Who does the watch box best?

It’s not the box but…

From the mainstream luxury brands I would go with Omega. They are way better than Cartier, Rolex, Tudor or Breitling.

They look and feel luxurious and even offer small travel pouches inside.

My absolute favorite are the Blancpain watch boxes from the Fifty Fathomas lines. They are build like a tank and even water resistant, which is a cool feature for a dive watch.

No never. A good one I've had was probably IWC, nice little leather watch holder and a small box for that.

I would say Omega has great boxes to offer.

Honestly, I'd take a small cordura and/or canvas flashbang/40mm style pouch.

Even from Rolex.

More useful, and throw them out.

I'd guess if I ever get a Rollie, I'll sell the box.

Ever seen a $50,000 box for the Omega Moonwatch Chime?

https://www.tiktok.com/@dailywatch/video/7276359209904606496

Land o' Goshen son...that's a lot of dough for a wood box!

Sooooooo many things one could do with an extra $50K. 👀🤏🏻😅

Tourby does a nice job!

But what do you do with it?

But what do you do with them?

Like with any extravagant splurge: show it off. 💸💸💸

I store them at the attic.

I still keep my watch in the original box they came in when it’s not on my wrist.

I almost pulled the trigger on a watch case, but decided against it. I figure if someone breaks in and finds my watch collection it will make it harder for the thieves to steal my whole collection.

I do not want a large box when I buy, so while Omega makes nice boxes, they are obnoxiously large, to the point of I would avoid certain models as a result.

GO, Rolex, Tudor, all make just about the right size. In the smaller brand space, the newer Monta boxes are nice.

Omega does a really good job.

I don’t i have a mini drawer with all my addictions

From my experience definitely IWC.

Small, light, made of leather and can later be used as a travel pouch.

Also the watch cushion has a hidden drawer in which watch tools can be stored.

Omega is great. You just need a storage locker for all of the briefcases you’ll get when you buy Speedies!

From the ones I have UN and Omega are the best

So far, I've owned Rolex, Tudor, omega, Seiko's, Christopher Ward, Isotope, Timex and Oris. I might be forgetting a couple? So far my Omega Seamaster has the fanciest box.

I save them for sending them back selling or servicing.

Anything not worth servicing or selling I throw away

Looks like a ⚰️ 😲

Vacheron, Girard Perregaux & Omega

Maybe not elegant, but the coolest box I got was with an Invicta as it came inside a pelican case!

I agree

Monta. 🤌🏽

The only great watch box I've encountered is, surprisingly, Breitling's and I really applaud them for swimming against the tide of brands like Longines, Omega, and Zenith, whose packages are cartoonish and garish expressions of luxury.

Breitling went in the opposite direction, using absolutely zero extraneous packaging. The box is simple—exactly as big as it needs to be to safely hold the watch and warranty card, and made of 100% up-cycled materials. It even doubles as a travel case, but can be "unsnapped" and stored flat rather than taking up space in the closet. Even the "pillow" the watch is presented on actually unwraps to become a soft travel pouch. I'm sure it also saves them a lot in shipping costs (not that consumer gets a taste of those savings).

When I got my Breitling in this box, I actually found that the simple presentation made the watch itself feel more special and the brand more serious and confident. I felt like I was paying for the watch, not the brand, which speaks to my own values around these things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY1xUEOAsS4

I had the opposite experience when I bought my first Longines a few years ago. The otherwise elegant watch came in a ridiculous, enormous, and cheaply-made wood and leather box-in-a-box-in-a-box with so much gaudy decoration (fake leather with fake stitching, and even a chrome plaque announcing the watch's name...ugh) that it looked like an 80s Cadillac interior and came off seeming like a desperate attempt to justify the watch's price. It included a load extraneous crap, including an absurdly thick instruction manual (especially for a generic Swatch/ETA three-handed movement), a crappy, plastic, Longines-branded strap-change tool (despite the watch having drilled lugs), and a poorly-produced hardcover book on the brand's history that used low-res digital images and was ultimately just a sales catalog for other modern Longines references based on historic models.

The shoddy construction, cheap materials, and ostentatiousness of the whole thing lowered my opinion of the Longines brand and, ironically, made me feel like I was overcharged for the watch itself to cover the cost of all the garbage that came with it...which says nothing for how much I hated having to make room for the damn thing in my house.

Omega is awful. They do make you for a good target walking out in the parking lot after a purchase though. We know what you just bought, hand it over bub.

I like the simple and practical case but I wish they didn’t pack that into yet another box around it to keep in the closet.

Everyone seems to like a nice box. I think its cool too. When i received my marathon it came in a super nice box,but honestly i would like to have an option when buying a watch. Box or no box. The nicest boxes seem to me to add a lot to the purchase price,shipping price,carbon footprint,etc. I want a cheaper option. Duane.......Black Diamond, WA. 98010