Watch boxes/safes with winders built-in are my go to watch storing solution Keeps the watches going without having to set the time and date each and every time I want to wear one!

 

Doug
Need a bus to move your collection!! Outstanding

 

This is The coolest thing ever

 

I've been thinking about this a bit of late. My safe (installed at some expense on the insistence of my insurer) is about 35cm wide inside so any box that's much wider than 300mm is a bit tight; in reality a 6x2 arrangement is about as good as I can get...

So I have a couple of cheapy Amazon boxes like this


… which are OK but I fancied something a little nicer. They live in the safe so I don't need display capabilities.

I got given a Debenhams-sourced Hammond & Co by Patrick Grant box a couple of years ago and I rather like it - feels quite solid and the cushions are finished nicely, at least compared to the £20 Amazonia stuff.


The RRP for that box is £70 but they're currently on sale at £49, which is well worth it.

Trouble is, the Hammond one is quite tall (90mm) and I don't have room to stack 4 of them in the safe... so I bought a 2nd one of them, and replaced the 2x Amazon cheapos with another Debenhams special offer, J by Jasper Conran, currently reduced from £55 to £38.50 each (and only 70mm high):



It's a good way short of the quality of the Hammond one; the pillows feel cheap and light, and the box itself while finished reasonably on the outside is a bit like fancy cardboard being dressed up as luxury. I'll probably hang onto them but I wouldn't recommend, certainly not at full price.

 

Do you guys find that the bracelets squeeze/compress the pillows because they are always so big? Will that stretch them?

 

Oh my oh my! Is that a mixed with your wife collection?

 

Ha, ha, no, but i've put all the ladies watches into her jewellery box. Frees up more space for me.

I went with @JimInOz 's suggestion & got rid of the non slip mats. I use these trays now, watches i wear on the right & those i don't wear on the left in 2 layers. Found them at a retail display wholesaler for around USD$4 each.



Straps organised in the plastic trays that cost USD$0.50 each.

 

Holy moly!

 

my seiko box,

 

I suppose it depends on your wrist size, but yet, the pillows get squeezed but they're so light in comparison to the bracelet that I don't worry about the bracelets being stretched at all.

 

Holy ravioli!!

 

That looks like a Seiko vending machine!

 

Wow! Did you get this box from seiko AD or a closing down shop?

 

Might as well use mine as a watch box. How did you do this? Thanks

 

@MrJKLFoams
Its quite easy actually, unfortunately I dont have any pictures of the process. But the original ”insert” is glued in place and comes out with a little bit of prying. Had to break the insert so dont do this if you want to be able to restore the box.
There is a small step where the original insert was sitting and I used some black foamboard cut to the same size and it fits perfectly. Cutting holes in the foamboard is easy with a sharp knife, number of watches and position within the box is easy to customize. Size of the cutout for Speedmaster is about 22x50mm.
Hope this helps.

 

From a closing shop

 

I just upgraded to this stackable watch box. It makes it really easy to get it in and out of the safe. I purchased it on Amazon. It's Wolf brand and under $70 if you buy both trays at one time.

Perfect for holding the Speedmaster Decades Collection.

 

bravo!

 

Make yr own.Here's mine.













dovetail ends



Finished product

 

& my Pelican for GTG's & travel