In November last year I got myself the Sony SmartWatch 2! This is the first part of my review on it.
The SmartWatch 2 was just available then and it was rather expensive. Only two South African stores had it in stock – Orange and EXPANSYS. I found the Orange online store to be cheaper as they offer free shipping on orders exceeding 1 000 ZAR.
As Orange Online Store South Africa doesn’t have stock locally they courier your order as soon as they receive it. My SmartWatch was imported from Orange in the United Kingdom. Orange uses DHL Express for the shipping of items. Both Orange and DHL are amazing! I definitely recommend using both. They offer excellent service all the way! The tracking system DHL offers is great as you do not need to log onto the website every time, but you can subscribe for updates via e-mail and SMS!
This is DHL’s shipment tracking of my watch:
| Monday, November 18, 2013 | Location | Time | Pieces | |
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| 18 | Delivered | Northern Cape | 13:35 |
SW2
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| Thursday, November 14, 2013 | Location | Time | Pieces | |
| 17 | Forwarded for delivery | JOHANNESBURG OUTLYING – SOUTH AFRICA | 09:25 |
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| 16 | Arrived at Delivery Facility in JOHANNESBURG OUTLYING – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG OUTLYING – SOUTH AFRICA | 08:59 |
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| 15 | Departed Facility in JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 06:22 |
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| 14 | Processed at JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 06:18 |
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| Wednesday, November 13, 2013 | Location | Time | Pieces | |
| 13 | Clearance processing complete at JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 20:12 |
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| 12 | Customs status updated | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 19:24 |
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| 11 | Clearance event | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 05:45 |
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| 10 | Processed for clearance at JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 05:45 |
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| 9 | Arrived at Sort Facility JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA | 05:38 |
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| Tuesday, November 12, 2013 | Location | Time | Pieces | |
| 8 | Departed Facility in LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | 07:34 |
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| 7 | Transferred through LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | 07:33 |
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| 6 | Arrived at Sort Facility LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | 07:17 |
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| 5 | Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS – UK | EAST MIDLANDS – UK | 04:16 |
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| 4 | Processed at EAST MIDLANDS – UK | EAST MIDLANDS – UK | 02:02 |
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| Monday, November 11, 2013 | Location | Time | Pieces | |
| 3 | Arrived at Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS – UK | EAST MIDLANDS – UK | 23:29 |
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| 2 | Processed at LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | 19:56 |
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| 1 | Shipment information received | LONDON – HEATHROW – UK | 17:37 | |
You’ll see that the watch quickly made its way from the UK to SA. Unfortunately things doesn’t happen that quickly in South Africa. But the little wait was still worth it! Keep an eye out for the second part of my review on the Sony SmartWatch 2 appearing soon!
