How important is keeping the original watch box to you?

Maybe consider flattening them rather than disposing them, a flat box is better than none at all perhaps????

I keep some boxes but personally I think is a waste especially for watches that are mass produced. I just keep the boxes I like and boxes of watches I might think of selling. If you travel some make good travel watch boxes.

I keep the box for everything that I think I may sell in the future, just in case. They are kept out of the way on shelves upstairs and in the attic And the watches themselves live in three watch boxes in drawers downstairs. 👍

I’m lucky if any of mine come with boxes.

All of my boxes are in a waterproof bag in my attic. They took up far to much room in the house. The trouble is the boxes you most want to keep are the biggest 

I keep all my boxes, even outer sleeves. Everything. I keep the nice ones in a closet and the others in a plastic storage tub. It seems easier to sell later when you have all the packaging.

Back in the day I used to throw them out as I believed the watches would be with me for life - or at least until they crapped out - and that was that. As I started to get more serious about my collection, and selling pieces from time to time, I started saving the boxes. Buyers appreciate it as part of the experience of owning the watch, and it's also a great way to transport them in the mail, too!

For those that I bought new or came with boxes... I keep all of them. I have all my watches on a shelving unit and each box, including outer sleeve, etc is kept behind each watch. Each watch sits in its own inner box on display. I keep them all lined up nicely. They conform to Gareth's law of straight. I'm tragic... I know.

That picture could be my shelf in my storage closet. Yes, I keep them! 

In the past I threw them all away. More recently I have been keeping them, also as a way to store the watches. But for one brand the box for the watch also came in a branded transport box, and I'm torn... 

I don't care. I keep the boxes for the most part just in case I'm gonna sell. But I have told people to just wrap it in bubblewrap before sending to minimize shipping 🤭

My AD had an idea to store the boxes in unused luggages lol not bad but I will then need to buy more luggages to store the boxes hahah

I also tend to keep them, I’m not sure why. I don’t intend on reselling any of them, I just do. I also keep all the boxes from nice bottles of Scotch I but as well lol. Maybe it’s because I appreciate some of the well made ones or ones that seems quality…

For 500€+ watches, it's very important to me. And if I buy sth used for more than 1000€, it has to come with the original box or i ain't buying.

That is a great idea.  My wife made a side table out of vintage suitcases, I could fill them with watch boxes. 

I keep them all… I’ve even kept the box for my $11 Casio F-91W 🤣

It certainly adds to resale value, but if you’re not planning on selling the watches in your lifetime, then the boxes are probably useless other than being a nice decoration element.

I keep them all, but I have no problem with too less space

I know I like to tease you, @Candide3693, but I think of everyone I can think of, this is probably best answered by you!  How do you do it???  What do you do with your watch boxes???

I have big stacks of boxes in my closet, bigger boxes filled with boxes under the bed, boxes in cabinets, cupboards, drawers, bins, tubs, and anywhere else they can go. Not only watches, but other things too. Way too many boxes. But I always get top dollar when I resell things.

I'm an idiot too! I kept the box for my "grail" Speedy Pro because it was so huge and cool (at least to me). Only after I got into the hobby did I (1) curse at why they didn't include the cheap hang tag with my Speedy, (2) pile up watch boxes in my closet, and (3) comically almost weep when I accidentally ripped the cardboard sleeve for my Tudor GMT trying to get the box back in it before storing it my closet.

I'm not the person who sells anything (bit of a hoarder if I'm honest but watches are the only thing so far I buy more than I need) so I'm with you.  Not sure why I'm keeping all this stuff except I know you're "supposed to".

I've kept all of the boxes, but I don't have any shortage of storage space, so it isn't an issue for me. If I had limited storage space, and had to prioritize, I'd probably only keep the boxes for the more expensive watches, where box and papers can add hundreds of dollars to the potential sale price. Those also tend to be the larger and heavier boxes unfortunately. 

If I have multiple generic boxes from the same brand (like Citizen), I’ll keep 1 or 2 of them (in case of possible sale) and toss the rest.

I keep them all. Not for value purposes. I’m not selling a single watch I own. For me, it is just a part of the watch. in the complete sense. or-that I’m a nut that deserves my wife saying “why? But why? Why do need ALL the boxes”? 😉

I kept them all, but use removable sticky labels to identify which watch they're for, especially when you have multiple Seikos for instance, which use similar boxes for different types of watches.

Most of my watches came in plastic bags... don't have that problem

I try to keep boxes for all my stuff, even if I didn't buy with the intention to resell. I guess I like knowing that if things ever get tough and I have to sell my watches, I won't get undercut due to no box. My strategy now is keeping boxes in boxes. I like sneakers, so I'll put a bunch of watch boxes (maybe 3-4) in an empty shoebox so the space taken up in my closet is only that of one shoebox.

For our box keepers: replacement straps often come in boxes. Do you keep those too?

I've kept some, but recently threw them all out; but then again, I've never spent serious money on a watch. 

I might only buy one luxury watch in my life (Omega Speedy) and that box I'll probably keep. 

it certainly isst important to me but i have discovered when you are selling them it seems to be very important to who buys them...

I keep just the actual watch box (and slip cover) out of habit and because someday I'll be gifting some of them to my grandchildren and would like to have a nice box for them. Also, eventually, the ones not gifted will be sold, by me or my heirs and the box makes them more sale-able. I don't know if it actually increases their value.