Discussion
Can anyone recommend somewhere to get a nice quality watch box.
I bought one for myself a few years ago that I saw posted on this forum. Having searched around I think they no longer make them. It was a hand made wooden box that stores 12 watches and is beautifully made and cost around £80 if I remember correctly.
I'm looking for something similar for a gift.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
I bought one for myself a few years ago that I saw posted on this forum. Having searched around I think they no longer make them. It was a hand made wooden box that stores 12 watches and is beautifully made and cost around £80 if I remember correctly.
I'm looking for something similar for a gift.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
reggie747 said:
Nice - I've got something similar but the drawer is nearly useless if you use the cushions as all my watches are too tall and 'scrape' when you put the drawer in and out.Another vote for the Liddl boxes - just stain it to make it look classier.
Edited by sparkyhx on Friday 1st November 12:07
The Ernesto Tea Box from Lidl if you can get hold of one.
All the cheap watch boxes made out of faux leather are gross, and the wooden ones are ostentatious and marked up just because they're for watches.
This would make a nice box for 4 watches and is £13:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primes-Compartment-Bamboo-...
All the cheap watch boxes made out of faux leather are gross, and the wooden ones are ostentatious and marked up just because they're for watches.
This would make a nice box for 4 watches and is £13:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primes-Compartment-Bamboo-...
Craikeybaby said:
Any suggestions for those of use with smaller collections, other than buy more watches?
this holds 3:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dulwich-Designs-Heritage-B...
6:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Axis-Piano-Black-Glossy-Wa...
My hints worked, I got a Dulwich Designs watch box for Christmas.
However, the pillows are too big for my watches, now that they have been sized to my wrists (roughly 17cm). I'm a bit reluctant to tighten the bracelets around the pillows as it appears to be pulled tight, I assume this is bad for the longevity of the bracelets. Leaving the bracelets undone looks untidy, but seems to be the best option at the moment. Is there anywhere that does slightly smaller watch pillows?
However, the pillows are too big for my watches, now that they have been sized to my wrists (roughly 17cm). I'm a bit reluctant to tighten the bracelets around the pillows as it appears to be pulled tight, I assume this is bad for the longevity of the bracelets. Leaving the bracelets undone looks untidy, but seems to be the best option at the moment. Is there anywhere that does slightly smaller watch pillows?
MiseryStreak said:
The Ernesto Tea Box from Lidl if you can get hold of one.
All the cheap watch boxes made out of faux leather are gross, and the wooden ones are ostentatious and marked up just because they're for watches.
This would make a nice box for 4 watches and is £13:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primes-Compartment-Bamboo-...
That looks like it cost less than £12.80 if that was possble.All the cheap watch boxes made out of faux leather are gross, and the wooden ones are ostentatious and marked up just because they're for watches.
This would make a nice box for 4 watches and is £13:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primes-Compartment-Bamboo-...
It's cheap and awful looking. Whats the point in spending your hard earned money on lovely watches to have them kept and displayed in that >thing<.
I got a very nice 15 slot box for Christmas; it was £55 therefore hardly marked up, and since when has wood of all things been ostentatious?
I ordered in a Dreyfuss & Co watch box for my watches. Its not a display box so to speak but the standard watch box you get when buying one of their range has 5 watch slots and is quite fetching to look at. Bought my brother a Dreyfuss watch for his 30th and really liked the box it came in so ordered another.
Pic to follow in a minute.
Pic to follow in a minute.
Craikeybaby said:
My hints worked, I got a Dulwich Designs watch box for Christmas.
However, the pillows are too big for my watches, now that they have been sized to my wrists (roughly 17cm). I'm a bit reluctant to tighten the bracelets around the pillows as it appears to be pulled tight, I assume this is bad for the longevity of the bracelets. Leaving the bracelets undone looks untidy, but seems to be the best option at the moment. Is there anywhere that does slightly smaller watch pillows?
I have the same issue ... there is an easy solution, sew a piece of ribbon around the pillow to squash it to the diameter of the bracelet ...However, the pillows are too big for my watches, now that they have been sized to my wrists (roughly 17cm). I'm a bit reluctant to tighten the bracelets around the pillows as it appears to be pulled tight, I assume this is bad for the longevity of the bracelets. Leaving the bracelets undone looks untidy, but seems to be the best option at the moment. Is there anywhere that does slightly smaller watch pillows?
Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff