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House insurance is due for renewal. I randomly checked the price of my watch today. To replace it with a new one of same make/model i found that they are nearly double what I paid for it some 8 years ago. Is it acceptable or frowned upon to insure it for that replacement value?


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 3:10 pm
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Just list it as a valuable piece of jewelry on your contents insurance. They normally ask you to specify anything worth over £1000. Just list it with the new retail value....but they may ask for a proof of valuation.


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 3:18 pm
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Seems reasonable to me. Isn't that the whole point of insurance, so you can replace it if needs be?


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 3:20 pm
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It's already listed but my valuation is well short. I'm going to list it at it's full replacement value then plus photograph it in case the worst happens.


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 4:06 pm
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Don't see why not, got mine insured for current market value and didn't bump it up horrendously.


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 6:42 pm
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It hadn’t occurred to me, but maybe I ought to look at how valuable items are treated on my house insurance, because it’s only fairly recently that I’ve discovered that three of my watches, which cost me a total of £650, (£50/£250/£350), are now worth something in the region of £6000! 😳


 
Posted : 31/07/2019 9:48 pm

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