My new Pelican 1120 (how to pics)

[JFingers]

I wanted a watch case for up to four watches to take on an upcoming vacation. I needed it to be strong, weather proof, dust proof and lockable. Here's what I did (thanks to all the inspiration from all you WUSes! ).

The Invicta will be staying home, but was used as a placeholder. I've seen people use toothpicks to mark their cuts, but I didn't have any handy, so, necessity being the mother and all that, the paperclips worked just fine.



At first I used this knife, but it wasn't very sharp after 3.5 years of constant use.



This kitchen knife worked way better...



I ended up using 3x6 blocks for each watch, with 3 blocks on every side against the case, and 4 blocks between each of the watches. It seemed to work out alright.

Again, from inspiration from this awesome site, I went to a big-box store and bought some 1" self sealing pipe insulation (~$7 for 6', I wish I could have just gotten a foot or two, but oh well). I then stuffed it with some of the pick-n-pluck foam.





One thing I noticed was that the foam on the bottom of the case way WAY thinner than the foam on the top, so, since I had so much extra pipe insulation, I cut a piece the same size and stuck it down in there instead.





It didn't appreciably push up the rest of the foam, and I think it will provide a lot better protection against scratches on the clasps of the watches.



And the finished product!



Thanks for all those who came before me (so to speak) for the inspiration and knowledge!

[Dakota2cSRT4]

This was a great how-to, thank you for taking the time to do and post! The 1120 is the Pelican I want and your pictures are a great help.

[JFingers]

This was a great how-to, thank you for taking the time to do and post! The 1120 is the Pelican I want and your pictures are a great help.

I'm glad it was able to help at least one person. I know I have gotten so much great info from this site, so this was just my small way of paying a little bit back... I hope yours turns out well. You better post some finished product pics, though!

[TheGenevaSeal]

you did an awesome job!

[JFingers]

you did an awesome job!

Well thank you!

[Simon Tucci]

Oh man, thanks for the awesome idea!
I've got one of these cases sitting at home doing nothing, and was trying to think of a use for it!
I'll use it to hold my 4 G-shocks. The best part is, it's a bright orange colour that should match one of the G's :D

[JFingers]

Oh man, thanks for the awesome idea!
I've got one of these cases sitting at home doing nothing, and was trying to think of a use for it!
I'll use it to hold my 4 G-shocks. The best part is, it's a bright orange colour that should match one of the G's :D

You're very welcome! It really was quite simple. Post some pics once you get it finished!

I'd love to go back to Melbourne sometime, too! I was there in '09 for the International Airshow at Avalon, we brought the C-5 in with some fire fighting equipment to help with the terrible bush fires, too.

[dpage]

Well done, Pelican makes a great case.

[OliverClozov]

has anyone used the 1170?

[Fordham-NY]

Great thread, I finally broke down and bought one I've been drooling over at a store for a couple months now. I found it cheaper at Amazon, but customer service gave me a price match on the spot, so it only cost me $26.81

I used the thread here a lot, plotting out the corners with paper clips, and sawing through the sections I needed to cut with a straight blade kitchen knife were excellent suggestions, and worked quite well. I cut out for 6 watches, from the 1cm x 1cm individual foam cubes, leaving only a single row of cubes between each watch, and the outside of the box. 4 are in 5x5 sections, and 2 are in 6x5 sections. But there's more than enough space for each, and the snug closing padded lid keeps each watch separate. I've also noticed that each watch fits below the top of the divider section as well, I think this may have to do with my individual wrist size, as each of my watches are on a bracelet sized for a 6'' wrist.

I'm glad that I finally have a decent place for my best watches. Prior to this, I used to keep them in eyeglass cases, wrapped in polishing cloths, sometimes 2 to a case. And then moving multiple watches got ridiculous, considering that some of my other quartz watches were and are still in individual pad cases. I just had so many different cases flying around, it got ridiculous. I'm glad that I've finally got a decent, safe, legitimate case to store then in now. Part of what was holding me back, was finding a good sized, quality case, that would also fit into my rectangular shaped safe.

I love the case, and in a little while, I think I'm going to buy a second one as I've got enough room for another.