Every watch enthusiast’s dream is to own a large collection of beautiful luxury timepieces. Unfortunately, you can only wear one watch at a time (two if you’re feeling adventurous), while the rest of your collection is hidden away.
This leads to questions like, where should I store my luxury watches when I don’t wear them? What is the best way to ensure the safety of my watches at home or during travel?
The answer to both of these questions is the same: A high-quality leather watch roll.
At Operandi Firenze, we strive to produce the best watch rolls for your precious collection. After all, we are collectors and enthusiasts ourselves, and we know the struggles of finding the best place to store your watches.
If you want to learn more about what makes our travel watch rolls some of the best in the market, keep on reading!
What is the purpose of a watch roll?
Before we dive deep into what goes into the best watch rolls, let’s understand the purpose of a watch roll and why you should look to purchase a high-quality one.
Store Your Watches At Home
Whether you have a vast collection of Rolexes or just own a few important luxury timepieces, you need a proper place to store them at home. While they probably won’t get damaged if you keep them in a drawer, they’ll often get dirty and dusty.
Not to mention that as you move things around in a drawer, you can accidentally damage them. A proper dedicated storage spot for your luxury watches makes it easier to handle your watch collection.
Some people with extensive collections prefer large wooden watch boxes, but a leather watch roll is useful if you have a smaller collection or a few significant timepieces that you wear often.
Plus, nothing beats the luxurious essence of a high-quality watch roll, with many designs that can also allow you to display your collection.
Secure Your Timepieces While You Travel
Whether you travel for work-related purposes or vacation, you probably don’t want to risk damage to your luxury watches. And trust us, we speak from experience. Ultimately, our founder’s scratched Rolex Daytona kickstarted our journey to craft the best watch roll.
Some protection is essential if you enjoy traveling with watches. What’s more, you’ll probably want something that’s rigorously tested to ensure its safety, which will give you the peace of mind that your watches won’t get damaged. At Operandi, we conducted a variety of stress tests to guarantee that any watch will be safe in our watch rolls even when jostled by careless TSA agents or airplane turbulence.
They Make For Great Gifts
With the holidays just around the corner, you might be looking for gifts for the watch lovers in your life.
Leather watch rolls make great gifts for the people you love. If you have a special someone in your life and can’t afford to buy them a nice luxury timepiece, get them a high-quality watch roll instead. After all, watch enthusiasts love having more space to store their favorite references!
Make sure to choose a good-quality leather watch that will fit the style and aesthetic of the person you’re gifting it to. This way, they’ll use it more and think about you whenever they switch their wristwatch.
What To Look For In A Leather Watch Roll
So, what is it that makes a leather watch roll good? In general, your best leather watch roll depends on your needs. But there are also some important aspects of any high-quality watch roll that you should consider.
Safety
This is the most significant feature you should look for in a watch roll. After all, it’s why you buy one in the first place. You need to ensure that your watch roll keeps your watches secure even during erratic movements.
To achieve this, a watch case needs to be durable on the outside, with a sturdy closing mechanism. It also needs to be soft on the inside to not damage your timepieces.
To ensure the security of our Operandi watch rolls, we designed them with firm leather exteriors and ultra-soft, non-scratching terrycloth interiors. We’ve put them through several meticulous tests for durability and consistency. That way, you can be certain that your watches are safe at home and during your travels.
Space and Dimensions
Another important factor when you choose a watch roll is the ability to fit all of your watches. The watch roll and the watch pillows inside need to be big enough to accommodate your larger timepieces but still remain secure even when holding smaller pieces.
At Operandi Firenze, we craft our watch rolls with the modern watch collection in mind. Our rolls are big enough to accommodate three large modern-day timepieces, while our soft watch pillows are pliant to fit your big and smaller timepieces.
Leather Quality
Material quality is always crucial whenever you buy something. In a watch roll, the leather quality is essential for durability and style. The leather needs to be sturdy enough to protect your timepieces while also being soft to the touch. Also, it needs to be robust to not break down or crease but instead develop some nice patina over time.
The Operandi Firenze watch rolls utilize premium Italian calfskin leather that we source directly from Florence, Italy’s leather capital. It’s the same leather used for some of the world’s most famous luxury bags.
Closure
Arguably the most important aspect of a high-quality watch roll is a high-quality closure that will ensure easy access and prevent it from opening up unintentionally. Some people prefer traditional snap closures for tactile feedback.
However, at Operandi Firenze, we made the bold choice to utilize magnetic closures. According to our testing, they are the best way to ensure the roll stays closed firmly. In fact, they have a far lower failure rate than traditional snap closures, making them a very secure choice.
We have heavily tested all our magnetic closure systems with thousands of watches and can guarantee they won’t cause any issues with magnetism to your precious watches.
Style
Style and aesthetics are subjective for each individual and they can also relate to the individual’s collection and types of watches. For instance, a sports watch collection will fit better into a more sporty watch roll, whereas your dress watches will probably look best in a classic leather watch roll.
Best Watch Rolls from Operandi
At Operandi Firenze, we offer you a few different watch rolls to choose from, depending on your style preferences and your collection type.
Blu Indaco, Martellata
Our Martellata watch roll in Blu Indaco is one of our best sellers, and for a good reason. Its striking navy blue color is a fan favorite among those who want a classy roll for a classy collection. Not to mention that it’s a great companion for your blue dial watches.
The Blu Indaco is crafted from beautiful navy Italian leather with a matching navy-colored crushed terrycloth inside. What makes it stand out are the bronze details on the magnetic closure and the Operandi logo.
Sella Marrone, Martellata
Another popular watch roll from the Martellata collection is the Sella Marrone, which translates to “brown saddle”. This timeless tan-colored watch roll is reminiscent of the saddles of vintage motorbikes or the interior of a vintage car.
The Sella Marrone, Martellata leather will hold its shape and age beautifully along with your timepieces. It makes a great combination with your brown or black dial watches, or some of your gold and rose gold timepieces.
Operandi X WTA. Pista Blue
Our Pista Blue watch roll was our first collaboration with watch trader and collector Pejman “PJ” Ghadimi and the Watch Trading Academy. We created this limited edition watch roll for watch and car enthusiasts and modeled it after PJ’s custom baby blue Ferrari 488 Pista.
The watch roll has a striking appearance that will make an impression on anyone that sees it for the first time. Not to mention that the baby blue color of the Pista Blue has become highly coveted in the watch world over the past few years due to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual with its turquoise dial.
Operandi X WTA. Nero Nemesis
The Nero Nemesis was our second collaboration with PJ and WTA. We designed this watch roll with clear inspiration from another one of PJ’s amazing sports cars: his one-of-one Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster.
The watch roll is sleek-looking with a black leather exterior and bright orange interior. It pairs well with almost any luxury watch, but all gold timepieces tend to match its aesthetic a bit more. If you’re lucky, you might still be able to purchase it, as it is a limited release.
Verde Oliva, Martellata
The Verde Oliva is a very special watch roll in our Martellata collection. Its distinct olive-green color scheme makes it unique while it maintains a classy appearance. Even though most people will choose more traditional colors, you can pick up the Verde Oliva to stand out from the crowd.
The Verde Oliva pairs well with any watch that has a dark dial color. Naturally, its perfect companions are green dial watches such as the Rolex Submariner “Hulk” or the olive green Patek Philippe Aquanaut.
The Perfect Companion For Your Luxury Watches
All in all, we firmly believe that every watch collector should have one or even a few watch rolls due to their versatility and utility. You can use them for storage and display or utilize them as travel watch rolls in your adventures.
Our Operandi Firenze watch rolls are an excellent companion for your luxury timepieces, as we craft them with the collector’s needs in mind. We use the best Italian leather and meticulously test all components of our watch rolls to ensure their reliability. Consider picking up one of our premium watch rolls to accompany your luxury watch collection.
So, go out there, find the perfect companion for your luxury watches, and don’t forget to keep an eye on the time!
