INCLUDED WITH VALMONT
What's included
Valmont builds the tools a watch or considered-goods store needs into the theme itself, using Shopify's native forms, customer tags, metafields and inventory. No extra apps to install for the tools below.
Explore the live demo store: valmont-e86jwavu.myshopify.com ↗
Storefront password: valmont
Each tool depends on the content and settings you configure. Where a tool relies on a Shopify feature outside the theme, the table says so.
The Typical app price column shows what popular Shopify App Store apps with a comparable feature typically charge per month on their lowest paid plan. Where the theme covers only part of what such apps do, the column says so. Added up across the 24 tools with a paid equivalent, a comparable app stack comes to roughly $140–$280 per month ($1,680–$3,360 per year). Some apps combine several features and many offer limited free plans, so an actual stack may cost less.
Typical starting prices of popular Shopify App Store apps offering comparable features, checked September 2026. Prices vary by plan and change over time.
Discovery and choice
| Tool | Where it appears | What it does | Typical app price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrist Atelier size guide | Size guide page, product page | Compares case sizes with a reference diameter at the same scale and offers a printable size template. A proportion study, not a fit prediction. See Wrist Atelier. | $5–$8 / month (size-guide apps) |
| Watch comparison | Collection, quick view, compare page | Side-by-side specifications with a differences-only view, fed by product metafields or watch profiles. | $5–$9 / month (product-compare apps) |
| Filter & sort drawer | Collection, search results | Shopify Search & Discovery filters in a drawer with a live result count. | No app needed: Shopify Search & Discovery filters are free |
| Predictive search | Header search drawer | Popular and recent searches, featured watches and collections, rich results with keyboard navigation. | $14–$19 / month (core of search apps) |
| Quick view | Product cards | The full purchase panel in a dialog. | $4–$10 / month (quick-view apps) |
| Recently viewed | Product page | Watches the shopper has looked at on this device. | $4–$6 / month (recently-viewed apps) |
| Before/after comparison slider | Any page (section) | Drag between two images, for example two dial finishes. | $2–$5 / month (before/after slider apps) |
| Image explorer | Product page gallery | Zoom into product details from the gallery. | $3–$9 / month (image-zoom apps) |
Purchase and cart
| Tool | Where it appears | What it does | Typical app price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume & tiered sets | Product page, above add to bag | Quantity options with totals. Savings messaging is optional and off by default; discounts themselves are set up in Shopify. | $9–$12 / month (display side of quantity-break apps) |
| Sticky add to bag | Product page, on scroll | A slim purchase bar once the main button leaves the screen. | $3–$12 / month (sticky add-to-cart apps) |
| Free-shipping progress | Cart drawer and cart page | Progress towards the threshold you set. | $5–$10 / month (free-shipping bar apps) |
| In-cart accessories | Cart drawer | Straps and accessories added in one tap, plus a gift note. | $9–$30 / month (core of cart upsell apps) |
| Complete-the-set bundles | Product page | Pairs a watch with related products to add together. | $4–$15 / month (core of bundle apps) |
| Low-stock badge | Product page | Shown only when real inventory is below your threshold. | $3–$6 / month (stock-counter apps) |
| Back-in-stock alerts | Product page, sold-out variants | Collects the shopper's email and tags the customer in Shopify. Send the follow-up with Shopify Email or Shopify Flow; the theme does not send emails. | $10–$19 / month (sign-up side of restock alert apps) |
| Countdown banner | Any page (section) | Counts down to a real date you set, then hides or shows a message. | $7–$10 / month (countdown timer apps) |
| Pickup availability | Product page | Pickup availability for the selected variant. Requires pickup locations set up in Shopify. | No app needed: native Shopify feature |
Luxury clienteling
| Tool | Where it appears | What it does | Typical app price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price on request & enquiry form | Product page, product cards | Replaces the purchase panel with a private enquiry sent through Shopify's contact form, including the watch title, reference and link. | $13–$17 / month (core of hide-price & quote apps) |
| Register interest & allocation list | Product page, sold-out or allocation products | Subscribes the shopper with customer tags per watch (for example waitlist-<handle>, allocation-<handle>) for your follow-up. | Usually part of restock and pre-order apps (not counted separately) |
| Engraving & personalisation | Product page, purchase form | An engraving field with character limits, saved as a line item property in cart, checkout and order. Any engraving fee is charged with a separate product or variant. | $3–$10 / month (product-options apps) |
| Pre-order & numbered edition | Product page | Edition size, ship window and a remaining-allocation meter based on real inventory. Deposits need a selling plan app. | $5–$13 / month (display side of pre-order apps) |
| Estimated dispatch & insured delivery | Product page, below add to bag | Calculates a dispatch date from your cut-off time, processing days, working days and holidays, with optional insured-delivery wording. | $5–$8 / month (delivery-date apps) |
| Private viewing enquiry | Page template page.private-viewing, stockist cards | An enquiry form for boutique visits, video calls or service drop-offs, sent through Shopify's contact form. Customers describe when suits them in their own words; there is no calendar, date picker or time slot, and your team replies by email to arrange the visit. | Not counted: it uses Shopify's contact form, like the enquiry and service forms |
Store presence
| Tool | Where it appears | What it does | Typical app price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotating announcement bar | Header | Several short messages shown in turn. | $3–$7 / month (announcement bar apps) |
| Trust & payment icons strip | Product page, footer | Your service promises and accepted payment methods. | $5–$7 / month (trust-badge apps) |
| Promo & newsletter popup | Any page | A sign-up or announcement prompt with frequency control. | $7–$24 / month (popup apps) |
| Stockist directory | Stockists page | Boutiques and retailers, with an optional link to the private viewing enquiry form. | $9–$10 / month (core of store-locator apps) |
| Contact, wholesale, warranty & track-order forms | Page templates | Ready page templates built on Shopify's contact form and order lookup. | $6–$10 / month (form-builder apps) |
Valmont does not add its own cookie banner. For cookie consent, use Shopify's free customer privacy banner, set up in your Shopify admin under Settings → Customer privacy.
Also in the theme
Watch profiles (metaobjects), badges, promo tiles, load more and infinite scroll, gift note, selling plans, slideshow, video with demo film, press and logo list, multicolumn, rich text, image with text, FAQ with structured data, journal, 7 storefront languages and right-to-left layouts.
The Valmont Store Kit
Companion deliverables supplied alongside the theme:
- Setup CLI that creates the metafield and metaobject definitions and pages, with an optional demo content import.
- CSV templates with a column guide.
- Launch checklist.
- Theme update guide.
- Branded notification email templates.
- Shopify Flow recipes for interest lists, allocation and engraving orders.
- Support policy. See Support policy.
- Tutorial videos (planned).