Give her something
All sorts of things can go wrong when you buy a watch for the lady in your life, not least the watch itself, as Jemima Khan recently explained. When the pricey Officine Panerai, given to her two years earlier by a “boyfriend”, stopped working, she took it as a sign to end the relationship. The boyfriend could only be her recent ex, Hugh Grant, who wears a matching Panerai and is said to have given the same replica watches to his previous paramour Liz Hurley. One wonders if Khan would have stuck out the relationship a little longer if the warranty had stretched beyond the standard 24 months? More likely, she realised that everything about the gift, and, by extension, the relationship, was wrong. Watches, more than handbags or shoes, lend themselves well to symbolism. Giving Khan a watch that matched his own was not just corny, but a tad egocentric. Grant’s gift says more about him than it does about her - a classic mistake.
So, what should he have given her instead? At the very least, a different watch to the one he gave Hurley. Repeat presents smack of habit, not romance. Women appreciate thought, not routine spending. And, like Khan, most women look for meaning in a significant gift such as a watch, so make sure you are on message.
A watch can telegraph your intentions. Give her something by a blue-chip name - Patek Philippe, Girard-Perregaux, Vacheron Constantin - and it speaks of investment. It demonstrates how serious you are about her. A classic heritage piece - cartier replica watches Tank, panerai replica watches Reverso, rolex replica watches Daytona, breitling replica watches Monaco - plays the legacy card. She wears it today, your children inherit it tomorrow.
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