I'm using some old Sheffield steak knife boxes.

 

"The standards I like"... Give us a price range.

 

@styggpyggeno1, I would like to keep it around a $85-150.

 

I think you should define your storage requirements in terms of number of watches first....

 

I can offer my services - plenty of available storage at my house after a recent semi-purge. It depends on what kind of watches though.....

 

you just defined "a number" of watch requirement....

 

@cicindela, thanks for the sharp tips. I've been looking on Amazon for quite some time now but I feel like I spend too much time researching. It's come down to me getting a 12 watch box. I'm not in the right tax bracket(yet) to fill up a big boy case. Well, I could... If I wanted to get axe murdered.

 

You'll soon find that tax bracket doesn't matter. And the risk is worth taking.

 

Awesome movie.

 

I use a watch storage box, Because my collection is getting to large for anything else.

 

After buying a speedmaster date in 2006, i started googling for more info. Big mistake. What? Omega has vintage watches? Heyyyyyyyy, that's quite nice.... and so the madness began.

With just a few watches, they lived in a drawer, but as they seemed to reproduce in the dark, i started buying boxes. I was gifted a couple and ended up with about 10 large watch boxes. Most of them in the pic below.

I didn't like the inconvenience of having to stack them up or keeping them back in the drawer/shelf/cupboard after i was done. . So i spent an afternoon modding some high density foam which i really liked. The bracelets/straps go in the hole leaving just the watch heads visible. Yup, WATCH HEADS . Look at all them watch heads....I could see all the watches & daily selection was made really easy. Unfortunately, they got dusty & as you can see, i ran out of space again.

So, i got my hands on some shipping crates & converted one for storage.

It wasn't ideal though & it was a little cumbersome with the heavy lid. I was looking around for wood to do a bit of carpentry, section it out, compartments, double layer, voice activated spring loaded cover, retina scanner..... problem was finding the wood. i could only get mdf or plywood, in 8' x 4' sheets. Want it smaller? Its $2 per cut.

I drew up my plans & decided i either had to invest in some power tools or get one made. I like working with my hands & who doesn't like power tools? Of course i also needed a workbench, router, jig saw, etc... I compromised & decided that if i didn't want to be single, i would convert an existing cabinet into something i could use.

Months of scouring garage sales, used furniture shops, flea markets, craigslist, facebook pages & even notice boards turned up nothing. Until I walked into a furniture store in a pricey neighbourhood one weekend & saw a tallboy that caught my eye. It had 4 large drawers & was made for linen/blankets. And, they could customise anything....

And that's how i ended up with this. Those are my 2nd choice handles,



With a flip top!


To have each drawer customised would have cost too much, so i'm still looking out for some nice wood for a little weekend project.

Top draw, Omegas, 6 of them are out for servicing.


The other drawers..

Also a drawer just for parts
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And one for straps, bracelets & buckles.
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Sorry for the bad pics

 

That is a nice collection you got going there. [emoji15] I have yet to arrive at a point where I need a custom place to store my watches. I only have 3 watches total.[emoji23] And only 1 vintage which is the Omega. But I think I already caught the bug.

Very nice tallboy by the way.


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Something like mine, good job .

A word of warning. That matting you used will react to some plastics and also exude plastic oil and it will stain leather etc.

I got rid of mine and just used paper drawer liner until I can find something that doesn't react or give off chemicals.

Maybe some carpet tiles cut to size?

Cheers

Jim

 

Can I visit some day?

 

Nice, I have around 40 watches and my wife thinks I´m crazy… today I was thinking about buying something similar (maybe not that big)

 

Some might think there's evidence that your hobby is becoming a little obsessive....

 

Absolutely loving that solution. I currently store mine in sets of Bisley drawers, with peli foan linings. I seem to collect steel draws almost at the rate I collect watches!