Wenger Surf Lifesaving Australia Watch

Dad! Dude! That was gnarly! If you first learned the word ‘radical’ not from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but from your Dad, know the true meaning of sexwax, and have always been encouraged to grow, rather than brush out, your dreadlocks, you probably have a surfie dad! They have their ups and downs, just like other parents … but no matter how many concerts he missed trying to catch the perfect wave, he still deserves a bodacious Father’s Day gift! We’ve got some great ideas for Father’s Day here, not just for surfie Dads but for divers and sailors, also. Check it out!

Citizen Promaster Diver Eco-Drive Watch

Zen Symbol Wood Pendant

Men’s Hustler Brand Name Pendant with rubber necklace

Fossil Analog Wood Watch

Pandora Corancao de Negro Wood Charm

Pandora Pau Amarelo Wood Charm

Pandora Leather Lariat with Silver Ends

Black Surf Wave Titanium Ring

The Wenger Surf Lifesaving Watch at the beginning of the article is a little bright .. but that just means he won’t be able to miss it under a wash of foam when he’s sitting on his board out in the wild blue yonder! Wenger make the famous Swiss Army knives, and their watches are just as tough as the legendary unbreakable pocket implements. This watch is water resistant to 200m, so is suitable for snorkeling, water sports, and of course, surfing! Part of the proceeds are donated to Surf Lifesaving Australia, also. If you don’t like the bright design, check out the rest of the Wenger range – they make plenty of surfable watches in different designs.

Citizen are the other obvious choice for surf and dive watches – the Promaster 300m diving watch at right is perfect for all ocean-lovers, not just surfers, but is understated enough to be able to wear out to dinner. As long as he brushes his dreads a little! It is water resistant to 300 meters, made of titanium, and has an extension buckle to fit wetsuits. It features Eco-Drive technology, so if your Dad spends more time thinking about his board than the realities of everyday life, this watch is perfect – he’ll never need to change the batteries. It also comes with a 5 year Citizen manufacturer’s warranty.

You’ll often find that surfers, and indeed ocean-ophiles of various types are natural sorts – which is why we love the wood accents in the Zen symbol pendant at right for surfie Dads this Father’s Day. The wood is eont timber, and the rest of the pendant is stainless steel, made at a neat, compact 2cm length. A black rubber necklace is included with the pendant, making for a cool and casual style that surfers will love.

Pendants are the jewelry of choice for most surfies – rings can sometimes catch on things, and wrists are more for surfboard cords than bracelets! And where would he put cufflinks?! The Hustler pendant at right has a funky sort of surfie style too, with its black rubber necklace and simple shaping. It also features two brilliant cut diamonds in either end of the necklace, and is a little touch of luxury for a down to earth guy like your Dad!

For those times when he can tear himself away from the sand and surf, this Fossil analog watch makes for a great Father’s Day gift for surfie Dads. The simple analog style is reminiscent of old sundials, and a much more natural alternative than the many bells and whistles of digital. It has a genuine leather band and comes with a 2 year manufacturer’s warranty, and does have a little water resistance … if he forgets in his excitement!

Surfie guys have always been the sort to push boundaries and not really care about labels … which is why we went adventuring into the traditionally female area of Pandora jewelry for Father’s Day. Check out the Pau Amarelo wood and Coracao de Negro wood charms at right – they are part of a new collection within the Pandora silver beads range, and are perfect for surfie Dads. You wouldn’t even need to get the correct Pandora bracelet for him – just knot them onto a leather lariat from the Pandora range, pictured at right. The wood charms pictured are the lightest and darkest shades available, there are also several mid-brown types.

While it is probably not practical to wear in the surf, on the rare occasion that you can drag your Dad away from the ocean, he can dress up (just a little!), with this titanium ring with a black surf wave design. One of the more budget friendly titanium rings, the design has a slightly raised center and a polished finish, as well as engraving option inside the band.

Jewelry may not seem like the obvious choice for a Father’s Day gift for a surfie Dad … but there is plenty out there to get him excited! If you want a hand with any of the gifts mentioned, or with the website, just click the Live Help link for real storeperson assistance.

Macho Man Bangle by Inori

Dads are almost always embarrassing in one way or another … those of use with terrible joke-telling Dads always wished for the ones whose worst vice was giving sloppy kisses at the school gate, and while some of us disliked how aloof and stand-offish our Dads were, others lamented the fact that he’d never grow up and act his age! As adults, though, we all tend to realize these complaints are more about the fact that we were teenagers, than about any faults on our Dad’s part. If you had a Dad that was ‘one of the gang’, liked to rock and roll all night, and party every day, we’ve got some awesome gifts to help you indulge his weaknesses! Now that you’re perfectly comfortable with them, of course ;-D

Men’s Stanless Steel Cuff Bracelet

Gentleman’s Club Double Sided Pendant by Inori

Men’s Cubic Zirconia/Stainless Steel Pendant

Citizen Automatic Men’s Watch

Wenger Escort Men’s Dress Watch

Hot Diamonds Men’s ‘Sprint’ Diamond Ring

Men’s 8 Ball Game Theory Pendant

Evening wear is one of the few arenas where men can enjoy bracelets – for most male occupations, there are either a safety or style hazard! This Inori Macho Man bangle may make your father break out into the Village People (;-) ), but will also make him look strangely cool while doing so! It is made of polished stainless steel, and the open-bangle design makes it a perfect fit for just about all male wrists. The bracelet diameter is 6.5cm, and you have space to engrave a special message on the back … and also on the front, if you so desire!

It takes a certain special style to pull off a unique piece of jewelry like the extra-wide bangle at right – and if you think your Dad can do it, this will be a birthday gift that is well-used and loved. This wide bracelet is designed specially for evening wear, with its prominent 30mm width and three-ring design. The diameter of the bracelet is 6cm, so it is a slightly snugger fit than the Inori one above. It is made of stainless steel with a matte textured finish, and ships for free to you no matter where in the world you are!

Your Dad doesn’t have to be a pubber, clubber, rocker and roller, or a jukebox-sing-alonger to enjoy evening wear jewelry, though! This gentlemen’s club pendant by Inori is much more understated and subtle than some of the other pieces, and very classy. It features a double-sided design, where the black half of the pendant is silver on the reverse side. It measures an imposing 4.5cm long, and is a stand-alone item – if he already has a favorite chain to wear, this will slip straight on.

Going out is a great excuse to wear pendants for guys – yes, he’s your Dad, but that shouldn’t stop him feeling a bit handsome! This stainless steel and cubic zirconia pendant is the male equivalent of costume jewelry. The sparkle of the cubic zirconia will catch and flash under a blacklight, and the long, thin design is very masculine. The stainless steel cable necklace pictured is included with the pendant; this sits nice and high around the neck, at only 45cm long.

Where women’s jewelry often becomes bigger and more fanciful for evening wear, for men, the opposite is true .. at least in the watch department. Watches with all the compasses, world time zones, depth meters and speed calculators are for the day time. At night, your Dad will want to keep it simple and slick – which is why we love the Citizen Automatic see-through men’s watch at right. The simple analog design is surprisingly tough – it is approved for use in the mines, is 100m water resistant, and comes with a handy push button deployment buckle that leather strap watches usually don’t have. One of its best features, though, is the huge discount off RRP that it comes with!

One little contemporary characteristic that it is often better to keep for night-owl fathers, is the luminous hands and dial that sports and multifunction watches often come with. The Wenger ‘Escort’ watch at right retains the luminous hands and markers, and incorporates them into a sleek, stylish look for evening wear excellence. Wenger make extremely tough watches, no matter how stylish they also are, and this one is 50m water resistant, with Swiss quartz movement, mineral crystal glass, and a 3 year manufacturer warranty. After all, you wouldn’t want his watch to break when it came time to come home!

Even if your Dad does keep his wedding ring on to go out to the pub or club (I know at least one husband that would fear for his life if he didn’t!!), this Hot Diamonds ‘Sprint’ ring can make an excellent, stylish accompaniment. The band is definitely dress, rather than everyday size, at 10.8mm with a decent thickness. It is made of smooth, silky sterling silver, and has three brilliant cut white diamonds in the face. Despite all the luxury, though, it is actually quite an affordable Father’s Day jewelry gift.

And if you have a Dad that just twiddles his thumbs and waits for the phone to ring when he’s made to stay at home, he has probably spent a fair amount of time where he really likes to be … in dark, smoky back rooms, with a cue in one hand and a chalk block in the other. This 8 ball game theory pendant is perfect for snooker-obsessed Dads – the 8 ball is generously sized, at 3.7 cm, and the entire thing is made of tough stainless steel. If your Dad doesn’t have a chain already, the smooth box-link style Inori chain pictured is the perfect accompaniment. Both of the pieces ship for free, no matter where you are located.

If you have a Dad that only comes out at night (so to speak!), there are so many awesome options for him within the range. Check out our Father’s Day gift ideas for more inspiration. If you need help finding the perfect present, just click on the Live Help link at the right of screen and we’ll be there with our bling on!

Wenger AeroGraph Countdown Chrono Swiss Watch

Citizen Eco-Drive Black Dial Watch

Midnight diamond black pendant with chain by Hot Diamonds

Rochet brand men’s bracelet

Where’s the fun in socks and ties for Father’s day?

They’re not fun for you to choose, and they’re not all that fun for dad either. So skip the apparel section this Father’s day and look to find a gift that’s not only more fun, but a gift that comes from the heart.

Watches are perfect Father’s Day gift!

Watches cater for every man, from the classic more conservative dad, to the funky fashion dad, the athlete dad, the scuba diving dad, and everyone in between.

One of the hottest father’s day gifts this year are Wenger Swiss watches.

Wenger is the company behind the Swiss army knife … and if that doesn’t make it the perfect fit for dad, the fantastic precision and sophistication of the Swiss Wenger watch collection does.

The great thing about Wenger is that they have a heart too – with Wenger donating a portion of the proceeds from the sales of their exclusive Australian Surf Life Saving watch collection to Surf Life Saving Australia.

If a watch from the maker of Swiss army knives doesn’t tickle your dad’s toe nails, then Citizen is sure to please.

Whether it’s a sporty watch or diamond encrusted gold watch, you’ll find the Citizen watch just right for dad.

Or if dad’s a little more funky, Fossil is the watch you’re after.

But if you’re thinking of something even more fun, go for a men’s pendant or men’s bracelet.

With over 100 men’s pendants and men’s bracelets to choose from, you’ll find the perfect gift for dad.

You’ll even find prestige international brand name pendants such as Rochet from France, Hot Diamonds from the UK and Inori from Japan.

You’ll see men’s watches here, men’s pendants here and men’s bracelets here.

All watches, pendants and bracelets shown are currently in stock and available for fast delivery to dad’s door or your door. And you can even get free gift wrapping!

So this year, give a Father’s day gift that dad will cherish and enjoy for years – give him a watch or men’s jewellery!

Citizen Gold Tone Eco-Drive Watch

If you have an office-bound Dad, he no doubt has worked very hard to get where he is, and loves his work … but we all have those days at work! If you can give him something for Father’s Day this year that helps get him through those Mondays where all he wants to do is throw the computer through the next office window, then you’ll only be doing his sanity, and his co-workers’ safety, a favor! Or perhaps you just want to dress up his boring black suits a bit   Either way, we have some awesome corporate gifts for Father’s Day gathered here for you.

Men’s Fossil Skeleton Watch

Men’s Diamond and Mother of Pearl Cufflinks

Mother of Pearl and Gold Cufflinks

Men’s Midnight Black Diamond Pendant

Men’s Wave Pendant by Inori

Inori Square Cable Style 55cm chain

Men’s 8mm Titanium Ring

Titanium, Silver and Rose Gold Ring

Hot Diamonds Multiply Diamond and Silver Bracelet

The gold watch at the beginning of the article is a lovely rich, bright accessory for any black suit – and Citizen are one of the best in the watchmaking business. The Stiletto model pictured at the beginning of the article is a slimline design, featuring a push button buckle and Eco-Drive technology, so he need never replace a battery again! The Eco-Drive technology allows the watch to power itself with the wearer’s movement. If your watch sits on a shelf for several months (perhaps next year you’ll get Dad a wonderful Caribbean vacation, where he certainly won’t be worrying about the time!), all that needs to be done is to give the watch a quick wind to start it up again, and once it is being worn regularly, the Eco-Drive will take over.

If your Dad works in a more progressive, innovative office, then a great timepiece for him comes from the Fossil range, and is pictured at right. The watch features partially exposed mechanics, so you can always see whether it is working! This quirk is combined with unusually placed digits, for an even more unique look. The watch has a three hand display and is actually water resistant to 50m also. It has a stainless steel band and a two-year warranty, so if Dad wants to wear it on the weekends as well, it will be durable and long lasting.

Cufflinks are the other obvious choice for corporate Dads, and there is a great variety of them in store at the moment. The mother of pearl ones pictured have a unique, colorful yet understated look, and feature solitary diamonds in each for sparkle and life. The gold ones pictured below these are perfect if your Dad wants to coordinate with the gold watch, or just prefers a more traditional look in his cufflinks. They have a mother of pearl ‘face’, with a sparkling solitary diamond in their center … perhaps a metaphor for your Dad in the office? These are actually the only gold cufflinks we have in store, so it is lucky they are such a gorgeous design.

Pendants may not seem like a very office-ish Father’s Day gift … but they can actually be sneakily enjoyed in even the strictest corporate setting, with a long enough chain and a more subtle coloring. Look for something that won’t get odd looks if it happily pops out between his shirt buttons – the Hot Diamonds range fits right in to an office setting. We love the Midnight Pendant at right, made from sterling silver with a coating of black rhodium. The chain pictured is included with the pendant and measures 0cm, but if you want it to be easily hideable for him, look for a 55cm or 60cm chain in our chains category. The 55cm square link chain is pictured at right, and is a perfect choice.

Even the more modern, and quite a lot more budget-friendly, Inori range has something for corporate Dads this Father’s Day. The Wave pendant at right is a cool, subtle design that won’t look out of place either behind a desk (or, behind a shirt and then behind a desk!), or at the pub on the weekend. It is made of stainless steel with alternating brushed and polished sections, and is a nice, middling 3cm long. The chain pictured is not included – choose one of the 55cm or 60cm chains from the necklaces section (there is a link in the product description!). They are labeled Ladies … but could you really tell?!

Rings are another jewelry item which is actually quite suitable for office wear. Wedding rings have of course become a fixture in the office environment, so it seems that casual rings are accepted by default. Check out the titanium ring section for awesome quality and sleek designs at great prices – the 8mm titanium ring pictured is a nice, masculine size that says ‘I’m no pushover in the boardroom!’ … and is currently available for less than AU$100. Bargain!

If your Dad has a little more leeway with his personal appearance at work, you could go for something with some texture and variation, that still has a corporate look. The silver, gold and titanium ring at right is a great example, with a strangely earthy look and a masculine feel. You can also engrave a message inside the band of this one – whether you want to remind him who loves him the best, or to come home on time is up to you!

The Hot Diamonds range has a wonderful sleek look, with its simple sterling silver designs, solitary diamonds and contemporary shapings. It is very office friendly – so much so that you can get away with wearing non-standard pieces of jewelry, like bracelets, from the range with ease. We love the Multiply bracelet shown at right, with its alternating solid bands and chain links, giving it a nice blend of flexibility and firmness. This is probably how your Dad likes to think of himself, anyway! Each link features a 0.02ct genuine white diamond, and the sterling silver has been rhodium plated for durability, tarnish resistance and shine.

There is a huge range to choose from for corporate Dads this year in store – and they all offer much better ways to remember you when he is at work than a cheesy photo of you and your siblings in the bath together as children! You’ll be doing yourself a favor as well as him, replacing that one . If you need any help choosing, look for us behind the Live Help link at the right of screen when you’re in the store section.

Rochet Piston Style Pendant

Today we are looking at Father’s Day gifts for those Dads that never grew out of their boyhood dream of being a racecar driver, bless their fireproof coveralls . If your Dad was the sort that used to love spinning the wheels a little when it had rained, going a little too fast into a corner and a little wobbly on the way out, and sometimes murmured the name of his car when he fell asleep on the couch, we’ve got some awesome Father’s Day gifts for you!

Rochet MotoGP Suspension Style Pendant

Rochet Nicky Hayden ‘Kentucky Kid’ Pendant

Inori Brand Gearwheel Pendant

In The Mix Screw Style Men’s Pendant

Wenger Commando Racing Team Men’s Swiss Watch

Black Rainbow ‘Oil Slick’ Titanium RIng

Men’s Screw Design Titanium Ring

You’ll find plenty of inspiration in the tough, mechanically minded Rochet range for Father’s Day, if you have a grease monkey Dad. The piston-style pendant at the beginning of the article is perfect – what better part of a car to idolize than the driving force, the thing that makes it so fast, dangerous and therefore exciting?! Ceramic is quite a prevalent material in cars nowadays, with its unique properties, and the pendant utilizes ceramic in between the stainless steel sections. The rubber cable pictured is included with the pendant, so there are no hidden extras.

Rochet also took account of the ‘handling’ of their jewelry range when they came up with this suspension-style pendant as part of the MotoGP range! Your Dad can go even faster around corners with this on (or will at least believe he can!). The pendant itself is made entirely out of tough, durable stainless steel, with the suspension areas coated in black PVD. The pendant is slightly larger than normal, at 4cm long, and ships for free across the entire world!

There are also plenty of more subtle choices for g-force obsessed fathers. The Nicky Hayden ‘Kentucky Kid’ pendant at right is a great example, with its traditional men’s pendant shape and dark and dramatic face. Nicky Hayden’s signature appears on the back of the pendant – and it even has speed holes, to improve wind resistance! The necklace pictured is a uniquely patterned stainless steel type, made with alternating balls and bars. It comes free with the necklace, and shipping is free no matter where you live in the world. SO what you see on the price tag for this one, is what you get!

Inori is a Japanese range of jewelry with a contemporary, clean look and stainless steel bases. The gearwheel pendant at right is one of our most popular pieces from the range, among both petrol-heads and the uninterested. It has a lovely abstract design – although the purpose will be immediately apparent to anyone with a mechanical background! Like most of the male-designed jewelry in the Inori range, this is one of the slightly larger pieces, at 4.5cm in diameter. It is made entirely of stainless steel, and is extremely budget friendly.

Inori has a wide range of simple yet eclectic designs, and this screw style pendant is another that will really rev up car-loving Dads! Like the rest of the Inori range, it is made of stainless steel; the black part is PVD coated. This is a slightly more compact pendant than most, and is great when your Dad might be wearing his present to work. The pendant itself is 3.5cm long, and is a stand-alone item which can easily be popped on an existing favorite chain.

Swiss Army knives are known to all little boys, from elementary school age, when they start feeling all grown-up carrying them to school or using them in boy scouts. Wenger is the maker of original Swiss Army knives, and they’ve put exactly the same devotion to durability and multi-functionality into their watches as into their knives. This model is from the ‘Racing Team’ range, and features a tachymeter (means of calculating speed), as well as 100m water resistance, a slide rule and Swiss quartz movement among other things. The model also comes in silver and black with stainless steel bands.

When your Dad comes out from under the bonnet and into the real world, it is good to have a gift that both represents his passion and looks stylish – which is why we love the black rainbow titanium ring at right for motor-crazed fathers. The titanium effect looks exactly like an oil slick on a road. The band is a comfortable 7mm wide, and you can choose the finish for your Dad as well as engraving a Father’s Day message if you like!

Titanium is one of the strongest materials known to man – and strength is important when you demand the most out of your machinery! And, ahem, your jewelry . This screw style titanium ring is a great match for Inori pendant pictured above. This is also 7mm wide (a comfortable width for most men), and you have up to 18 characters that can be engraved for free.

So before you wander down to your local auto-care center and grab a gift voucher, why not get something that represents his passion, but allows a lot more flexibility and better usage. If you need any help finding Father’s Day gifts, just click on the Live Help link at the right of screen and we’ll come ‘racing’ out to help you!

Citizen Sports Watch

While people’s personalities certainly evolve over their lies, they don’t necessarily change much – and that can make gift-giving rather hard sometimes! If you have one of those Dads that is always watching sport, playing sport, talking about sport or sleeping, then you have probably given him the football, the foam beer-holding hat and the baseball mitt already! However, there are just as many suitable and much more sentimental jewelry gifts that are great for the sporty Dad this September – read on for our best!

Citizen Promaster Dive Watch

Black Stainless Steel Pendant

18ct and Stainless Steel Keyring

Men’s Extra Heavy Stainless Steel Necklace

We actually have a Father’s Day Gift Ideas section, which you are welcome to browse yourself – there is an enormous range of presents selected using our several decades of combined experience in helping lost sons and daughters find Father’s Day gifts! A sporting watch is the obvious choice, and one of the best is pictured at the beginning of the article. The Citizen Chronograph Sports Watch has hour, minute and second functions for timing that lap of the track or the pool, or checking on how long is left in the second half of the game! It has a push button buckle for convenience, and is water resistant to 100m – so a little sweat from a friendly match on the weekend is hardly going to damage it! It is made from hard wearing stainless steel, and comes with a five year warranty, Citizen are so confident of the quality of their products.

Citizen are such a popular brand, and do the sports watch so well, that we thought we’d give you another option! The Eco-Drive Dive Watch, pictured, is designed for recreational and professional divers, and if your Dad is worried about getting his watch wet, he needn’t be with this one! It is water resistant to an awesome 200m, and has a rubber strap to help prevent sticking and degradation from salt water. It has split time, as well as a depth function, and also comes with an awesome discount … if you like Citizen watches, you’ll find that almost all of them are available at a reduced price through Gilletts, so be sure to bookmark the Citizen page on the site, with over 100 products at better than retail prices.

If your sporty Dad already has a perfectly good watch (!), then you’ll want to look for something that is hard-wearing and won’t get in the way of his active lifestyle. A pendant can be a great choice, especially this stainless steel one set on a black cord necklace. You can actually tie the cord necklace shorter if you like (or, of course, take it to your jewellers to have it shortened). The rectangular pendant gives you the opportunity to engrave a message on the back, also. It has a matte finish which will not show minor wear, even after years of use.

Of course, there are many popular sports that never even involve getting up out of a seat – and we don’t just mean wheelchair basketball, or the remote-control Olympics. Car racing is every bit as competitive and highly skilled as any sport where you are running around on your two legs, and if this is what your Dad is into then the 18 carat gold and stainless steel key holder will be just the thing for him. Of course, this is suitable for both men and ladies, so you could get a matching one for Mum … just make sure they don’t get each other’s keys mixed up, as your racy Dad won’t like driving the bright sparkly red bubble car to work!

For a unique Father’s Day gift for a sporty man, the heavy stainless steel necklace (pictured) is hard wearing and impossible to scratch! The stainless steel links have black balls between them, and the necklace will sit slightly shorter around a man’s neck, as it is only 50cm long. This means that for men who are on the go, it will not flop around and get in the way, just sit nicely around his neck, reminding him of his lovely children!

If you haven’t seen just the thing for your special Dad this Father’s Day, don’t worry – there is a whole category left to look through – just click to browse the Father’s Day Gift Ideas. If you get stuck and need help along the way, just click the Live Help link to the right of the screen and we’ll be right there!