A Good Watch is Always a Great Gift

By Robert Cooksey

If you've got a gift giving occasion coming up, but can't figure out just what to get for a special person in your life, consider getting a watch. While we don't think much about them, good watches make wonderful gifts. You don't have to give a generic watch, either, or exceed your budget. There are timepieces to fit every gift giving budget, and a watch for every interest. You can choose from feminine jewelry watches, the traditional silver pocket watch, varieties especially made for every kind of hobby, and much more. A watch could be the perfect gift.

A fishing watch is perfect for that special fisherman in your life. Sturdy and waterproof, they are also not bulky in appearance. Some of these watches are slick and fashionable enough to wear out on the town. There are many choices ranging from basic to more advanced. Fishing watches are a wonderful choice whether your fisherman wants to have such advanced options as fish finders, depth gauges and alarms, or just wants to see what time it is when he catches the big one.

Everything old is new again and that includes silver and brass pocket watches. If you need a gift for the groomsmen at your wedding or a friend or relative, pocket watches are a great way to go. Consider having the watches engraved. You can have names, dates, short verses or sayings engraved, even an image if you want. Pocket watches should definitely be a consideration when choosing gifts for the men in your life.

For a perfect present for a woman, a jewelry watch is not only beautiful but useful as well. These delicate watches can be found in styles that range from pendants, bracelets and rings made from such jewelry metals as gold or silver. Jewelry watches can be simple and elegant or ornate with filigree or enamel designs or be set with precious or semi-precious stones.

Combine jewelry with a watch and you have a gift that is much than either by itself. With so many choices, you won't have any trouble finding just the right one for giving on a birthday, anniversary, Valentine's Day or any other occasion.

Photo watches are great gifts for relatives. They can be made to include any small photo on the watch face, and are excellent keepsakes. The most popular photos are of kids as they grow, but there's no limitation to the photos you can have put on a watch. Pets, relatives, and even art photos all work. These watches are relatively inexpensive, making them easy to give.

For that lover of gadgets you need to find a great gift for, consider a chronograph with many features including a stopwatch among others. Know someone who is interested in tracking the tides? A tide watch is perfect and a great supplement to tide tables. For divers, a durable, waterproof, pressure proof diving watch will be very practical in keeping track of the diver's time under water.

Diver's watches are pressure proof, water proof and durable, and have the practical element of helping diving hobbyists monitor their time under water. There's no end to the variety of watches out there, and all of them make excellent gifts for the right person. So, if you're thinking about giving gifts, have a look at all the choices in watches. - 29954

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