I remember when Swatch watches were all the rage; some of them had quite lovely designs.
Please share a picture, if possible.
And delighted to learn that she wears it regularly; the fact that it is worn regularly is a sign of a gift that has been relished and enjoyed and appreciated, and the fact that you have given her something that she enjoys wearing is something that will enhance her enjoyment of - and appreciation of - the watch.
What can I say?
Thank you.
Yes, I did say (well, write) that. I'm amazed (and honoured) that you remembered what I wrote.
However, I wil now add a few words to my original comments.
To all of the gentlemen on this thread, and elsewhere: Find out what she likes, - that is, what her actual preferences are - rather than choosing something that you like and that you think she may like, before allowing money to change hands, and listen to, pay heed to - and remember - what she says, as this may indicate her likes (and dislikes). Indeed, ask her.
In other words, put some thought into what she would like; and think about what is her character, her temperament, her preferences. Not: "I have to get her something", but - "what would she like, and enjoy?"
My mother hated gifts (as do I), - we both love to give them - and gifts that would be treasured required considerable thought, and my father was very good at that (putting thought into appropriate gifts, gifts that the recipient would like).
Two of my very good friends, a married couple - he is a retired judge, she a retired doctor - had a similar story; he told me that she is very challenging to buy gifts for, - not because she is demanding, but because she doesn't want anything - but - and he lit up, delighted, when recalling this to me - recalled how, in their young days, when both were starting out and funds were fairly tight, he had the bright idea of buying a proper doctor's bag for her, and thus, had gone to a well regarded leather business and ordered a handmade leather doctor's bag - which cost "a fortune", in his words, - but, as he added, with evident pleasure, "it is one of the very few gifts I ever got her that she used regularly (for decades) and loved and treasured".
I cannot count (and yes, this has also happened to me), the number of (unwanted, and, yes, stuff that you don't much care for) gifts that women I know have received from their significant others, or, from people who may wish to become their significant others. It is rather trying, because you applaud the thought (and the sentiment behind the thought), while deploring the execution.
As a woman, you are socialised into being polite, and, sometimes, what is produced as a gift may have cost a lot of money, hence, while you don't like it, rejecting it will (rather than just may) hurt the person who gave it, - and you don't want to do that (hence, you may accept it, but won't wear it) - and will seem ungrateful, and perhaps, arrogant.
However, accepting something that you cannot stand, (or simply don't care for) is lying to yourself.
Moreover, if you are in a serious relationship with someone, you do come to wonder how they have come to truly know you so little that they haven't yet worked out that this is something that you don't much care for, or, wouldn't much care for, and - to be candid - this really does come to annoy you, or irk you.
You have been with someone, or involved with them, for a good while, and they haven't worked out what you don't much like, instead, blithely giving you something that you don't much care for.
Is this something that they think you will like, or, is this something that they think you should like?
And, the further problem is that if you thank them fulsomely, and praise them lavishly (even if you are lying through your teeth to yourself) for their kind thoughts, they will simply repeat the performance, and give you more of the stuff that you don't much care for.
However, being assertive enough to state that you don't care for something - if only to ensure that this will not appear as a gift - can come across as arrogance, and used not to be approved of, in women.
I would counsel men to ask - find out in advance specific likes and dislikes - and, failing that, to ensure (in advance, before purchase) that any gift can be returned by the recipient if it does not find favour.
I look forward to it.
Right price would be an instant buy. Best of all they dont scratch up, I'll post up pictures of my 15 year plus Promaster U680 soon, for a watch of it's age and use it's condition is impressive...
