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Well said! Outside The Box ideas for Watch Presentation Boxes!
I wished I had all of them and displayed them all on a shelf!
Additional wacky boxes come from IKEPOD
Here's one of my favorites - a giant suede-covered rubber frisbee
(sorry for the lint)
It came with the center watch - the world time day date alarm
(sorry for the lint)
It came with the center watch - the world time day date alarm
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Very cool! When I was writing this article I was thinking about your Urwerk flask!
That Urwerk flask! What an amazing and cool thing! It's not a watch presentation box, but what an amazing whiskey presentation flask! Back to the Ikepod... I always thought Ikepod was a powerhouse when it came to design. There's a lot of architecture and industrial design prowess at Ikepod. Another very cool firm with very special designs! Thanks for sharing!
I am in the process of building a 100% hand made box for my watches. Is taking a long time but when it is done I think I will have a nice watch holder. Also building a wall clock.
I think wooden boxes are by far the hardest, most all the metal in these awesome Urwerk presentation boxes is CNC, but when you cut wood you can never add back to it if you are off and take too much. I have never seen a Patek box in the flesh but imagine it is amazing. I have a question, something I have always wondered. You guys out there that have the ultimate high end collections, I know the boxes these magnificent pieces come in are huge, with boxes inside boxes and what not. What do you do with all of these? I see some people on line with like 20 Richard Mille's. That must add up to take a lot of space up
They all go into a closet...
Most boxes are tagged with their model numbers and go into a closet. Some exceptionally sculptural boxes like MB&F boxes end up on bookshelves, fireplace mantles, and as decorations.
Can't wait to see your box! Please share with us your creation once it's finished!
Great topic!
I'm always a fan of elaborate boxes. Most people buy a watch without considering the box, so it speaks well for a brand that goes out of their way to provide a nice one. Completely agree that MB&F's boxes are likely the best out there, and very fitting for their watches!
From what I've seen, I'd probably consider Kari's (Cedric Vichard?) the best traditional wood boxes. Again very appropriate for the level of the watch and they definitely reinforce the idea that you're getting the "best of the best". However, I've heard Kari's newer boxes are not as impressive? I'd be curious to see them if anyone knows. I'm usually a fan of glossy wood finishes, so some others I like are Journe's and Breguet's. Gronefeld's Principia winder is really nice, another one of my favorites. Omega's boxes seem very nice for their price point as well.
Kari does have some nice wood boxes.
I'm not sure I've seen Kari's newest wood boxes. But his watches from several years ago came with nice wood boxes. Not impressively large, but nice quality. Breguet makes a lot of beautiful wood boxes and many of them are well made in Europe with ultra thick resin lacquer, not made in South East Asia with the painted/sprayed artificial lacquer.
There are 4 different versions of Kari's boxes that I've seen, photos posted below. As far as wooden boxes go, I'm unaware of any other brands that provide something at a similar level of craftsmanship, even among the other top-level independents.
It's worth noting that the Vichard boxes come with their own papers as well!
Gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing!
I'm familiar with most of the Kari Voutilainen boxes, and they truly are exquisite and were definitely in my consideration for this "award." You're right of course, I can't think of few other brands with boxes as beautiful as Kari's. Kari definitely does exquisite work! Needless to say, his work has been quite apparent on some MB&F pieces too!
Searching more info on boxes...
I found this article from A Collected Man that's worth a read:
www.acollectedman.com
I didn't know anything about Roger Smith's boxes, so it was interesting to see his. Very nice as well! And looking at the website for David Linley, it looks like there are some very nice watch boxes that you can buy directly:
www.davidlinley.com
www.acollectedman.com
I didn't know anything about Roger Smith's boxes, so it was interesting to see his. Very nice as well! And looking at the website for David Linley, it looks like there are some very nice watch boxes that you can buy directly:
www.davidlinley.com
These photos seem to imply they were provided by MB&F - is that the case?
They are excellent and thank you for sharing!!
Yes. These photos are stock photos from MB&F.
I was going to use a couple of my own pics for some of them, but the "stock photos" from MB&F were better! But the post was entirely my idea; I didn't have photographs of every single box, so I had to ask for some photos from MB&F directly. I happen to like nice boxes; I even collect cigar humidors despite not being a smoker. I bet members of the team at MB&F who are reading this post probably think that I am crazy to make a whole post about their watch presentation boxes.
Knowing Busser a little bit...
I don't suspect "crazy" is an adjective that comes to mind at all! As a very big MB&F fan, I really appreciate you putting this together and sharing it. Boxes are a bit like secret knowledge in that they are often not photographed so only the owners know what they look like. Seeing them all together like this is really impressive.
You're right!
You're right, the team at MB&F already know that I'm a little "crazy" over their products, and compared to their clients, I'm probably very normal! Looks like I've found a crowd where I'm the normal one. The boxes are definitely a secret and not often seen. I was so overwhelmed and impressed by these boxes that I felt compelled to post pictures of them here.
Amazing the amount of design that went into them
Usually I dislike boxes but these, they can go on the display shelves. And the watch experience will be poorer if the owners don't have the original boxes.
Indeed! But I bet owners aren't misplacing their boxes for these puppies! Since the boxes are so darn good! [nt]
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Love this thread
I actually have started buying old vintage watch boxes
Recently found this one for one of my princes
Made in 1941
Here are are some others
Cheaper than buying watches- sometimes !!!!!
Cheap
Recently found this one for one of my princes
Made in 1941
Here are are some others
Cheaper than buying watches- sometimes !!!!!
Cheap
So I wrote a longer post and it cut me off for some reason... now I just sound like I have Max on my bedroom wall haha [nt]
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HM 7 and LM Flying Tourbillon for me, here. What mesmerizing creatures! [nt]
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The MB&F is too ominously reminiscent of the 'Fat Man' for me and, presumably, is meant to be ...
Now if only this bomb had watches inside... Instead of a big unpleasant explosion!
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