If you’ve invested a considerable amount of money building a luxury watch collection, you’ll no doubt want to ensure that your most treasured and valuable timepieces are stored accordingly. It’s no good keeping them locked away in your sock drawer. Making sure that you store your watches properly is an important part of ensuring that both the quality and value of your collection is preserved.
Choosing the right case or storage box for your collection can be tricky, such is the wide range of different options available. Whilst the exterior design and overall look of your storage case is important, you also need to consider the different interior compartments that are available within the multitude of different watch collection cases.
To give you some idea of the different types of storage options in which to store your luxury watch collection, here is a selection of some of the best watch cases available online.
Page and Cooper Six Watch Storage Case
A good option if your collection has eaten into most of your budget, this wooden six watch storage case from Page and Cooper is handmade in Italy and is covered with synthetic leather for added protection.
As your watches sit safely and securely inside the case, which is lined with a soft velour fabric, the angled cushioning means that this case is capable of holding all manner of different watch types and sizes. Available from £150.
Pineider 4 Watch Storage Case
Originating from Florence, Italy the Pineider family have been making stationery, jewellery boxes, writing equipment and other accessories since the 18th century and were the stationer of choice for the likes of Charles Dickens, Lord Byron and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Today, the Pineider brand remains family owned and specialises in producing fine personalised items such as watch cases, stationery and leather goods to customers all over the world.
The four watch storage case, pictured above, is made from genuine Italian leather with tannins of chestnut and oak, using a process that is unique to Tuscany and which helps to make the leather soft and durable. Taken from the Power Elegance collection, the case measures 32x14x10cm. From €690 (approx £590)
Rapport London F3 Carbon Fibre Watch Collector Box
The F3 Carbon Fibre storage box from Rapport London will hold up to 12 of your finest luxury watches. The high gloss box includes a glass topped lid which enables you to view your collection at all times, meaning that you could also use this as a display case if you like to have your watches on show.
Inside, the individual compartments are covered in a luxurious velvet lining, with a matching watch holder stored in each compartment. Size 36(w) x 9(h) x 21 (d) cm. From £450.
Capri Watch Case by Venlo Company
For the real watch aficionado, Venlo Company watch cases are well known for their craftsmanship and quality. The Capri case above is built on a solid wooden frame, which is then padded with and wrapped in a special non tarnishing Alcantra suede, giving your watches that added bit of protection. The case is then finished with fine Italian calf skin leather and nickel plated locks and hinges.
With storage for 8 watches, the Capri watch case measures 8.5” x 8” x 3.5” and is fully lockable. From $1,100 (approx £710).
Bespoke Boxes by Hawthorne Crafts
If you want a totally unique storage case for your luxury watch collection then you might want to consider looking at getting a bespoke watch case made, which you could design and personalise to your exact requirements, even down to choosing the dimensions, wood, hardware, internal layout and typography.
Based in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, Hawthorne Crafts specialises in designing and making handcrafted wooden boxes to suit all manner of different needs. The husband and wife team were even asked to create a bespoke box as a wedding gift for Prince William and Kate Middleton. For more information you can find Hawthorne Crafts on Facebook.
