Average length of international bank wire transfer?

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I just purchased a Heuer Re-Edition CS3113 from Chronext who is based in Germany. I sent a bank wire transfer with my local bank(USAA) on April 9th last Thursday. It has been 3 business days and they still have not received it. Does anyone know how long it normally takes for international wires to process? At first I was under the impression that it was instant like any other payment method but I just learned it can take longer. Being my first time doing wire transfer I was just afraid that my money is stuck in limbo or even worse it went to a different account that’s not them. Anyone have experience with wire transfers and know why they can take so long compared to PayPal, Transferwise, Credit Card, etc? Any help is appreciated!
 
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I moved your thread, as this was posted under the Connected forum.

Have you tried contacting you bank?
 
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I moved your thread, as this was posted under the Connected forum.

Have you tried contacting you bank?
Thank you sorry it’s my first time posting here. Not since I did the transfer but I will try again tomorrow since it was a 2 hour wait today. I looked online and it did say it can take up to 2 weeks. Of course that sounds ridiculous that I can technically mail a check and they would get it faster than this electronic wire transfer that requires a $45 fee. I looked at my account and the transfer shows up as completed and shows the receiving banks info, so I’m wondering how they don’t see it yet even as a pending payment.
 
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I'd say give it till Monday. If it's still not showing up by then, contact the bank.