually geographically closer. That means shorter shipping times, customs free worries, low shipping costs. All this at many times a lower price than buying TD.

But getting a fine modded and serviced watch at a nominally pricier set point is the pinnacle of community outside of modding or making your own watches for others.

Welcome and Read and Inquire as someone stated earlier