Sometimes a ring or pair of earrings just doesn't make the statement you want to make. While there's no mistaking the message sent by a diamond ring, other jewelry gifts are seldom as clear in their messaging. There are a few exceptions, though - jewelry gifts with timeless appeal and a classic message. If you're looking for a very special gift for a very special occasion, consider the message sent when you give pocket watches, vintage pendant watches or lockets.
Pocket watches and lockets carry a timeless, classic appeal and send a message that few people mistake. Indeed, engraved pocket watches are still the most common gifts given to men at retirement and pendant watches often take their place as retirement gifts for women. Lockets are among the most common gifts given for christenings and to acknowledge the birth of a child.
Part of the appeal of these gifts is their symbolism. A watch represents time and being remembered throughout time, and lockets allow the wearer to always carry a photo or other small item close to her heart. A further appeal, though, is the ease of engraving a message on the interior or back of a case. The engraving allows the giver to give more than just the actual item as a gift - it sets a sentiment into a permanent form that the recipient will always have.
Special Occasions for Pocket Watches
You can give a pocket watch or pendant watch as a gift any time, of course, but there are some occasions that seem more apt than others. In Victorian times, a pocket watch was a mark of adulthood. Owning a watch of your own meant that you were responsible for knowing the time and arriving at your appointments punctually. It was a tacit acknowledgement that a young man or woman was mature enough to have a need for a watch because he or she would not always be in the company of a guardian or nanny to keep the time for him. When you think of pocket watches as symbols for rites of passage, it's easy to understand why they are common gifts for graduation, confirmation and promotions as well as for retirements.
Special Occasions for Lockets
Is there any other item of jewelry that carries the charm and wonder of a locket? There's something about the idea of a secret compartment that appeals to the romantic and sentimental in everyone's heart. Who can see a locket worn on a chain without wondering what picture, whose memory, the woman wearing it carries so close to her heart?
Lockets are classic gifts for a little girl's birthday or as a christening gift for a baby girl. They're also an especially popular gift for new mothers, who can carry a photo of their new baby inside. They also make beautiful and sentimental gifts for brides on their wedding days, and touching memorial gifts on the birthday or anniversary of a loved one's passing.
When choosing jewelry to give as a gift, consider the sentiment and meaning behind pocket watches and lockets. An engraved locket, pocket watch or pendant watch makes a touching and sentimental gift to give on a special occasion that you want to remember forever.
Author Resource:
Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world's MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web.
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