Framing two watches

Create a Post
D

dkfitzu

Grumbler in Training
Joined
Jan 1, 2009
Posts
14
Loc
Paris, TN
I have a customer who wants her mother and fathers wrist watches framed side by side in a small shadow box. She has chosen a suede mat board. I'm looking for ideas to mount these.....let me have 'em. Thanks in advance.
 
First question is what kind of strap or watchband these have.

You might do a search for discussion of formed rod mounts.
 
What Paul said.

They're probably fairly light in weight, yes? There are probably multiple places where they could be sewn with cotton thread very inconspicuously. Use cotton embroidery floss and you can match the colors pretty darn closely. Just don't use fishing line.
 
The man's watch has a stretchy silver band. The ladies watch is a gold bracelet type, not as molded. Would you mount these flat or try to put space in the band openings? My first thought was to slit the mat board and mount where the front would show and the back hid behind the matboard. Thoughts on that?
 
Contact the display manager at a local department store. Ask if they have any old maniquen(sp?) hands, one male, one female. Mount the hands in a shadow box as if they are holding each other as two people holding hands. Place the watches on the wrists.
 
Davd & Kimi, hope all is going well and you have all the toys set up.

Try an independant jewelry store for display items. Place the watches in a shadow box. You can get a display pillow that the watch wraps around to give it some dimension. You can the attach the pillow using a tagging gun.
 
I'd want to show as much of the watch band as I could -- makes the display bigger, which is more money to you.
 
display suppliers(ask at a friendly jewelry store) have "small" watch display forms(plastic or cardboard) that you could put the watches on(they usually have flocked surfaces that come in different colors--black/grey/blu etc) and then attach to the SB at an angle. dont remember what they cost(been 12yrs)--maybe $10 ????
 
You may want to check out www.attach-EZ.com You can mount almost any type of watch with EZ-Tach. It is all easy, reversable ways of mounting 3D art and does no damage.
 
Thanks for all suggestions. Each one gives me something to work with and expand on. My plan at this point is to 1) try to find an aluminum strip, cover it in material or mole skin, place inside the watch to hold a shape then attach to SB, or 2) make a pillow from a sentimental hanky and put through the bands and sew the pillow to the SB. We have a watch that has this flexible (moldable) strip inside it. We're visiting Hobby Lobby tomorrow to see what we can find to replicate this.

I have the Attach EZ. I understand had it would be used to attach to the SB. Is there a hidden use that would help keep the watch shape?:shrug:

Other suggestions, anyone?
 
Create a Post
Back
Top