From my angle, I can understand it, just.

Say you have a £5-10k watch.. paying £500+ for a period box doesn't seem so bad, especially as it has a market value, you could sell anytime & get your outlay back (hopefully).

I suppose it's a bit like the classic car guys that will pay a fortune for a vintage part, when a modern equivalent is available at 1/10th the cost.

Cheers
Stewart

: Never really understood this. Unless it's the box the watch
: literally came with, the best you can hope for is the right type
: of box. And I don't know that the box would add as much money as
: people are paying for one solus when offered with a watch.
: Better off paying for a couple of services, or donor parts for a
: project watch, or hell, you can still get some Heuer watches for
: that sort of cash!

: So I wouldn't do it, but I know some people's mileage varies.