Another watch box discussion

[mingus2112]

I posted this in another forum but figured i'd give it a go here too. You guys usually indulge me a little!

I know. We have one of these discussions every so often and we get the same answers. I'm really torn between to boxes right now, so bear with me. I've got about 30 watches right now (probably more. . .it's hard to tell when they're not organized!!) and storage for, let's say, 12. I've got a box from fortunoff that's kind of like this one from Sears:

10 watch box with drawer

My problem is that I want to supplement it with a 20 watch box and am not sure which to get. First up is this box from AceTimer:

Very similar to my current box with the added bonus of 10 more watches in the drawer. (the drawer on my current one holds 2 watches laying flat) Also no glass top. I kind of like that.

The next box is a Steinhausen that I can only seem to find on Skymall.

Steinhausen 20 watch box

This is the most awesome box i've ever seen. Plenty of room for each watch. Ring storage. . .beautiful finish. Great plush pillows. What's the downside? The SIZE. That thing is 20" wide and 12" deep. Compare that to my original one (and the AceTimer one), which is as wide as this one is deep!! (12")

So i'm stuck. I'm leaning more and more towards the AceTimer as i've also got a lot of vintage watches which do NOT need that much room on the pillows. Even my Big pilot fits in the current box. I think i'd only run into an issue if I had a LOT of large watches. . .and i don't. this will be my xmas present from my wife, so i'd like to sort it out sooner rather than later.

Thoughts? Even another suggestion other than those two boxes would be welcome!

-James

[Ronin]

Just an FYI, I have the AceTimer version of the Steinhausen. Anything larger than a Submariner will hit the glass/top of box when closed.

Not a biggie unless you want to display your PAM's, Breitlings, etc under the glass.

[mingus2112]

Good to know. The box I already have (10 watch box) can fit my big pilot in the top as long as i'm careful. . .maybe it's bigger inside than the 20 watch box.

Just an FYI, I have the AceTimer version of the Steinhausen. Anything larger than a Submariner will hit the glass/top of box when closed.

Not a biggie unless you want to display your PAM's, Breitlings, etc under the glass.