The DHL man dropped off a box today

[atomic]

A pretty large one too... so it's not a strap. Once I opened the outer box I found this:



I open it up, and yet another box:


That's a big black box... what could be inside?


Figure a scale might help the visuals, so that's my quattro travel case to the left and my daily carry Wojtecki single/strap/screwdriver case as well..


You guys think it's a Panerai Special Edition?













Okay, enough suspense... hey what tha??


There's nothing inside but six pillows

A little closer


And it's time they get 'populated'... no?


That empty spot is already taken... just waiting for a few parts and my 'one-off' Avalon will come to daddy.

This box is really nice. The build quality surpasses a Panerai box and obviously the pillows are big enough to accomodate a 45+mm watch. FYI, the pillows are a tough over 7" around, so you can still do them up on the pillow if you don't have a neanderthal wrist.

Got the box from a Paneristi in Germany, and they come in a variety of sizes, woods and even carbon fibre. PM me if interested.

Thanks for looking

[kz1000]

Very nice! Looks like one quality case....Good choice

[wasatch]

Very nice indeed! You're going to have to buy another one for more watches!

[Sam]

Nice looking watch box John!

[vk4sgx]

Impressive John

[Adam]

Thats real nice John, I like that travel case too

[Archer]

Nice! Thanks for the information Johnny. Might be on my list.....

[atomic]

adams said:

Thats real nice John, I like that travel case too

Which one? The quattro is very nice and obviously well padded. The Wojtecki is cool because it carries one watch, one strap and a panny screw-driver. I have this in my briefcase daily just in case I need a strap or watch change.

[langnam]

That's a nice presentation box, John. I've thought about buying some sort of case, but what stops me is the fear of having all of the collection together in a nice convenient package for the watch robber!

I just keep my watches in the safe and pull out one at a time. Call it paranoia, but it works for me.

[gj]

Nice box...

[Archer]

atomic said:

I have this in my briefcase daily just in case I need a strap or watch change.

You Panny guys crack me up. "Need" a strap change during the day?

[atomic]

avalon said:

atomic said:

I have this in my briefcase daily just in case I need a strap or watch change.

You Panny guys crack me up. "Need" a strap change during the day?

You never know. It's a panny thing.

[mamas]

Nice box, seems really well made... but quit holding out on us... gives us some details of your latest one!!!!

[atomic]

mamas said:

Nice box, seems really well made... but quit holding out on us... gives us some details of your latest one!!!!

Avalon posted up a pic a while back of a white enamalled dialed one with black romans and blued Breguet hands, remember?

Mine will be like that, but using the Unitas 6498 movement so the sub-dial will be at the 6 o'clock, rather than the 9 o'clock like on Al's (which has a 6497).

[Archer]

atomic said:

mamas said:

Nice box, seems really well made... but quit holding out on us... gives us some details of your latest one!!!!

Avalon posted up a pic a while back of a white enamalled dialed one with black romans and blued Breguet hands, remember?

Mine will be like that, but using the Unitas 6498 movement so the sub-dial will be at the 6 o'clock, rather than the 9 o'clock like on Al's (which has a 6497).

BTW John dials are scheduled to arrive at my supplier from the factory on Nov. 4th, so should be here by mid-November. Looks like I'll bring your watch with me (if all goes well) when I come up there for meetings in early December.