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Just a simple home for my watches

Timeband

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Hi Members,
today I was cleaning up my cellar. I found an old wooden winebox. I had a look at my watches and decided it is time to give them a new home.
Just for a short time until donerix finished the real one for me.
But, it was time to take them into a closed box.
The wooden wine box was perfect, not enough space for all , but for the most of them.
Nothing spectacular, just to keep them away from dust and playing chidren.

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The next question was: How can I insert them into the box the most safest way ?
I found some insulation stuff in my garage, that stuff that is used to insulate the outside of the wall of the house in the underground ( I don’t know how to explain this material otherwise )
It is not styropore, it is called styrodore in germany.

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Anyway, measured up the length and the thickness I needed, cutted it and performed a nearly smooth surface with sandpaper.

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Than I found some goatskinleather

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Applicated some glue to the styrodore and to the leather

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Wrapped the leather around the styrodore and took some pressure on it ( just with the hands )

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Rubbed away the extentional glue with the thumb and here we are

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Placed it with watches into the winebox and finished.

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It took me 1,5 hours and no cent to have a pre-home for my watches
Thank you for looking
Greetz
Uwe
 

MrYesterday

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Elegant, and simple solution.
Maybe a little felt or cloth in the bottom so the buckle don't get scratched by the bare wood?
Great job!
 

PecMan

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impresive! but even more impresive is ur pam collection!
pam 187???? did u do any mods to that one my friend?
thanks for the pics and tutorial of box
 

Timeband

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@ Mr yesterday: Thank you. Jep, good idea. maybe I can wrap some of that goat leather around some soft thing like a spong and glue it to the bottom.

@ PecMan: Thank you as well. I always try to share my ideas with the members. No modding at the 187, just a poor try of luming. Btw, I need a new dial for it.
 

Timeband

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@Wat44: Thank you

@Phillycheez: You won't believe what else is there to find ;)
 

wat44

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Maybe I should look under my bed! Maybe find a vintage Rollie!!!
 

Wiz

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hehe, very clever, thanks uwe! ;)

Btw, would you have a thing for big watches...? :biglaugh:
 

Timeband

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Thank you Darth, but this is not really spectecular, to make a box would be hard.
 

Wira

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Love the way the watches are arranged. But any safe way to protect the crystals. I mean when u closed up the box?

Peace.