" We worked with Joe Butler and Croglin on a project that exceeded our expectations. They were a pleasure to deal with.”  Chris Andrews, Weir & Sons

 

Background

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Weir & Sons is a Dublin-based business that has been trading in luxury goods such as watches, jewellery and silver since 1869. Weir & Sons worked with renowned Swiss watchmaker, Patek Philippe, on a collaboration to commemorate the company’s 150th anniversary, developing a limited edition timepiece, a green Annual Calendar Chronograph 5905P.

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Patek Philippe rarely designs a bespoke watch for one of its retailers but this was an exception. The limited edition of 25 celebratory timepieces required a very special design of outer box and Croglin Limited was commissioned to design and make 25 bespoke wooden boxes of the highest quality.
 

 

Project Details

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Following a meeting in Dublin with Chris Andrews, a Director of Weir & Sons, Croglin devised an oak box that would not only present the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph 5905P at its best – and continue the green theme - but also store the accompanying documentation and certificate of authenticity.  

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The agreed design has a free-opening, timber-hinged lid and a fold-down front which opens to reveal a branded document draw, operated on a delicate push eject/close mechanism.
 

 

Woods Used

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Constructed from Irish oak with an inlay of bog oak and a silver plaque on the lid.

 

Project time

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Ten months from initial briefing meeting through to the delivery of all 25 boxes. An accelerated box for marketing purposes was supplied just four months after the briefing.     

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Production run

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25 Units

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