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13 January 2015, 09:33 AM | #1 |
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Need a security solution for my watch winder tower
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I put my most expensive watched in this winder tower and it has key locks but I'm always worried that the entire tower will be stolen as is. Need some sort of alarm siren to sound if someone picks up the tower or tilts it etc. Any suggestions? I have done a quick search but did not find a simple solution. 2014-11-26 23.06.00.jpg |
13 January 2015, 09:42 AM | #2 |
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The locks do not look secure anyway, and I assume that is just regular strength glass?
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13 January 2015, 09:48 AM | #3 |
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^ yes locks don't do much and just regular glass
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Are you trying to keep them on display or not?
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So carrying off the whole unit would not be the first choice for a thief. Breaking the glass or picking the locks would be. Better keep watches in a safe.
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13 January 2015, 09:53 AM | #6 |
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I'm mainly worried about the company that comes to clean my apartment twice a week. Most of the times, I am not even home when they come.
So the locks will stop them from opening the case, but I'm always in fear that they pick up the entire tower and take it. Maybe a loud siren will get them scared and leave it back down. |
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You have a very stunning display!
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13 January 2015, 09:56 AM | #10 |
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Well the main idea behind the tower was to display them in my room :)
Love to look at them every time I walk in. So the safe box option will take a way the fun factor of seeing them every day. |
13 January 2015, 09:56 AM | #11 |
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It seems that nothing beats a quality safe of large heavy size or a safety deposit box.
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13 January 2015, 10:00 AM | #12 |
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Are they insured? If not insure them... If they are quit worrying!!
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13 January 2015, 10:02 AM | #13 |
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Not insured no. I don't even know if we have insurance for watches here in Kuwait hehehe. I will ask!
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13 January 2015, 10:04 AM | #14 |
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And how does that work? What if i hide one watch at my parent's house and say it was stolen. Seriously!
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13 January 2015, 10:08 AM | #15 |
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that's insurance fraud...
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13 January 2015, 10:10 AM | #17 |
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That is a gorgeous tower but not very practical/secure.
Just unsure them for full replacement value and keep them on display. I have two hidden safes in my home and a safe deposit bank.....
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Why don't you have a piece of custom mirror cut to the size of the front of this unit. Then when you are going to be out, you just slide that over the front of the door (held up by mirror clips) and they will think you have some fancy rotating profile mirror.
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I googled "pressure sensitive alarm" and mostly found like an audible alert for medical patients for when the get out of a chair/bed. I'd think that might at least be that audible alert if the tower is moved, but maybe hardly enough to scare someone off.
There also appears to be pressure mats designed by two plates, so if they touch (ie. someone steps on them) they complete a circuit triggering an alarm. If they have those, then my limited electronics knowledge would deduct you could utilize a similar pressure mat and alarm system to detect a break in a circuit (ie. lifting your tower off the mat). This might be something that need to be installed/consulted through a professional home security company though. |
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What I had in mind was a device that i can attach to bottom of tower which will sound if the tower was lifted up. Does such an alarm even exist heheee ;)
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13 January 2015, 11:24 PM | #21 |
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and if they lift it to clean under it?........
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13 January 2015, 10:37 AM | #22 |
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Google 'trembler alarm'.
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13 January 2015, 12:51 PM | #23 |
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It has "Take Me ". Written all over it...
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13 January 2015, 12:56 PM | #24 |
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Insure them for peace of mind and then maybe a large Rottweiler
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13 January 2015, 01:13 PM | #25 |
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Need a security solution for my watch winder tower
Put it inside of one of these and keep the door open when you are home. Problem solved. 700+ lbs. they won't carry this off without help.
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Posted a hidden wall safe that is tall and just realized they deleted the post because the safe was open and it had unmentionables exposed lol |
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13 January 2015, 03:07 PM | #27 |
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Awesome tower man, where can I get one?
As far as insurance goes, i'm not aware of an insurance company that insures watches in Kuwait, and if the cleaning crew thought of stealing it they would just break the glass. I do not think that they would carry the whole thing. My advice is to get a good safe if you don't own one, and just store the watches in it when the cleaning crew comes in, and put them back up when they leave |
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Yeah I have a safe and I guess I can do that, keep moving them from safe box to tower while cleaning company comes in. Hmmm and yeah I googled all the terms members suggested, nothing solid yet ;) Thank you all for the feedback. |
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13 January 2015, 03:45 PM | #29 |
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Looks nice and clear if the burglar comes along . . .
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13 January 2015, 10:16 PM | #30 |
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That's called the thief temptation tower....
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