The story

A watch winder cabinet made as furniture

Most watch winders are boxes. This one is a cabinet: the Kitsune treasure chest from our Canvas collection, its trunk-like body in smoked walnut and figured ash, with the Kitsune fox climbing across the doors in hand-laid marquetry.

Open the doors and nine automatic watches turn quietly inside, each on its own winder in a bronze ring and a cradle of purple felt. The interior is lined in dark brown leather with a visible grain, stitched by hand in white double saddle stitching around every winder and down every column, the way a fine watch strap is finished.

“A home for a collection, not just a place to keep it wound.”
The watch winder cabinet closed, its Kitsune marquetry doors on a walnut stand
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Inside the cabinet

Ask about the winders

Nine watch winders

Three columns of three, each winder set in a bronze ring with a felt cushion that holds the watch securely as it turns.

Stitched leather

Dark brown leather with a visible hide grain, finished with white double saddle stitching around each winder and down each column.

Purple felt

Every winder is lined in soft purple felt, chosen to sit against the leather and show off steel, gold and coloured dials.

A switch for each winder

A bronze toggle beneath every winder turns it on or off on its own, so a watch can rest while the rest of the collection keeps time.

Locked away

The doors close with a bronze bolt through the lock, and the walnut base holds a drawer with its own key for straps, tools and boxes.

Bronze throughout

Bronze hinges, side studs, rings and switches, aged to sit with the walnut and the marquetry.

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Specification

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Close view of the nine winders inside the watch winder cabinet
Dimensions
H 150 × W 75 × D 45 cm, the same body as the Kitsune Wine Cabinet
Capacity
Nine automatic watches, one on each winder
Winders
Nine, in bronze rings with purple felt cradles, each with its own on/off switch
Interior
Dark brown grained leather, white double saddle stitching
Exterior
Smoked walnut and figured ash with Kitsune marquetry, bronze side studs
Security
Bronze lock and bolt across the doors; keyed drawer in the base
Power
Mains powered, through a single discreet cable
Made
To order, by hand, in 12 weeks, or 16 weeks in a new finish
Provenance
Designed in Windermere, made by hand by our cabinetmakers
The watch winder cabinet open in a panelled bedroom with a reading lamp
The cabinet closed, seen from the front
The cabinet open from the right, showing the bronze side studs
The cabinet open in a warm studio
The cabinet open in a pale studio
The watch winder cabinet between a bed and an armchair in a walnut-panelled bedroom
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Make it yours

Bespoke commissions
The watch winder cabinet open in a panelled study

Shown

Brown leather and purple felt

Smoked walnut and figured ash, Kitsune marquetry, bronze metalwork and nine winders.

Your choice

Leather
The colour and grain of the stitched leather, and the colour of the stitching.
Felt
Purple as shown, or a colour to suit your collection and your room.
Winders
Set up to suit the watches you plan to keep in it.
Exterior
Other veneers, the Kitsune fox or leaves and trees alone, and a different metal finish.
Wine instead
The same cabinet with wine storage: the Kitsune Wine Cabinet.
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Buying and delivery

No obligation until you approve the quotation

If you enquire today, this is when your cabinet arrives.

  1. 1

    This week

    Enquire or book a viewing

    See it in Windermere or on a video call. We answer every question about size, finish and delivery.

  2. 2

    Within two weeks

    Confirm your finish

    We confirm the finish and dimensions with you and send a quotation and pro forma invoice.

  3. 3

    12 weeks

    Made by hand

    Your cabinet is made in 12 weeks, with photographs from the workshop as it takes shape.

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    After making

    Delivered

    Crated and shipped fully assembled to your door. White-glove installation is a separately priced service.

Payment

Prices are in pounds sterling. Production begins once the pro forma is settled, and staged payments can be arranged. Trade terms for interior designers and architects.

Delivery and installation

Crated for travel and delivered fully assembled, to your door as standard. White-glove delivery and installation can be arranged worldwide.

Made to last, and cared for

Every piece arrives with our care guide, and we are here for the life of the piece. Read the care guide

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Questions

07472 697363

About watch winder cabinets

Winders, power, finishes, price and delivery.

What is a watch winder cabinet?

A watch winder keeps an automatic watch running when it is off the wrist by turning it gently, as the movement of your arm would. A watch winder cabinet houses several winders inside a piece of furniture, so a collection is kept wound, displayed and locked away in one place. Ours holds nine watches inside a cabinet made by hand in smoked walnut, figured ash and Kitsune marquetry.

How many watches does it hold?

Nine automatic watches, each on its own winder, arranged in three stitched leather columns of three. A drawer in the walnut base, with its own key, holds straps, tools and boxes.

Can each winder be switched on and off?

Yes. Every winder has its own bronze toggle switch beneath it, so you can rest a watch you are not wearing, or leave the winder empty, without stopping the others.

Will it suit my watches?

Tell us which watches you plan to keep in it when you enquire and we will set up the winders to suit them before the cabinet leaves the workshop.

Does it need power?

Yes. The winders run from mains power through a single discreet cable, and we plan where it runs with you so it stays out of sight.

Can the leather and felt be changed?

Yes. The interior is shown in dark brown leather with white double saddle stitching and purple felt winders, but both can be made in the colour you choose. The exterior veneers, marquetry and metalwork can be changed too.

Is it the same size as the Kitsune Wine Cabinet?

Yes. It shares the same body, stand and Kitsune marquetry as the Kitsune Wine Cabinet, at H 150 × W 75 × D 45 cm, with nine watch winders inside instead of wine storage.

How much does it cost?

Each watch winder cabinet is made to order, so we quote for your finish, leather and number of winders. Send an enquiry and we will reply within one working day with a price and timings.

How is it delivered?

Every piece is crated for travel and arrives fully assembled. Standard delivery is to your door; white-glove delivery and installation can be arranged worldwide as a separately priced service.

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The Canvas collection

About the collection
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Enquire

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The watch winder cabinet in a panelled study

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