Horological Meandering

It is ridiculously over the top and is named after a Chicago mobster, but it sure is cool: the Colosimo from Döttling.

- SJX

Press release:

Döttling presents the smallest safe of the world:

COLOSIMO 

"Big Jim" Colosimo (1878-1920) was a famous gangster boss who dominated the gangland of Chicago prior to Al Capone.

In Colosimo’s days the most spectacular bank vaults were built in the United States. Huge and incredibly thick round doors made of stainless steel with radially arranged, massive locking bolts. Those technical masterpieces should keep away gangsters like Colosimo from the treasures that were kept inside of those vaults.

Doettling was inspired by those victims of the days of prohibition to manufacture the smallest safe in the world, a miniature safe on a scale of 1:13.

 

This highly decorative table object is a real toy for big boys, especially for watch collectors, since the smoothly working locking mechanism has a strong affinity to the mechanism of important watch calibers. "Colosimo" is a 3 year-development that coined the term "Haute Tresorologie" in the Döttling manufactory.

 

We are proud to announce that "Colosimo" is the smallest fully functional high security safe with the following features:

- Completely handmade of best German stainless steel

- Special armoring material as used in our regular safes

- 3 digit code combination lock, mounted on the front of the door

- 16 radially arranged and hardened locking bolts

- 32 gilded cogs

- Decorative "perlage" finish as known from "Haute Horology"

- Locking mechanism covered by a mineral glass plate

- Base in shiny black lacquer

- Fastening-Kit to mount the safe to a desk or any kind of furniture

Interior versions:

- One integrated Doettling watch winder (AC and/or battery powered)

- Humidor made of original stainless steel with integrated humidification unit

 

Dimension / Weight:

- H 28 cm (11.02"), W 27 cm (10.63"), D 27 cm (10.63")

- Weight: 30Kg (66 lbs)

Price: 17.500,00 EUR (23.800,00 US$)

 

 

 

This message has been edited by SJX on 2010-11-26 08:38:09

At 30 kg even I could carry it away, unless it was stuffed to the hilt with gold or platinum.

My treasure inside would be a single olive pit, for the pleasure of the abductors. Almost as light as a tourbillon cage, if not that of a bird's feather.

Greetings,

amerix This message has been edited by amerix on 2010-11-26 10:11:59

i have ever seen..and also a GREAT Looking Display.

 but when i saw the Price ? my Heart Dropped.!!

 thanks for sharing

 Tony

 That door looks stunning with all those gears. Very cool.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Vte

Not very safe, methinks...

A cool safe is the safety deposit at Harrods in London -- in addition to the usual keys and combinations, they have time locks operated by vintage Waltham Riverside movements visible through a see-through back.  Picture-taking not permitted, alas.

Probably not the first word that the Dottling people wanted to pop into your head, but that's what I thought when I first saw it.  It's the cutest little safe!  Love it (but not $20K+ worth)!

Cheers,
Daos

Pet it like a puppy..You too Daos ...!!!

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Better is a really good large fireproof safe and a mean dog. I can stock it with more watches with money left over.
The aesthetics (at least judging from the [severely retouched ;-) ] photos) are superb.

If you have the money to spend on this, you probably (like Colosimo) already have a couple thugs guarding your stuff. More to show off.

but as a safe, 30 kg only and 3 digit code? You're better off buying a new watch with the money and use that watch freely and leave it lying around

but does not seem to be very practical, only one watch? It's more of a decorative object from my perspective.

I think that I would prefer to send that thype of money on a JLC clock.

Best regards,

George

Probably the most expensive humidificator ;-) Thanks SJX!

NT

Just too much $$$ for little protection.

That you would see Brad Pitt trying to break into, during the next Ocean's film

Wander what the insurance rating is for this chunk of steel?

You would have to have a seriously expensive single timepiece to spend that sort of cash on a safe.

Hey AndrewD - do you know what the names are of these other incredible looking watch winders?

Hi BGM,

Not sure of the first one, although it was on display at BaselWorld in 2009. The others are Erwin Sattler, Arcera, Orbita and Scatola del Tempo.

Andrew

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That is just awesome!!

Want one. Or three...