Handcrafted Japanese Urushi Lacquered Watch Box for 4 Timepieces - Decima Japan
Handcrafted Japanese Urushi Lacquered Watch Box for 4 Timepieces - Decima Japan
Handcrafted Japanese Urushi Lacquered Watch Box for 4 Timepieces - Decima Japan
Handcrafted Japanese Urushi Lacquered Watch Box for 4 Timepieces - Decima Japan

Urushi Watch Box — Handmade in Echizen, Japan

Sale price$2,978.00 Regular price$5,478.00
Save $2,500.00

A watch box made the way the Japanese have made lacquerware for over a thousand years.

The base is solid wood, cut and joined in a small workshop in Echizen — the town that has been the center of Japanese urushi lacquerware since the 6th century. Once shaped, the box is lacquered entirely by hand by a fourth-generation artisan.

Urushi is the sap of the lacquer tree, filtered and tinted with natural pigment. Each layer is brushed on thin and left to cure in a humid room for a day or more before the next. Over three months, dozens of layers build into a finish that is both mirror-smooth and genuinely tough — resistant to water, heat, and the wear of daily use.

The box holds four watches on a removable felt-lined inlay, with a compartment underneath for straps, tools, or small valuables. The lid lifts off rather than hinging, because drilling hardware into urushi would damage the lacquer.

Specifications

  • 38 × 24 × 19 cm (15 × 9.5 × 7.5 in)
  • Solid wood, urushi lacquer exterior, felt interior
  • Holds 4 watches + accessories compartment
  • Removable inlay
  • 2-part lift-off lid (no hinges)
  • Handmade in Echizen, Japan

What's included

Each box arrives wrapped in traditional furoshiki cloth with a Decima Japan presentation card — ready to give or keep.

Shipping

Ships tracked from Hong Kong, 3–10 days depending on destination. Each box is packed to protect the lacquer in transit.

Final production run

Decima Japan is closing, and this is the last batch we will make. Once these are gone, we will not be making more.

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