Boxes, boxes, and more boxes: a difficult topic in vintage watch collecting. Most people - understandably - at some point got rid of them......
......and today many of these boxes are collectors' items in their own right. Cheers, HSTE ...
Superb post
Yes box and papers are super nice extra in vintage world and more and more rare. Excellent collection of boxes my friend
Thanks my friend. My Nautilus was deliverd in the dark red box where the inside content crumbles away. As far as I understand, they used at least...
....three different types of boxes for the 3700. Cheers, HSTE
Something you don't see very often (or at all, actually)
Before you start wondering , NO, unfortunately is not mine ...
Wohoow, the VC 222 Jumbo box. I miss it unfortunately but .....
... at least I have the 222 Jumbo watch. Cheers, HSTE ...
Great collection of boxes!
Love that game! Especially if one is able to match watch and box! Like the Zenith Chronometre Cal 135: IWC Ingenieur 666 AD: JLC E 329: JLC E 398: Another game I love to play is matching signs - Rolex 1016: Best Blomman ...
Thanks my friend!You have some marvelous matches there. As you know, back then, quite often .....
.....there was not a specific box to a specific reference. Like on IWC, you could get your 1832 Jumbo in the golden box (pic 4 and 5 in my post) or in a white leather box (pic 8) and perhaps even in others. So, "the match" was sometimes a bit blurred back...
Yes, but like the Geomatic or the Geophysic...
It's easy to match since they have dedicated boxes. Or like that Polaris! Best Blomman ...
This is a 1940s box.
In the 50s you have the blue/white, which was used all the way into the 1960s. Best Blomman
Or box especially shaped for the ....
"Watch"! Such a fun and endless game! Best Blomman ...
An impressive collection.
Do you also have the watch to go with each box, or are some boxes just for collecting? I love the early 1950s Omega box.
No, no! I do not collect empty boxes. I have the watches that go withe them. More watches than....
......boxes as you can imagine. Cheers, HSTE