Watch packaging

A protective packaging for an object comprising:

• a sheath extending in a longitudinal direction;
• and
• a support base on which the object sits for supporting a bottom portion of the object, said support base being configured to slide in the sheath in the longitudinal direction,
• wherein the support base comprises two hollow holding elements connected to each other by a hinge extending in the longitudinal direction,
• wherein the two holding elements are movable between an open state and a closed state,
• wherein in the open state the object is between and supported by the two holding elements,
• wherein at least one of the two hollow holding elements has an imprint configured to enclose at least a portion of the object by interlocking the two holding elements in the closed state,
• wherein the imprint has a shape which conforms to a contoured shape of the portion of the object being enclosed to contact and securely hold the object in place when the holding elements are in a closed state, and
• wherein at least one of the holding elements has an opening in a top portion thereof through which the object can be viewed when the holding elements are in the closed state.