The Gentleman's Journal posted a great feature about us!
Have a closer look:
http://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/stockinger/
Stockinger is a German manufacture that is well-known for its exclusive Bespoke Safes. The manufacture, which is located in the near Munich, has been producing unique safes for more than 30 years.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Interesting Safes in History
Safes have been around for several millennia, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that they became more reliable in terms of convenience and security.
And because private security is becoming more important, stronger safes are being developed.
In the early 20th century, safes underwent tests to determine their fire-protective properties. Now, you can now purchase a fireproof safe for your most important belongings.
Safes have indeed improved the safety of residential properties. What’s more, they have also made a huge historical impact.
In fact, many safes have been part of interesting events in recent history. We take a look at three of the most memorable below.
The Hidden Safe with Priceless Contents in Tennessee
A user of the website Reddit posted that he had discovered a hidden safe in the home of his grandparents in Tennessee. While cleaning up the property so that it could be sold, he noticed a dusty carpet. Under it was a block of concrete with a circle indentation – the safe.
He also shared that his grandparents were fond of collecting everything from firearms to antique coins. Just the year before the discovery, he found what remained of his grandfather’s pistol collection.
When the locksmith he contacted finally cracked the safe open, it revealed heaps of old money, pocket watches, rare collectible coins and jewellery. Although there was a pipe leak a few years back, the antiques were still in mint condition because they had casings.
The story garnered significant attention online, as Reddit users helped appraise and preserve the value of the uncovered antiques and curiosities.
The Mysterious Safe That Was Believed to Be Linked to a Tragic Incident
On the 27th of 1968, Richard Chartrand was killed by a bomb after it exploded under the vehicle he was driving. He was the owner of Barney’s Casino in Lake Tahoe, California. Despite the considerable number of evidence recovered from the crime scene, the incident remained unsolved.
More than four decades later, Mike Laub, the lawyer who owns the property decided to turn the site into a mall. However, the demolition stopped in August 2011 when they found a black safe which had been hidden underneath a staircase.
Because of the safe’s suspicious location, it was concluded that its owner was Chartrand. The whole ordeal immediately became a sensation; producers from the Oprah Winfrey Network offered to provide a locksmith to crack the safe open and they gained exclusive access to the opening. Unfortunately, when it was opened on the 14th of September 2011 in the presence of the county’s Sherriff, it did not show anything relevant to the crime.
The 108-Year-Old Safe that Contained a School’s History
Because its combination was unknown, a century-old safe remained hidden and unopened in the basement of Johnson and Wales University in Denver. But when a locksmith went to the abandoned building in May 2014 and tried to open it, local media outlets followed the story.
Little was known about the safe itself, but its lock was apparently made in 1908. There had been much speculation as to its contents, with students and school administrators coming up with all sorts of theories.
The locksmith drilled a hole into the lock’s body to break it. A fibre optic scope was then inserted to check if there was anything hazardous hidden inside. When it was finally opened, they saw a treasure trove of history – from old grade books to old yearbooks.
With the safe open, the building can now be renovated and used by the institution. As for the contents of the safe, they have been catalogued and will forever remain an important part of the university’s history.
These are just a few of the numerous interesting safes in recent history that have been the subject of news coverage.
(This is a guest post, researched and written by Mitchell Wakehurst / Citsafes.)
And because private security is becoming more important, stronger safes are being developed.
In the early 20th century, safes underwent tests to determine their fire-protective properties. Now, you can now purchase a fireproof safe for your most important belongings.
Safes have indeed improved the safety of residential properties. What’s more, they have also made a huge historical impact.
In fact, many safes have been part of interesting events in recent history. We take a look at three of the most memorable below.
The Hidden Safe with Priceless Contents in Tennessee
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| Photo Credit: Imgur |
He also shared that his grandparents were fond of collecting everything from firearms to antique coins. Just the year before the discovery, he found what remained of his grandfather’s pistol collection.
When the locksmith he contacted finally cracked the safe open, it revealed heaps of old money, pocket watches, rare collectible coins and jewellery. Although there was a pipe leak a few years back, the antiques were still in mint condition because they had casings.
The story garnered significant attention online, as Reddit users helped appraise and preserve the value of the uncovered antiques and curiosities.
The Mysterious Safe That Was Believed to Be Linked to a Tragic Incident
On the 27th of 1968, Richard Chartrand was killed by a bomb after it exploded under the vehicle he was driving. He was the owner of Barney’s Casino in Lake Tahoe, California. Despite the considerable number of evidence recovered from the crime scene, the incident remained unsolved.
More than four decades later, Mike Laub, the lawyer who owns the property decided to turn the site into a mall. However, the demolition stopped in August 2011 when they found a black safe which had been hidden underneath a staircase.
Because of the safe’s suspicious location, it was concluded that its owner was Chartrand. The whole ordeal immediately became a sensation; producers from the Oprah Winfrey Network offered to provide a locksmith to crack the safe open and they gained exclusive access to the opening. Unfortunately, when it was opened on the 14th of September 2011 in the presence of the county’s Sherriff, it did not show anything relevant to the crime.
The 108-Year-Old Safe that Contained a School’s History
Because its combination was unknown, a century-old safe remained hidden and unopened in the basement of Johnson and Wales University in Denver. But when a locksmith went to the abandoned building in May 2014 and tried to open it, local media outlets followed the story.
Little was known about the safe itself, but its lock was apparently made in 1908. There had been much speculation as to its contents, with students and school administrators coming up with all sorts of theories.
The locksmith drilled a hole into the lock’s body to break it. A fibre optic scope was then inserted to check if there was anything hazardous hidden inside. When it was finally opened, they saw a treasure trove of history – from old grade books to old yearbooks.
With the safe open, the building can now be renovated and used by the institution. As for the contents of the safe, they have been catalogued and will forever remain an important part of the university’s history.
These are just a few of the numerous interesting safes in recent history that have been the subject of news coverage.
(This is a guest post, researched and written by Mitchell Wakehurst / Citsafes.)
Monday, October 13, 2014
Why using a Watch Winder?
Watch
collectors know that an automatic watch will work at its best when it is kept
permanently in motion. As a watch collector you also know that you can
unfortunately only wear one watch at a time, so the movements of all your other
beloved watches might stop after 36 to 42 hours.
Resetting
might be quickly done, but in the event of complications or with “perpetual
calendars” in particular, resetting can often be a very elaborate process.
Lubricants tend to solidify and that might cause the need to send your watch to
repair.
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Perfect
storage for exquisite timepieces
Watch
winder solve this problem by keeping your watches in motion and therefore keep
the movement running. With our German technology for the first time ever, the
data for any self-winding movement can be loaded into the memory of the watch
winder thanks to the intelligent microprocessor control, resulting in a
never-seen-before gentle and optimum winding.
Our
patented process always keeps the watch in the optimum range of the mainspring
tension and thus achieves the best transmission values. Furthermore, the
movement is never strained too much. There is a resting phase of 8 hours each
day in which the tension on the mainspring is eased. Within the 16 hours active phase the rotations are
evenly spread out. The distribution of the two different phases can be
programmed by yourself and adjusted individually to the rhythm of your daily
life.
In order
for you to fully enjoy the splendor of your precious watches, after each
rotation interval the module resets the watch into its base 12.00 o’clock
position and makes it easier to read the time.
Therefore,
your watches are not only stored in the most appropriate way, but also
presented in the most beautiful way.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Safe technology of Stockinger luxury safes
Home security is becoming more and more important as criminal statistics are showing an increase in house-breakings.
So where to store your precious belongings? A bank vault? For some documents this is maybe the best idea, but for jewelry and watches or for documents that you might need on a regular basis a bank vault is too complicated. A home safe is a much better idea as you are way more flexibel to reach your valuables and to change jewelry or your watch every day.
When choosing the right safe, the VDS certification is a very important factor. For private home safes VDS III or IV are the perfect security levels and well accepted by insurance companies worldwide.
But besides the VDS certification it is also important which other features your safe has. Stockinger luxury safes all come along with an VDS III or IV rating and Stocktronic system. This system can be connected to any security home system and offers a silent alarm feature.
To learn more about the technology features of Stockinger luxury home safes, please watch this new Stockinger video:
So where to store your precious belongings? A bank vault? For some documents this is maybe the best idea, but for jewelry and watches or for documents that you might need on a regular basis a bank vault is too complicated. A home safe is a much better idea as you are way more flexibel to reach your valuables and to change jewelry or your watch every day.
When choosing the right safe, the VDS certification is a very important factor. For private home safes VDS III or IV are the perfect security levels and well accepted by insurance companies worldwide.
But besides the VDS certification it is also important which other features your safe has. Stockinger luxury safes all come along with an VDS III or IV rating and Stocktronic system. This system can be connected to any security home system and offers a silent alarm feature.
To learn more about the technology features of Stockinger luxury home safes, please watch this new Stockinger video:
Monday, August 4, 2014
The new luxury watch safe "Imperial Black" with 6 watch winders
“Stockinger’s passion is to enrich the conventional world of characterless safes with a high class product that is as secure as a bank vault, as precise as a master time piece, and as beautiful as a piece of the finest art,”
Each Stockinger luxury safe is characterized by its German, handmade quality - always customized to the individual preferences of our customers. Stockinger understands the design to be a creation of an optically tasteful exterior and interior, as well as a joining of the best material there is from a safety-related and technical point of view. It is the detail that makes Stockinger jewelry and watch safes so coveted. Each safe surface is carefully and conscientiously primed, painted, sanded and repeatedly repainted up to 18 times. A Stockinger safe provides not only optimum security, but also unrestricted enjoyment of your objects of beauty and value.
The new IMPERIAL BLACK luxury safe with its usable space volume of 80 liters and exterior dimensions of 119 x 52 x 51 cm (H x W x D) was developed for private use. Easy and safe to handle by means of the automatic digital input system Stocktronic installed at an ergonomically correct height, this safe is ideal for use in private homes, which gives its owner the freedom to enjoy his valuables at any time of night and day within his own four walls.
This new luxurious watch safe was introduced for the very first time at the Masterpiece London fair last month. The IMPERIAL BLACK provides the ultimate design solution for storing your jewelry and watches appropriately. The exterior convinces with its sophisticated black and red lacquer-design and a chromed handle that has been milled from a single block of brass. The interior shows very special red carbon and anodized aluminium design elements. The five drawers are equipped with jewelry and watch trays lined in black, perforated Alcantara. Whether it be large or small rings, brooches, earrings, wide or narrow necklaces, chokers, cufflinks and bangles, customers will be able to present their jewellery at home in the style they are accustomed to. This safe is a unique piece of art.
For devotees of fine mechanisms, this model is an elaborate watch safe equipped with state-of-the-art luxury watch winders for exceptional timepieces. For more than 20 years, we have been integrating watch winder technology into our safes. Each wristwatch will be kept and moved according to its own specific requirements as the watch specific optimal winding data will be downloaded onto the winder from a database that contains data of more than 8,600 different wristwatches. Each winder can be programmed individually by your tablet pc or smartphone. Watch collectors all over the world use our reliable devices - and will love the new IMPERIAL BLACK.
For more images, have a look here.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Masterpiece 2014
This year's Masterpiece fair in London is just over and the Stockinger team is now back in the Munich office.
It has been a great fair, perfect mix of luxury and art - antiques, paintings, sculptures, jewellery, cars and of course our luxury watch safes.
In London we presented for the first time our new "IMPERIAL Black" safe. The “IMPERIAL Black” luxury safe provides the ultimate storage solution for your jewelry and watches. With a sophisticated black and red design, carbon elements and drawers lined in black Alcantara, this safe is a unique piece of art. For devotees of fine mechanisms, this model is an elaborate watch safe equipped with state-of-the-art luxury watch winders for exceptional timepieces. For more than 20 years, we have been integrating watch winder technology into our safes. Watch collectors all over the world use our reliable devices.
The feedback from the London audience was great and we have experienced again that our high quality materials and German craftsmanship is very well accepted.
Here are some "no safes" impressions of our Masterpiece business trip:
It has been a great fair, perfect mix of luxury and art - antiques, paintings, sculptures, jewellery, cars and of course our luxury watch safes.
In London we presented for the first time our new "IMPERIAL Black" safe. The “IMPERIAL Black” luxury safe provides the ultimate storage solution for your jewelry and watches. With a sophisticated black and red design, carbon elements and drawers lined in black Alcantara, this safe is a unique piece of art. For devotees of fine mechanisms, this model is an elaborate watch safe equipped with state-of-the-art luxury watch winders for exceptional timepieces. For more than 20 years, we have been integrating watch winder technology into our safes. Watch collectors all over the world use our reliable devices.
The feedback from the London audience was great and we have experienced again that our high quality materials and German craftsmanship is very well accepted.
Here are some "no safes" impressions of our Masterpiece business trip:
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Private security is getting more and more important!
According to the German Kriminalstatistik 2013
(statistics about last years criminality), which is published today,
every three and a half minutes there is a burglary in Germany.
Therefore, private security is getting more and more important!
People have the urge to protect their private belongings, that's just natural. Besides alarm systems, window and door security, a safe is always the last protective barrier before a burglar gets to one's belongings. Therefore, buying the right safe should be one of your main concerns.
Security levels and certifications are important factors in decision-making.
Stockinger safes are subjected to an ongoing and independent examination under the very strict EU norm EN 1143-1. Under this testing procedure – in Germany carried out in the testing laboratories of the independent VDS Schadenverhütung GmbH – our safes are exposed to fire and burglary attacks.
Stockinger safes carry the high VDS rating VDS III or IV which in our view and experience are the perfect levels of protection for private use.
You may be able to call our safes luxury safes due to their luxurious design and interior materials, but the real luxury with our watch safes is the fact that you can get a good night’s sleep - burglars don’t stand a chance and your belongings are perfectly protected.
Have a look at our product range: www.stockinger.com.
For more information about the German Kriminalstatistik 2013 read the article at tagesschau.de:
http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/kriminalstatistik144.html
People have the urge to protect their private belongings, that's just natural. Besides alarm systems, window and door security, a safe is always the last protective barrier before a burglar gets to one's belongings. Therefore, buying the right safe should be one of your main concerns.
Security levels and certifications are important factors in decision-making.
Stockinger safes are subjected to an ongoing and independent examination under the very strict EU norm EN 1143-1. Under this testing procedure – in Germany carried out in the testing laboratories of the independent VDS Schadenverhütung GmbH – our safes are exposed to fire and burglary attacks.
Stockinger safes carry the high VDS rating VDS III or IV which in our view and experience are the perfect levels of protection for private use.
You may be able to call our safes luxury safes due to their luxurious design and interior materials, but the real luxury with our watch safes is the fact that you can get a good night’s sleep - burglars don’t stand a chance and your belongings are perfectly protected.
Have a look at our product range: www.stockinger.com.
For more information about the German Kriminalstatistik 2013 read the article at tagesschau.de:
http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/kriminalstatistik144.html
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Luxury Safes on Youtube: Visit our Stockinger Channel
Everybody loves to just lean back and watch some Youtube videos - that's what makes Youtube so successful.
Therefor, Stockinger created it's own Youtube Channel to give you some insights in our luxury safes manufactory. Product videos and an introduction of our German manufactory will be shown there - watch collectors, jewelry lovers and discerning consumers who attach importance to safety and security will find some useful information.
Taken out of the range, only on this Youtube Channel our luxury watch safe "HYAS" still exists. This ultimate safe with watch winders and space for over 188 luxury watches speaks for itself. Watch collectors will be delighted. We should think of a new edition of this home safe.
Stockinger Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/StockingerGmbH
Sneak peak - the luxury home safe ISIS:
Therefor, Stockinger created it's own Youtube Channel to give you some insights in our luxury safes manufactory. Product videos and an introduction of our German manufactory will be shown there - watch collectors, jewelry lovers and discerning consumers who attach importance to safety and security will find some useful information.
Taken out of the range, only on this Youtube Channel our luxury watch safe "HYAS" still exists. This ultimate safe with watch winders and space for over 188 luxury watches speaks for itself. Watch collectors will be delighted. We should think of a new edition of this home safe.
Stockinger Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/StockingerGmbH
Sneak peak - the luxury home safe ISIS:
Friday, May 9, 2014
Luxury Safes in London: Stockinger at Masterpiece 2014
The two noble German factories Brabus and Stockinger have jointly created and manufactured the most extravagant and spectacular high-security safe. The “BRABUS SV12” combines elements of sporty (dynamic) luxury with ultimate security in visual, functional and technological perfection to attract a special range of clients who appreciate and seek the extraordinary. This safe is created for the most demanding jewelry and watch collectors. Equipped with the most precise state-of-the-art watch winder elements combined with a database with over 8.600 watches, with this safe you can take care of your most precious timepieces in the best possible way as each winder can be programmed individually.
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| Stockinger BRABUS SV12 |
As new addition to the IMPERIAL line, Stockinger will show a very new safe with a cool and sophisticated design.
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| Stockinger IMPERIAL 6V Royal Blue |
Stockinger will also introduce its new watch winder cabinet designs to the London audience after the great acceptance of this product range expansion last year. With the new wooden designs, there is now a variety for every taste, no matter which size, material or design one might prefer.
You can find Stockinger Bespoke Safes at stand B21.
Official press information about our Masterpiece participation see here: http://bit.ly/1jnPJZs
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Complementary to our "Bespoke line" post
All Stockinger safes combine uncompromising
quality with ultimate reliability and safety. All luxury safes and safety devices are
either handmade or produced with high-tech precision. They fascinate and
convince users and observers alike.
The Stockinger Bespoke line is a custom made luxury safe line for offices, jewellery and watch collectors. All of our safes can be customized and equipped with drawers, jewellery trays and watch winder modules.
Check out our Youtube-Channel: http://bit.ly/1kak5dL
The Stockinger Bespoke line is a custom made luxury safe line for offices, jewellery and watch collectors. All of our safes can be customized and equipped with drawers, jewellery trays and watch winder modules.
Check out our Youtube-Channel: http://bit.ly/1kak5dL
Article about Stockinger at billionaire.com: "Stockinger: Better Safes Than Sorry"
By Daniel Hilarion Lim, Portrait by Vanessa Caitlin
When people speak of luxury, they usually mean things such as fine jewellery and haute horology. Few think of the luxury of protecting and caring for their favourite things. But if you’re going to spend top dollar for the things you love, shouldn’t you invest in something that will keep them secure?
Stockinger redefines the idea of what safes should be like — you won’t find god-awful steel safes that you keep hidden behind your Monet. Each one is carefully primed, painted and sanded up to 18 times. Carnauba wax is then applied to give the surface more depth and sleekness. This process takes a few weeks to complete, but the result is an ultra-high polish that gives a certain level of sophistication to the coffer.
Dominik von Ribbentrop, CEO of Stockinger, explains that this concept of combining luxury with security technologies has been in the company’s DNA since its inception. He says: “The company was founded in 1978 by Hans Stockinger with the vision to not just engineer the most secure safes but also build them to be easily integrated into any elegant living environment. He felt there was too many of the usual grey safes around but a luxurious high-end solution for demanding private collectors was missing."
CHECK OUT THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT:
http://www.billionaire.com/ambience/800/stockinger-better-safes-than-sorry
If
you thought safes only come in a horrid grey, then you need to think
again. Stockinger combines top-notch German engineering with decadent
finishes to create the ultimate luxury safes.
When people speak of luxury, they usually mean things such as fine jewellery and haute horology. Few think of the luxury of protecting and caring for their favourite things. But if you’re going to spend top dollar for the things you love, shouldn’t you invest in something that will keep them secure?
Stockinger redefines the idea of what safes should be like — you won’t find god-awful steel safes that you keep hidden behind your Monet. Each one is carefully primed, painted and sanded up to 18 times. Carnauba wax is then applied to give the surface more depth and sleekness. This process takes a few weeks to complete, but the result is an ultra-high polish that gives a certain level of sophistication to the coffer.
Dominik von Ribbentrop, CEO of Stockinger, explains that this concept of combining luxury with security technologies has been in the company’s DNA since its inception. He says: “The company was founded in 1978 by Hans Stockinger with the vision to not just engineer the most secure safes but also build them to be easily integrated into any elegant living environment. He felt there was too many of the usual grey safes around but a luxurious high-end solution for demanding private collectors was missing."
CHECK OUT THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT:
http://www.billionaire.com/ambience/800/stockinger-better-safes-than-sorry
Friday, April 25, 2014
Stockinger "Bespoke line"
All Stockinger safes combine uncompromising quality with ultimate reliability and safety. All luxury safes and safety devices are either handmade or produced with high-tech precision. They fascinate and convince users and observers alike.
The Stockinger Bespoke line is a custom made luxury safe line for offices, jewellery and watch collectors. All of our safes can be customized and equipped with drawers, jewellery trays and watch winder modules.
There are 4 different heights and sizes - the smalles CUBE (height: 67.5cm), ISIS (94cm), CHIMERA (126.5cm) and the PHOENIX (150cm).
The standard interior fitting of the safe consists of a completely plated inside with shelves and drawers that are customized to meet the client’s wishes. The drawers, compartment shelves and jewellery trays can be delivered in various combinations and sizes.
The special requirements of automatic watches are met by a worldwide unique installation of luxury watch winder. Each wristwatch will be kept and moved according to its own specific requirements as the watch specific optimal winding data will be downloaded onto the winder from a database that contains data of more than 8,000 different wristwatches.
Every Stockinger luxury safe is individually manufactured with a unique coating and custom-made functionality. They come in a variety of finishes and extravagant interior fittings, such as ostrich leather, mahogany, engravings or interior lights. Our safes can be equipped with numerous technical modules depending on the requirements of the valuables (e.g. watch winder, humidor, gun rack, jewellery tray, picture rack).
Thus, in spite of standard sizes every Stockinger Bespoke Line safe is still a unique piece of work.
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