Citizen Eco-Drive World Time Watch

It may be a cliche when it comes to Christmas gift advice, but it is a cliche that too many thousands of men actually do have to live with every Christmas - he really is sick of socks and ties! Unfortunately he gets stuck with them year after year completely through his own fault … your father, husband, boyfriend or brother will most likely never tell you exactly what they’d like! It is a situation we hear over and over again from women at Christmas time as well as throughout the year. And we have come up with the perfect solution to the dilemma - suave and stylish men’s jewelry! The range is increasing at a rate of knots (or at Formula 1 speeds, if you prefer :-)), and there is something for most every type of man, from the corporate, to the casual, the young and the young at heart. Here we look at some of our top picks for Christmas presents, without a sock or pair of jocks in sight. And if you have a man that simply doesn’t wear jewelry, we still have something for you! Read on…

Citizen Two-Tone Eco-Drive Watch

18 carat Gold & Stainless Steel Keychain

Rochet MotoGP Pitstop Pendant

Nicky Hayden Signature Series MotoGP Pendant

Rochet Techno Gold Men’s Bracelet- Slimline

Rochet Techno Gold Bracelet - Chunky

Inori Two of a Kind Gold Pendant

Inori Unisex Arabesque Pendant

Inori Coffee PVD Couples’ Pendant

Men’s Filigree Gecko Dress Ring

While men’s jewelry is one of the biggest growth areas in fashion, there are still some guys that believe it will make them less masculine to wear jewelry. We all know that isn’t the case, but if you prefer to get him something that he’ll love, not something you’ll have to convince him to love, there are still some great ‘jewelry’ options. Watches are one - these offer the personal touch of other jewelry like pendants and bracelets, without the actual jewelry tag. If you have a technology-oriented man, or even a fashion or corporate one, Citizen has a great range of watches. Most of them feature Eco-Drive technology, like the World Time watch pictured at the beginning of the article. It has a perpetual calendar, standard time and date functions, and also gives an easy time conversion for 23 different cities. It is water resistant to 100m, despite the classy appearance, and the stainless steel band also makes it hard wearing and very scratch resistant.

Eco-Drive technology, like that included in both the World Time watch shown, and the Two-Tone silver and gold watch at right, means that there are never any batteries to change on his Citizen watch. The battery charges itself through a combination of solar and kinetic means, and in the event of the watch sitting on a dark shelf for an extended period, a simple winding will give it a kick start. Due to special arrangement with Citizen, this gorgeous watch (which features hard-wearing stainless steel band, water resistance to 100m, date function and glow in the dark hands), is available at a significant discount from regular retail prices. Grab a bargain for Christmas - your wallet will thank you!

Some great watch options for more fashion-conscious or casual men this Christmas can be found in the Fossil range of watches. The black and rose tone watch pictured is the perfect Christmas gift for men that have other rose gold jewelry, especially as rose gold wedding rings become more popular. It is made of stainless steel in differing tones, is water resistant to 100m and has day and date functions as well as the traditional three hand display. The Fossil 2 year manufacturer’s warranty gives you peace of mind, and the watch itself gives the gift of style, personalization and punctuality!!

Another great men’s jewelry idea for men that don’t wear jewelry is a keyring. These will stay in his hip pocket all day long in most cases, and he’ll see them every day, so it is well worth getting a classy, good-quality one. The one pictured at right is made of stainless steel and yellow gold, with a decidedly motoring-feel to it! The inclusion of several different materials (stainless steel, gold and black steel) mean that it will match easily with any other jewelry you buy … once you’ve convinced him of how handsome he could look!

And if you feel the time is right to get him into proper men’s jewelry, there is no better and more masculine introduction than the new Nicky Hayden MotoGP series of pendants by Rochet. The ‘Pitstop’ pendant pictured features a tread design on one side, with the MotoGP logo on the other. It is made of black stainless steel, and is a well-sized 3 cm long - neither so large it becomes flashy, or so small it becomes cute and dainty - definitely not what your man wants! One of the other pendants in the range is shown below - a Nicky Hayden signature series pendant. If its good enough for Nicky… !

If you have a dedicated men’s jewelry convert on your hands, you can start thinking about some of the very cool pieces in the men’s bracelet and dress ring ranges. The Rochet techno gold, stainless steel and rubber bracelet pictured is for the ultra-funky - it is 23cm long, sized to fit most wrists, and the contrasting, slimline design is a hit after dark. For those men who prefer their jewelry to be more chunky than streamline and slim, there is a very similar version with a much wider band, pictured below. The black rubber insets in the middle of the techno gold panels are a very individual inclusion, and can be well matched with black rubber cables for men’s pendants … like below!

Inori make some of the most innovative, edgily styled pendants of any of our suppliers, and they have a great men’s range. The Two of a King pendant pictured is part of the Inori couples themed range - it is made of stainless steel, with a gold-PVD coated panel in the middle. Inori have some beautiful unisex designs also, so if you’re going to want to steal this pendant in the mornings, check out something like the Arabesque pendant below, or the coffee PVD couple’s pendant.

These are all stand alone items, so you can choose whatever necklace you think will suit both him, and the pendant best, including black rubber, stainless steel balls, chains or cable, gold chains in white, yellow and rose bases, plus many more! This Inori pendant, like many of their products, features free shipping across Australia, and also cancels the shipping cost for any other items you place on the same order. So you can buy your Christmas presents all at once, and save!

And of course, more and more men are now wearing dress rings, both for evening occasions, and just casually. Some hard-wearing and very individual dress rings can be found in the men’s stainless steel ring section, like the gecko ring pictured. The gecko design is actually a cutout, and the ring has a brother-piece in teh pendants section, with a black enamel inlaid gecko pendant. The stainless steel base of this ring is satin finished, for a softer and less overwhelmingly-shiny look. It has a wide, masculine 8.5mm band - and if you have fallen as in love with it as us, make sure you get an accurate finger measurement based on an 8.5mm wide ring … this one can’t be resized.

Of course, every man is different, no matter how similar they all sound when they say ‘I don’t know what I want for Christmas - just something!’. To find what’s just right for your man, you can keep browsing through the handy range of men’s gift ideas, or see the entire men’s jewelry range, categorized into jewelry types, here. If you have any trouble finding your way around, we are only as far away as the Live Help link at the right of screen.