"Engagement watch" Am I expecting too much?
Discussion
Sy1441 said:
Got a Breitling Bentley GT when we were in NYC celebrating getting engaged, bought it as an engagement present to myself though lol.
I kind of did the same thing, my engagement gift was permission to spend 7K (of my money) on a new SS Daytona..I guess I should get used to someone else calling the shots with my money
Wow. 
. I think seeing it as a potential wedding gift might be nice but I have never "expected" one. I really didn't think typing this one up 
SpeckledJim said:
No, that is the current figure quietly and insidiously suggested by De Beers.
It started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
It always makes me laugh when people think this is some romantic tradition and do not realise its all one big marketing scamIt started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
Lost soul said:
SpeckledJim said:
No, that is the current figure quietly and insidiously suggested by De Beers.
It started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
It always makes me laugh when people think this is some romantic tradition and do not realise its all one big marketing scamIt started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
Amazing how well it has all been accepted by the public.
Edited by OzzyR1 on Tuesday 22 July 12:00
Fun Bus said:
Is the engagement present for a bloke something else that has made its way from America?
I was slightly confused when one of my mates started wearing a ring on his wedding ring finger without there having been a wedding, it turned out it was an engagement ring - not too sure about that.As much as a nice watch would be appreciated, I'm guessing this will be one area where my girlfriend isn't too fussed about equality
Vixpy1 said:
Fun Bus said:
Is the engagement present for a bloke something else that has made its way from America?
Sounds like it, Like male wedding ringsMy wife promised me a watch as a pre-wedding pressie, hooray I thought, and straight away asked for a Rolex pepsi gmt.
We have a bit of a joke that 6 years later, despite me buying dear wifey some fairly significant purchases at defining moments (engagement and wedding rings, an eternity ring for our first born and some matching diamond earrings for our second born), plus me passing 40 and saying I'd love the GMT of my birth year this watch has still failed to materialise!
Saying that, with the kids and changing priorities, I've stopped lusting after watches and am more than happy rotating my modest but beloved collection of pre wedding watches now worth probably 1/10 of a new submariner (an Ollech & Wajs ID3066 diver, a Seiko SKX007 pepsi bezel and a bog standard GShock DW5600).
So, moral of the story is - yes, get a watch now, buy it for yourself even, as you will definitely cherish it, and you may not get another chance again.
We have a bit of a joke that 6 years later, despite me buying dear wifey some fairly significant purchases at defining moments (engagement and wedding rings, an eternity ring for our first born and some matching diamond earrings for our second born), plus me passing 40 and saying I'd love the GMT of my birth year this watch has still failed to materialise!
Saying that, with the kids and changing priorities, I've stopped lusting after watches and am more than happy rotating my modest but beloved collection of pre wedding watches now worth probably 1/10 of a new submariner (an Ollech & Wajs ID3066 diver, a Seiko SKX007 pepsi bezel and a bog standard GShock DW5600).
So, moral of the story is - yes, get a watch now, buy it for yourself even, as you will definitely cherish it, and you may not get another chance again.
OzzyR1 said:
Lost soul said:
SpeckledJim said:
No, that is the current figure quietly and insidiously suggested by De Beers.
It started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
It always makes me laugh when people think this is some romantic tradition and do not realise its all one big marketing scamIt started off at 1 month, and it became perhaps the most successful PR campaign of all time.
It was never a tradition, it was never 'the done thing'. It was just marketing, plucked out of thin air. And it still is.
You've been mugged, and you feel good about it.
Amazing how well it has all been accepted by the public.
Edited by OzzyR1 on Tuesday 22 July 12:00
And, to help the more rational men amongst us find some way to see a value in this, sponsored the essentially meaningless carat,cut,colour,clarity nonsense.
So that we can at least rank our useless minerals, and compete to prove exactly how much we love our respective spouses.
The paint has started chipping off Mrs Jim's wedding ring.
When SMWBO and I got engaged, she insisted on getting me something in return, and originally suggested a tailored suit - but I asked for a watch instead as I would wear it everyday. Its only a £400 Tissot jobby (something I deem an expensive watch, but I think those on here would disagree somewhat!).
We tend to actively shun American influences, and had no idea it was becoming (allegedly) the done thing.
OP - If you are cheesed off she hasn't got you something in return...you are sort of missing the point of engagement/marriage. SWMBO actually insisted after I kept saying it wasn't necessary.
Vocal Minority said:
When SMWBO and I got engaged, she insisted on getting me something in return, and originally suggested a tailored suit - but I asked for a watch instead as I would wear it everyday. Its only a £400 Tissot jobby (something I deem an expensive watch, but I think those on here would disagree somewhat!).
We tend to actively shun American influences, and had no idea it was becoming (allegedly) the done thing.
OP - If you are cheesed off she hasn't got you something in return...you are sort of missing the point of engagement/marriage. SWMBO actually insisted after I kept saying it wasn't necessary.
Exactly the same when I got engaged to the now Mrs-C ... I didn't ask but she wanted to buy me something so I suggested a watch. It was just something we decided between us with no pressure from anyone else ... least of all America!We tend to actively shun American influences, and had no idea it was becoming (allegedly) the done thing.
OP - If you are cheesed off she hasn't got you something in return...you are sort of missing the point of engagement/marriage. SWMBO actually insisted after I kept saying it wasn't necessary.
TobyLaRohne said:
Sy1441 said:
Got a Breitling Bentley GT when we were in NYC celebrating getting engaged, bought it as an engagement present to myself though lol.
I kind of did the same thing, my engagement gift was permission to spend 7K (of my money) on a new SS Daytona..I guess I should get used to someone else calling the shots with my money
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