Is there a market for a watch box/display box?

[Blakeatron]

I have a wooden toy thread running in the business section and a couple of people have mentioned on it about watch/display boxes as an additional product.

Is there need for such a thing or is the market already flooded?

Is it a simple wooden box, felt lined with a glazed top to keep them clean? Or something more envolved?

Apologies I dont wear a watch, but do appreciate a nice time piece!

[HardWorkers]

Here's a thread about something a few of us use:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Mr Pointy]

There used to be a guy who made watch boxes & sold them on eBay but jiggered if I can find them on there at the moment. They used to be around £80-90 for a 10 watch box depending on the wood used.

I'd say there is a market, but it might not be very big. The majority of the population don't have 10 watches whereas a lot of them have kids. Having said that if it's well made from interesting (expensive?) wood then you may find a market, but don't make a run of a 1000.

[sneijder]

Have you had a mooch around etsy.com?

The search engine on there is rubbish though.

As an aside, if you cobble a watch box together, you'd be expected to supply the watch pillows too.

[andy_s]

Mr Pointy said:

There used to be a guy who made watch boxes & sold them on eBay

Maybe AandTcrafts - very nice boxes (plus they diversify obviously with cufflink/watch boxes, jewellery boxes etc.) made with your wood of choice within a range.

ETA - well, there's fate for you, I just looked at their website and it seems they are stopping making them - http://www.aandtcrafts.co.uk/index.php?p=1_9_AandT...

This now means there is a gap in a market too small to be worth it....

Edited by andy_s on Monday 31st October 19:21

[Mr Pointy]

Yes, those are the ones I was thinking of. I wonder if the market was too small to be worth while.

[Pesty]

Have a look here. If you can make something like these but cheaper I recon there is a market.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/353393/thread/11957...

[sneijder]

There might be a market for something a bit less 'old school'. Watch boxes seem to have been left in the 50s.

[Blakeatron]

Well there is no problem making a nice wooden box with dovetailed corners, and then silk lining. We only use solid timbers so can really use the best pieces for these.

Looking further into it and the prices people are paying I think ours would be too expensive!

Oh well, worth a try. Thanks for your help