I remember saying to someone recently that I wasn’t really one for the unboxing experience. I even said it in an article on Fratello (maybe more than once). Well, I might have changed my mind. Or maybe I should say this: I am a fan of boxing - excellent boxing. I am a fan of turning a marvelously created object over in my hands. I like to enjoy every considered angle, every purposeful facet, and every joyful flourish. Recently, I made my way down to Upper Beeding, just ten miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea, to visit my old friend Giles Ellis of Schofield Watch Company. While there, I collected my very own Schofield B4 that I reviewed on these pages upon its release in summer.I’ve waited almost ten years for this moment. I’ve followed Giles and his endeavors since watchmaking school. I always told myself I’d own a Schofield one day. One day, I was sure, I would have gone far enough into my career to have enough surplus income to treat myself to an exemplary expression of Giles’s vision. For me, the Japan-inspired Beater B4 was the one that brought together all my favorite elements in one perfect package.Heavyweight boxingBut before I even got to the watch I’d been waiting so long to strap on, I had to stop and study the box. Giles has always been passionate about his packaging, and I’ve always been impressed by it. I will say this, though. After all these years of experience, he’s still getting better at it. Instantly, my eye is drawn by the cold-enameled badge on the front of the box that features the Schofield rotor logo and a shade of dusty blush pink that echoes the predominant color of the Riverside Store.I told Giles it looked like a tasty slice of watermelon. He looked at me like I’d been dropped on my head one too many times as a baby (it’s not the first time someone has looked at me that way).“It’s a rotor, mate.”“Yeah, a tasty rotor!”“No, I’m serious: the dot is the bearing point, you twit.”Form and function in perfect harmonyOkay, he didn’t call me a twit with words (he’s always able to say something in between the words he actually uses). Luckily, we found my watermelon incident mutually amusing and it did nothing but add to the happiness of that moment. And I really was happy. Every element of that box (which is thoroughly explained in the below video), is thought out. We hear it said a lot, but this is really what it looks like when form and function meet in perfect harmony.The cedar block upon which the watch sits and the way in which the box can be repurposed for straps, tools, or equally precious curios adds value to the whole experience. The deeply engraved “X” atop the box’s lid marks the spot beneath which true treasure can be found. As Schofield’s current tagline currently states, these certainly are pioneering watches for a new era.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rob Nudds (@robnudds)