Build quality is great. It looks really nice and does a good job of sealing in humidity. Overall I'm very satisfied with it and would buy again. Here is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 though.

I seasoned it *exactly* as the directions said, using the gel and solution that came with the humidor. It worked great and after it was stable around 70% I added in my cigars. It maintained for a couple weeks then the humidity started dropping. I followed the instructions again and added more solution, this time the winter bottle. It kept dropping and ultimately went down to 55%. I have a few hundred dollars worth of smokes in there so I don't have time to experiment with this thing. I took out the tray with gel and solution and added a large Boveda pack and the humidity has been a constant 68% ever since.

The other unfortunate thing. The digital hygrometer came with pixels out, so to read it you had to look at it from sort of a side angle. It did seem accurate because I have another hygrometer inside the humidor and they were both within a percent or two of each other. I contacted customer service, who was great by the way, and they immediately sent me out a replacement hygrometer. The new one doesn't have pixels out like the other one did, but doesn't seem to be accurate. It's reading 62% while the one inside the humidor reads 68%. To confirm which one is correct, I added a second hygrometer inside the box. So now I have 2 hygrometers that both read 68% and the one on the outside of the box reading 62%. Customer service reached out again just to check up on things (really cool) and I told them about this issue and sent pics. They responded that since the hygrometers are at different spots in the box then the 6% variance between the hygrometers is normal. I disagree for 2 reasons. 1: the box is small, I can't imagine that a 6% difference in readings is normal in a box with less than a 1 cubic foot capacity, no matter where the hygrometers are placed. 2: the outside hygrometer (that comes with the humidor) is closer to the Boveda pack than the other 2 are, yet it reads lower humidity. The other 2 are all the way at the top, on top of the cigars, while the outside one is towards the bottom where the humidity source is. I'm not going to pursue the issue because it's just a minor inconvenience but I just want to share my experience.

Overall, this humidor gets the job done and I really like it. I would easily give 5 stars if it weren't for the two issues above.

Edit to add: Customer service can make all the difference. Case Elegance proactively reached out to me with the sole objective of my satisfaction. They offered a host of solutions to best fit my needs and desires. The customer service team went well above and beyond to tailor a solution to my particular issues and made it right without me even asking. Would do business with them again and again.

The most important part of a humidor is the seal. You keep the humidity you want in, and the moisture you don't want out. I don't think this product seals particularly fantastic. For the price I expected two things 1) effective seal. 2) mid quality fit and finish. We've discussed the seal, but what about the fit and finish? The drawer is loose and sloppy. it sits off center of my humidor when fully closed. It has a decent amount of space but just doesn't seem to be executed with quality in mind. The only other point of consideration is size - you likely want something bigger than this. It would be good for a secondary humidor for your office. It just isn't what you as a primary keep. This is especially true if you like larger formats. You can fit churchill sizes but only two rows high. the humidity tray system wastes so much space at the bottom it's almost angering.

With all that said, It's okay. But only okay. I'm not returning it because I can find a use for it at my office, but I will be getting something else very soon.

Great looking and sturdy humidor. Easy set up, excellent instructions and really glad it came with everything for seasoning. Easy to read humidity gauge and useful storage tray for cutters etc

This smaller humidor is perfect for cigar smokers, like myself, who only smoke on occasion and/or keep a limited number on supply.

The whole box is well-made. The lid provides a nice seal and uses real Spanish Cedar wood throughout the interior. The glass top is a nice touch of elegance and one reason why I was persuaded to buy it...I love seeing the cigars inside while closed.

Another great feature is the hygrometer and thermometer displayed on the outside of the humidor. No need to lift the lid to see the temp or humidity percentage.

Their customer service is top notch and very responsive. I spoke with a gentleman named Jon who assisted me in new parts after mold had broken out on my cedar tray and hydro tray. I must've had a moldy cigar that infested part of the internals, but I caught it before it took over. Jon was nice enough to send me two sets of both trays, free of charge! I cleaned out the humidor, re-seasoned it, and it's been working flawlessly for over a month now.

I highly recommend this product.

I got into cigars in a big way years ago. Like many people, I started with a desktop humidor like this one and later graduated to a much larger system with active cooling and humidity control. But every so often I would head to my best friend's house with a couple cigars from my collection in my old desktop unit and gradually he started expressing an interest in starting his own collection. So this year for his birthday I bought him this humidor, seasoned it for him and added about a dozen cigars from my collection as a starter sampler. I also added a three flame torch, a V and straight cutter, and a package of 60 gram Boveda bags. It went over well, and here are the things I think contributed the most to the wow factor:

1. The personalized etching. I know that many people frown on glass top humidors with passive humidity control systems, and I tend to agree they don't always function the best, but it's hard to ignore the shear aesthetic value of a glass window with a family name etched into it shadowing down onto the cigars. It just looks classy and sophisticated, and let's face it that is at least part of the fun of getting into fine cigars and liquor. In any case, I seasoned it for a week and it held its humidity nicely the entire time.

2. The accessories shelf. Particularly for someone new to the hobby, you might not want all the various tools spread out everywhere; you want a self-contained unit that you can pickup and bring to wherever you are planning to enjoy a cigar with minimal muss and fuss.

3. The digital hygrometer. This was a BIG selling point for me as I'm well aware of how utterly useless those analog hygrometers are. In my experience the least accurate digital model is more accurate than the most accurate analog and the first thing I always do with a new humidor is ditch the analog for a digital replacement, so I really appreciated being able to skip that step and have it look fit and trim with the construction of the box.

4. The overall construction. As anyone with experience knows, humidors have a wide range in price, even in desktop units. Given that a quality desktop humidor can cost $1000 or more, anything in the ~$100 price range would probably only qualify as a nice entry level model at best. Absolutely nothing wrong with that; there is a strong decreasing return on investment as you climb above that price, with refinements that will likely go unnoticed by most anyway. So what I wanted to see is construction that feels solid, with precision that passes the finger test (run your finger along the edges of the humidor, does it feels smooth and even?), the dollar bill test (is the seal on the lid tight enough to hold a dollar bill?), and smooth action on the hinges (does it wobble and creak when you open and close the lid or silently turn?). This unit feels solid, and the faux walnut finish looks nice, without ripples or chipping or loose edges. In short, I think you could place this on any nice executive desk without it looking at all out of place.

My only real gripe with the humidor is in the instructions, where they try and convince the owner that somehow Boveda packs, despite being an industry standard and staple, just don't work with this humidor. This is almost certainly in the service of selling you an ongoing supply of humidor liquid, a high-margin product they push heavily in the product literature. The problem is that liquids alone tend to over humidify a box, and while they do supply a tiny bag of gel beads with the humidor, their humidification system is clearly based upon liquid in a tray which isn't great. I recommended that my friend toss the tray and replace it with Boveda packs which will provide better overall performance, at a rate of one 60 gram bag per 10 cigars, rounding up.

So the bottom line is I would absolutely recommend this product to anyone looking for their first humidor or as a gift of same. It provides a handsome looking place to store up to 20 or so cigars (I wouldn't try and cram more in there unless they are smaller cigars) along with the accessories you'll need, and should be able to keep your cigars in fine shape if stored in a temperature controlled environment out of direct sunlight even if you only use it once every couple of months. Anyone who takes a daily cigar or expands to a larger collection, however, may find that keeping the humidity high enough is a challenge for any desktop unit and should consider getting a separate humidor that they can fill the desktop unit from once a week since desktop humidors don't handle frequent access well.