Birthday present for 18 year old daughter?

[cramorra]

What do fellow confused dads think
A classic timepiece like
https://theperfecttimepiece.com/products/michel-he...
Or the electronic alternative Apple Watch & co
I do not what experience says in case you say I should know her best....
I say
There is a foreign women in the room next door... it s my daughter....

[mikeveal]

The Apple will be outmoded in a couple of years. An 18th birthday present is supposed to last a lifetime.

I didn't see things that way when I was 18, and now I wish I had. My advice is that you insist on a good quality classic.

[sandman77]

mikeveal said:

The Apple will be outmoded in a couple of years. An 18th birthday present is supposed to last a lifetime.

I didn't see things that way when I was 18, and now I wish I had. My advice is that you insist on a good quality classic.

Agreed - the best smartwatch you can buy today will be in the bin in 5 years time. A good quality mechanical timepiece will still be treasured by your daughter in 50 years time.

[CardShark]

It's a very simple answer.

She's 18 and she'll most probably have a very good idea as to what she does and does not like. Take her out for the afternoon and buy her the watch that she likes, not what you or a bunch of blokes on the 'net think she'd like. It matters not one jot if it's quartz, mechanical, Michael Kors or Mont Blanc, Apple or Audemars Piguet.

Edited by CardShark on Friday 20th October 23:39

[shep1001]

Give her a budget, tell her you would like her to buy something that will last many years & see what she comes up with. All part & parcel of becoming an adult & taking responsibility etc. She might not even want a watch, maybe some other jewellery?