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My version of a weekend project

In response to Paul's fantastic case and even more fantastic collection, I thought I'd share my more humble case and collection. I started with an aluminium attache case from ebay;

A few hours cutting, drilling, more cutting and threading later and voila;

It is trimmed in red alcantara (faux suede) and has elastic holders to keep everything in place. It fits 8 watches laid flat, perfect for keeping corfam straps from getting too bent, or 16 if I fold the straps back on themselves. It worked perfectly until I started getting bracelets and then it didn't look right. I then hunted around for a suitable case and like Paul and a few others who have posted, couldn't find anything that suited exactly what I wanted. I found a hard resin case with perforated foam already fitted (it just needed cutting out as and where I needed) and it works just fine;


(sorry for the poor quality photo; htc camera phone and a shaky hand...

This would hold 18 watches and can have 3 slots on the far right to hold spare straps or bracelets as they wouldn't need any extra width to allow for crowns. My collection is still in its infancy so isn't quite as impressive as Paul's but we all have to start somewhere! As the foam is perforated, I can cut a slot out as and when I get another watch.

Come on, let's see some more cases!

David H

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