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Component · Watch storage box

Scatola del Tempo Wooden Watch Case

Partially verified

This wooden watch case produced by Scatola del Tempo is designed to accommodate eight timepieces. Dated by the auction house to circa the 2000s, the box features a polished burl wood exterior with brass hardware and dark leather-lined interior compartments. The interior is divided into two rows of four fitted slots with protective padded leather fold-over flaps. According to Christie's catalogue details, the box bears case number 525 and measures 26.5 by 19 by 8 centimeters.

Open view of the Scatola del Tempo wooden watch case showing interior slots and protective flaps
Open view of the Scatola del Tempo wooden watch case showing interior slots and protective flaps — Christie's. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
onlineonly.christies.com
Category
Component · Watch storage box
Maker / attribution
Scatola del Tempo
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
184044
Source-reported date
circa 2000s
Country
Not established
Source-reported serial
525

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Object Classification and Identified Maker

This accessory is an eight-watch storage box produced by Scatola del Tempo. The cataloguing records the item with case number 525 and dates its manufacture broadly to circa the 2000s.

Designated as a wooden case for eight watches, the object is categorized as a watch box rather than an automated winder or horological mechanism.

Evidence for this section
  • “SCATOLA DEL TEMPO, WOODEN WATCH CASE”
  • “CIRCA: 2000s”
  • “CASE NO: 525”
  • “REMARK: Box for 8 watches”

Materials and Exterior Construction

The auction house documents the case material simply as wood, with overall dimensions cited as 26.5 by 19 by 8 centimeters. Physical observation shows a polished burl wood exterior casing framed with darker contrasting corner bevels and edges.

A metal clasp plate—observed as brass or gilt finish—is affixed along the front edge of the case.

Evidence for this section
  • “CASE MATERIAL: Wood”
  • “CASE DIAMETER: 26.5 x 19 x 8 cm.”
  • “Polished burl wood exterior casing with darker contrasting corner bevels and edges”
  • “Gilt or brass clasp plate mounted to the front edge”

Interior Layout and Protection

The interior of the case is lined with black leather and partitioned into two tiers of four compartments, providing individual storage recesses for eight wristwatches.

Protection is supplemented by a hinged leather flap constructed with four circular padded cushions for watch crystal protection.

Evidence for this section
  • “Black leather interior lining configured with eight watch slots arranged in two tiers of four”
  • “Hinged leather flap fitted with four circular padded cushions for watch crystal protection”

Open research questions

  • What specific type of burl veneer or solid timber is used for the exterior casing?
  • What text or hallmarks are stamped on the interior leather lining and the front metal closure?
  • What is the condition and appearance of the exterior lid when the box is fully closed?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Scatola del Tempo Wooden Watch Case
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerScatola del Tempo“SCATOLA DEL TEMPO, WOODEN WATCH CASE”
Circa2000s“CIRCA: 2000s”
Case Number525“CASE NO: 525”
MaterialWood“CASE MATERIAL: Wood”
Dimensions26.5 x 19 x 8 cm“CASE DIAMETER: 26.5 x 19 x 8 cm.”
Capacity8 watches“REMARK: Box for 8 watches”
Dimensions26.5 x 19 x 8 cm.“CASE DIAMETER: 26.5 x 19 x 8 cm.”

Visible details

  • Polished burl wood exterior casing with darker contrasting corner bevels and edges
  • Gilt or brass clasp plate mounted to the front edge
  • Black leather interior lining configured with eight watch slots arranged in two tiers of four
  • Hinged leather flap fitted with four circular padded cushions for watch crystal protection

Research qualifications

  • External closed lid view is not shown in available imagery
  • Engravings on the front brass clasp and interior leather maker stamps are partially indistinct in the photograph

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

SCATOLA DEL TEMPO, WOODEN WATCH CASE, | Christie’s

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record f74bdfe7ad

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