My experience with Komandirskie website (Read till Last🙂)

Hello fellow Members. I was looking for Vostok watch for quite sometime and gathering information to order one for myself. During this process, I got to know different websites and finally ordered from Komandirskie website as prices were lower as compared to other websites. Since there are not many posts describing the ordering process, I will be sharing my experience as short and detailed as possible:

1.) I placed my order on 1st of January and received the Package on 10th February.

2.) The ordering process was easy and simple. Also they only accept MasterCard for payment.

3.)Now comes the interesting part as they have various hidden charges. Here's the price breakup for the watch I ordered:

i.) Listed Price: 4399 Rubles but as soon as India is chosen as Delivery Country, Price increases to 4927 Rubles roughly about 12%.

ii.) Shipping Charges: 1600 Rubles. So total cost becomes 6527 rubles which is around ₹6,300.

iii.) Now when I filled other relevant details and landed on Final payment gateway, the price again increased by 23% in the name of International payment, conversion and convenience charges. So final amount shown on the payment page was 8030 rubles or roughly ₹7720. Also there were additional ₹200 bank charges added which I got to know when the money got deducted (they added them without showing me earlier).

4.)The shipping was handled was Russian Post and Custom Clearance and Delivery in India was done by India Post. Package took around 14 days to reach India and then Customs clearance took another week (maybe because it was around Republic Day).

5.) Then the package was sent via India post and it was another mess and headache. They misplaced it in my hometown (Sent to different postal code🥲). I contacted them and went to take the parcel myself.

6.) I also paid fees (import duties) of ₹2625 although the Company declared the Package value as 8$ 🥹.

7.) So the Total cost of the watch came around ₹10,550.

TL;DR: Ordered a watch from Komandirskie website. Delivered in around 1 month. Price breakup: ₹4300 Listed price +₹1500 shipping charges +₹2100 Hidden miscellaneous charges +₹2625 Import Fees. Package declared value was $8.

This was my experience. Hope it helps the potential buyers on the future✌🏻.