Citizen Eco-Drive Leather Strap Watch

If your tap is dripping, or you can’t get the jar of pasta sauce open and dinner is nearly ready, then the men in your home are often invaluable. But when it comes to their own birthday present suggestions, they often are not! Men’s jewelry is a wonderful idea for men’s birthday gifts – it helps accessorize even the most habitual of dressers, and adds sparkle and life for men just as it does for women. If you’re currently staring at the enormous product list for men’s jewelry (quite different than it used to be ten years ago!), thinking about what to get your May man, we have some great suggestions for you.

Zen Symbol Pendant with Eont Wood

Rochet Stainless Steel and Techno Gold Bracelet

Rochet Stainless Steel and Techno Gold Cross Pendant

Rochet Rose Gold Tone and Rubber Bracelet

Brushed Stainless Steel Men’s ID Bracelet

Men born in May will either be the earthy, solid, dependable type that is most likely born under Taurus (from the 1st to the 20th of the month), or the social, whimsical and lively soul that typifies Gemini, which rules from the 21st of the month onwards.

The Citizen watch at the beginning of the article is especially suitable for down to earth Taureans, with the natural warmth of leather for the strap, and the earthy brown tones. This Eco-Drive watch looks simple, but it includes all the bells and whistles that Citizen has become so popular for. It has Eco-Drive technology, which means that he’ll never need to change another watch battery … as long as he lives! It just needs a little light and movement, and when the charge is getting low, a light indicates this. SO he has no excuses for missing dinner! It is water resistant, features non-reflective crystal, and has date and 24 hour time functions.

The Zen symbol pendant is the perfect accent to the Citizen watch above, with the natural wood matching the leather perfectly, and the Zen symbol is really just a more definitive expression of what the design tells you anyway – the pendant is a peaceful, calming piece of jewellery. It is a nice middling 5cm in length, and made of tough sterling silver. A black rubber necklace is included with the pendant and shipping across Australia is free, so there are absolutely no hidden extras!

Gemini guys, though, will much prefer jewellery that goes with their nightlife gear. Rochet is the preferred brand for night owls, and another bonus is their generous inclusion of techno gold – a lively, jumping-out-of-its-own-skin substance that will suit the most energetic Geminis! The bracelet pictured is 21.5 cm long, and made of tough stainless steel along with the techno gold. It also ships for free across Australia, along with anything else you buy at the same time …

Which makes it a great opportunity to get the matching pendant, also by Rochet! Pendants move and sway as your active Gemini guy does (just like bracelets), making them much more suitable than rings or boring, buttoned down cufflinks. The techno gold stripe down the centre contrasts like neon signs in the night against the black rubber cord, which is included with the pendant. The cord is 50cm long, and the pendant itself is 4cm.

Rochet is quite a versatile brand, though, and the rose gold tone bracelet with rubber inserts at right is a great example of that. The rose gold is a lovely, sweet, mushy, corny romantic color … Taureans love that stuff! The black rubber inserts are an unexpected, artistic contrast, which bulls love too. The bracelet is 21cm long, a nice middling size for most men’s wrists, and features free shipping like much of the Rochet range.

ID bracelets are such a versatile product – they can be worn by either men or women, and are one of the few pieces of jewellery that you can actually make ’say’ whatever you want! They are also versatile enough to cross the bridge between these two very different zodiac signs. Where Geminis love the free, active feeling of a bracelet, and the opportunity to say what is on their minds, Taureans will love seeing something as sentimental as possible engraved into that bracelet! The heavy link design is strong and dependable, like Taurean males, and the bracelet itself is a nice middling 21.5cm long. There is space for engraving on both the front and back – so you could have a more public, or more private message.

So, if you want a birthday present suggestion done properly – do it yourself! We’ve given you plenty of starting points, but you can continue that good work by browsing for yourself in either the entire men’s jewelry collection, or the specially selected men’s gift ideas section. If you need any help finding something in particular, just give us a tingle through the Live Help icon at right.