INTRODUCTION

   When we started reviewing watches nearly a year ago we never expected to receive so many possitive comments in our email and Facebook page, especially since we had never done something similar in the past and watches don't really belong in electronics (although they do come pretty close nowadays). Of course because i also happen to like watches a lot and consider them to be pretty much the only jewlery men can wear i was particularly happy to see that many others feel the same as i. However people who happen to own many watches again such as i emailed us asking which watch box we recommend from the vast number of available ones in the market and that actually caught us off guard because lets face it watches can be squeezed in an electronics related review site but a watch box? Still since this is directly related to watches and also because we did promise that we'd do our best to try and deliver reviews of specific products requested by you we started scouting local stores and the net to find the ideal solution. The search ended after a full week when we stumbled accross the 15 Piece Watch Box by Wolf.

   Since 1834, Wolf has crafted a line of elegant jewelry boxes that the company's founder, Philipp Wolf I, used to dramatically boost the sales of his silver products. Before long, he was selling more boxes than silver. Today, the Wolf name is even more renowned for its premier line of watch winders and watch boxes, but continues to design and manufacture great jewelry boxes. Wolf has expanded into a wide variety of fine quality gift items, ranging from portable game sets to leather travel accessories. Collectors of fine watches and jewelry regularly look to Wolf for beautiful and practical storage accessories.

   Watch box manufacturers are widely known mostly to watch collectors and so we just started learning of all of them a couple of months ago when we started searching around to find a watch box that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and had enough space inside for well over 10 watches. The reason we were searching for a watch box capable of storing over 10 pieces was because although the market is filled with countless 4,5,6 and 8 piece watch boxes there aren't that many around designed for over 10 and most of the ones that are available are not really elegant in design and with good enough build quality (some are even low-cost showcase boxes like the ones we see in jewlery stores). The 15 Piece Watch Box by Wolf combines wood with high quality leatherette (almost feels like real leather) and glass to create a really unique house for all your watches and ontop of that it features a small lock so you can rest assured that noone other than you can remove one, at least not when you are around (the box itself is not that heavy). Naturally a closer look is in order so follow us through the next pages to see what Wolf has to offer with their 15 Piece Watch Box.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS

The watch box arrived inside a black cardboard box with just the company name and launch date printed at the top.

Wolf has taken every precaution to ensure that the watch box makes it safely to you so aside a top cardboard cover the watch box is also covered with a paper sheet.

Printed on a small piece of paper is the history of Wolf (nice touch).

A piece of foam is also placed beneath the paper sheet to protect the top tempered (toughened) glass.

THE 15 PIECE WATCH BOX

Here we see the 15 Piece Watch Box in all its glory measuring 311mm in length, 343mm in depth and 9.5cm in height.

Wolf has used high quality leatherette on the outside of the box (and in the interior).

15 watch spots is not something one can fill with ease but it's nice to know that you always have space for more.

As expected the pillows are very soft and removable, however compared to the pillows of my own watch box (8 piece one) these are very small so at first i wasn't certain as to how much space each watch would have.

False alarm however since we found no issue even watches with 45mm diameter cases (even 49mm ones since we also tested it with our CASIO sample).

There's also a small lock at the front of the box the key of which you will find placed right beneath one of the watch pillows.

I placed some of the watches i have here to see how they look with the watch box open and closed (unfortunately due to the 800W lights of our photo bench you can't see them well through the glass).

CONCLUSION

   Currently i own 2 reasonably priced (around USD100) watch boxes (6 and 8 piece ones) but during the time i was out sweeping the market and learning more about all the available brands i must have seen at least 15 others that didn't really have anything to offer over the ones i already own both in terms of watch capacity and quality. That's mainly why i like the Wolf 15 Piece Watch Box so much. I mean sure it's just a watch box but the level of craftsmanship is unlike anything else I’ve seen or used to date and when i say craftsmanship that includes everything from the leatherette exterior/interior coating up to the silk lining, the soft watch pillows and of course the tempered/toughened glass at the top. Now i would like to see slightly larger watch pillows (slightly smaller than the ones my main watch box has) but if Wolf was to do that it would mean a larger size and this watch box is already quite large so that wouldn't be ideal.

   One of the things watch box manufacturers are well aware is that people who own 10-15 watches price is not really an issue and so most high quality 15-20 piece watch boxes well exceed the USD200/200Euros price mark. Wolf is also aware of that but lucky for end users their offerings don't cost as much and to be more specific their 15 Piece Watch Box currently retails for USD144.99 inside the USA (Purchase Directly from Amazon.com) and for 130Euros inside the EU (Purchase Directly from Amazon.co.uk). Naturally many people will feel that even this is way too much for a watch box but this is one of the very few things you will probably get once in your lifetime so i don't really think that price should be an issue (even more if you own many watches). Of course if you will never get to have 15 watches a smaller watch box will take less space and will also cost quite less (Wolf has many such designs in their product line) so it goes without saying that you'd be better off with something like that. Generally however the 15 Piece Watch Box by Wolf is the best sub USD200/200Euros watch box we've seen to date and because of that we are giving it our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Wood/Leatherette/Tempered Glass)
- Design (Silk Lining/Edges)
- Space For Up To 15 Watches
- Soft Pillows
- Lock
- Price (Compared To The Competition)

CONS

- Price (For Some)