Christmas Gift ideas for the watch lover in your life.
If you have a watch lover in your life, you know that finding that perfect gift can be a stressful pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be. Selecting a watch for a collector can be a big deal, and depending upon their tastes it can be an expensive proposition. Here is a selection of phenomenal, thoughtful and down right great gift ideas for the watch lover in your life, at any budget. I’ve provided links to my personal picks, but feel free to use these ideas as the jumping off point in your hunt for the perfect gifts.
Stocking Stuffers
Watch Coasters Keep your table safe and celebrate their love of watches with a selection of military inspired dials or vintage movements.
Microfiber Watch Cleaning Cloth Help your watch lover keep their watches sparkling clean with this high quality microfiber watch cloth from Vario.
Polywatch A few minutes polishing and a dab of Polywatch will bring new life to your loved ones watches.
Keyring Spring Bar Tool If you are ever in need of an emergency watch repair, the Keyring Spring Bar tool from Crown and Buckle has you covered.
Deluxe Watch Travel Case Who doesn’t need a stylish travel case to safely carry a watch? With this case from Vario your loved one will be able to safely stow a watch for their days activities.
Books
A revised edition of the most popular book on vintage and contemporary watches, it will appeal to both the beginner and expert. Updated to reflect the modern watch world, it will allow your budget watch collector to day dream about owning a Rolex or Patek Philippe, without the cost.
A truly iconic book, and a must have for any watch collector. A celebration of watches and the stories of those obsessed with them. It's filled with beautiful pictures of some of the most iconic timepieces out there. Finding this under the tree on Christmas will lead to a lazy afternoon’s reading.
Storage
Every watch collector deserves a classy watch roll, an effective way to safely transport your watches. Hub City Vintage makes some great watch rolls ranging in price, my personal pick would be the Luxe Edition 5 Slot. Available in a variety of colours and with enough room to bring a week's worth of watches. It will have you dreaming about the days when we can safely travel again.
While it's great to have a travel case, you need somewhere to store watches at home, and if you've ever found a watch left out this can clean up that annoying act. Providing a stylish home for up to 12 watches, straps, etc. It will give your watch lover a chance to spend the afternoon cleaning up their watch collection.
Automatic watches require movement to keep time, and having to reset your auto each time you put them on can be an annoying start to your day. Putting a watch winder under the tree for your watch lover will help them start their day right. Available in almost every price range from budget to luxury, my personal pick sits right in the middle. With a black and inlaid wood finish, and twelve modes and noise isolating components, it will look great on the bedside table and not keep you up at night.
Leather Valet Tray What better way to help your watch lover store their daily carry items, keys, wallet and of course watches? How about a valet tray that proudly shows their love of watches, well Vario has you covered.
Tools
Every watch collector needs a watch repair kit. Whether its replacing a battery, or sizing a bracelet they will need the right tools to do the job. Now you can spend a fortune on a high quality kit, but unless your a watchmaker its not really required. This kit will get your watchlover changing their own batteries, sizing bracelets and save them money in the long run. They will be able to upgrade their tools over time but they don’t need to, and its got the added bonus of its own carrying case.
The Bergeon Spring Bar tool is the Rolls Royce of spring bar tools. Simplifying the replacement of straps and bracelets, the bergeon is built to last. Unlike the cheap spring bar tools most entry level watch lovers generally possess, this will be the last spring bar tool they'll ever have to buy.
Artwork
Why not capture the beauty of a watch and display it on your wall?
Art of Horology allows your watch lover to display their favourite watch, in a tasteful and beautiful print. My personal favourite is their SKX007 print, but they have everything from custom prints to Rolexes. Sure to be a conversation piece and a great upgrade to any wall.
Watches and Pencils provides a whole host of great, funny gift ideas for the watch lover. The Rolex Submariner and Seiko Turtle prints are not only hilarious but would look great on any wall. Available in stickers, screensavers and prints they’ll fit anyone's budget, and could be a great stocking stuffer or wrapped under the tree.
Straps
A strap upgrade is a simple and fantastic way to upgrade a watch. A good NATO strap might be the simplest, quickest and best way to accomplish this task. MOOSE Straps Co. and Straps of Manhattan are two companies that make a wide selection of high quality, stylish and damn comfortable NATO straps. Just don’t forget to double check the lug width of your loved one’s watches, this will ensure a perfect fit come Christmas morning.
