Buying Watches as a Gift

Is buying watches as a gift a good idea ?

Well, I remember an ex of mine buying me some cheap £10 watch from Oxford Street for my Chrimbo pressie one time,,,she knew I liked watches and thought she was buying with thought...erm no silly girl...a Rolex President would have been the ultimate thought...but anyway,,,I had to 'pretend' on the openening of the gift that I was chuffed...and the lie went on right through through Christmas

"You're not wearing the watch I bought you for Christmas" she said at Christmas dinner... erm no..I thought "I'm wearing my Omega Constellation Automatic Day Date thanks..I've put your crappy two bob watch inside one of the Christmas crackers and swapped it for one of those funny plastic moustaches which at least will give me 5 seconds of fun",,I had to stop myself from saying....

I had to dodge wearing that effin' watch for days.....the moral of the story is that unless you know what you are doing then buying a watch as a gift is not a good idea...especially if its one of those cheap nasty ones that end up making your wrist turn green !

If you are thinking about buying a watch as a gift then don't buy one of these cheap watches at the market that have no recognisable brand..and are mass produced in the far east using the cheapest of materials...do some research...buy branded watch that has a guarantee at least, because then you will know its made from stainless steel, leather or quality rubber...

Anyway, THAT WATCH didn't last long, I just accidentally on purpose washed the dishes while wearing it and then when it stopped working (what a surprise), I asked her where the guarantee was....