More on the subject of Father's Day gifts: how about a personalized photo watch from FeeFiFoto?
Sewing Mom would love to give her husband a Breitling watch, which can retail for upwards of $25,000 (yes, that's twenty-five thousand dollars):
"My daughter and I are still discussing what to get my husband, her dad, for Father’s Day ... I may have mentioned at some point that he collects time pieces, quality watches. It’s something I’ve always wanted to buy him, but he is extremely particular about his watches and I would never presume to know what he would like ... I do know that he has always admired Breitling watches. ... I’ve also been looking at several jewelry watches that I think he would enjoy. He likes having a variety of watches and doesn’t usually wear the same one two days in a row. It’s similar to ladies changing their jewelry, he changes his watch, besides his wedding band, it’s the only jewelry he wears ... "
Here's some information on the History of Watches, courtesy of Paralumun.com:
1500s : Creation of the first pocket watch.
1485 : Leonardo da Vinci sketches a fusee for a clock
Early 1600s : Form watches becoming popular. Cases are shaped like animals and objects.Time out
1704 : Rubies are first used in watch movements.
1750 : Watch makers begin using enamel on watch dials.
Time for lunch
1780 : Invention of the self winding movement.
1786 : Guilloche is first used on watch dials.
Time marches on
1837 : First shrine to jewelry Tiffany store opens.
1843: Development of a watch with winding and setting through the crown.
Time and tide wait for no one
1853 : The first dual time zone watch.
Time to floss
1884 : Greenwich, England is officially named the zero meridian and used as the world wide recognized basis of time zones.
Time out of mind
1926 : Rolex introduces the first waterproof case called the "Oyster".
Funny Rolex story. Schpilkes complained to the jeweler that her Rolex had stopped running. The jeweler explained that she wasn't moving enough to keep the self-winding watch functioning. Curley, my sister, suggested Schpilkes attach the watch to her mouth.
1933 : Ingersoll introduces the "Mickey Mouse" watch.
1956 : Rolex introduces their first model that displays the day and date.
1957 : Introduction of the world's first battery driven watch.
Time after time
1983 : Launch of the Swatch brand.
I never had a Swatch. The plastic band made my wrist sweatch.
1999 : Casio innovates with the first wristwatch with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS).
These days we are surrounded by so many electronic devices that tell us the time, including that persistent little fellow living in the lower right hand corner of all computer screens who keeps us up to date more efficiently than a manual stadium scoreboard keeper, since he requires no bathroom breaks. So when you're looking for a watch you most likely intend to make a statement of fashion, wealth or sentiment.
This is what makes a watch an ideal gift for Father's Day.
If Dad's into high tech, there are dozens hundreds thousands of choices of timepieces that will rival anything James Bond ever carried.
If Dad prefers bling, you'll find any number of watches crusted with diamonds, rubies, sapphires -- you can't tell time on them, but who cares? If you have enough money to buy the watch, your people can tell you what time it is, if you care.
To make a statement of sentiment is also easy. Get Dad a watch with a photo of the kids, or the pets, or his favorite putting green, on the face of the watch. FeeFiFoto has a number of different styles, some with leather bands and others with metal, all priced under $40:
It's way more affordable, and more meaningful, than the Breitling.
