Looking for ideas on 18 year old daughters gift watch

I’m going to suggest the Nomos Club, starting from $1500. You can send me the other $6000.

https://nomos-glashuette.com/en#/en/watches/families/club/club-overview?context=sidebar

Lots of color ways in case you’re future proofing and not want her to get stuck with a pink watch.

Well, hard to answer. I would put the cash in her college fund, and take her, in a year or two, to a swatch store (or similar) to start her interest. She might (or not) get an interest. Personally I would buy a smaller watch and wear it always, and give it to her on her 18th, I am sure it would mean a lot more, it would to me anyway. Sorry for projecting my opinions, yours is a good idea anyway.

I love the that grand Seiko and that Rolex is timeless

Pretty sure if I +1 this post it means we have to split that 6k, so, uh, +1

Honestly the Club Campus is a great idea for an 18YO.

However, if I read that right and she’s only 4 now, what’s the rush? Trends evolve and that might be important to an 18YO to have a watch size or type that is popular 14 years from now.

By the way if you want to get your 4YO daughter into watches: I bought my 5 and 8 year olds Timex Time Machines to get their feet wet and they love them. Woodstock the bird is printed on a clear disc that flies around Snoopys head. Just a thought.

I recently ran into the Tudor Black Bay 54 and I loved it, it is a little bit “manly” though. Also, I’d suggest you check the Nomos Club, I bought a couple for me and my wife as a 10-yr anniversary gift and I loved it. I really love the idea of getting a watch for your little girl… I gave my wife a pink 36 OP with the excuse that she has to give it to our 4-yr old girl when she turns 18… we’ll see.

Cheers

I will be that guy and point out that this would be a niche, anachronistic, and very iffy idea in the present day and likely to be taken even worse a generation from now. It would be as if your parents gave teenage you a prewar automobile, or a manual typewriter, or a rotary telephone. It would come of a bizarrely passe and almost certainly be taken as more of an unintended insult from a severely out-of touch donor than something deserving appreciation.

I say this as someone that shipped off a family 1920's women's watch to a distant relative because no female friend or family could be found to accept it. I am reminded of the youtuber that stood outside a pawnbroker offering passersby their choice of a gold coin (probably a half ounce, as I recall the value being a bit over $1000), which they could have appraised inside before deciding, or a candy bar. Very rarely was the coin chosen over the candy bar.

More like being given a muscle car completely awesome

This is a white elephant for a teen. And remember, we're forecasting it fourteen years into the future, so expect a ~1969 muscle car to have all the appeal of the most popular car from 1955 today. So yeah, if you think modern teens are going to get enthused over a '55 Corvette or Thunderbird, you may be right. My bet is that 99+% would prefer a Tesla or really an Uber gift card. The 2008 movie Gran Torino's strained the suspension of disbelief with the premise that teens were coveting a neighbor's 50+ year old car.

I suggest this article to people that believe in legacy watches.

https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2011/11/luxury_branding_the_future_lea.html

If this is confusing, remember that the watch is for the father.  The point isn't to give it to the kid, the point is to convey the impression that he is going to give it to the kid. To convey the impression that he has other things to leave to the kid as well, just like those other high class  Americans who pass on connections or defense attorneys or the Greek Prime Ministry. That's the kind of man he is.

Of course they would love a 50s B

Corvette ever see lucifer

Uber gift card to a corvette

You are trolling

I will trade you a chocolate bar for your vintage rolex

And your opinion is not adding value to the originally question asked

I’m probably going to invest money aside and give her one closer if trends change while keeping an eye on pricing and inflation.

Haha I love that I will be honest I want to buy a watch but I know she is too young now . I for fun had her looking at watches and picking out ones she liked this is what I got from a 4 year old .

I want it to be pink and gold she actually narrowed it down to these lol

Tag carrera in pink and the

Rolex oyster in pink she liked the Rolex of course but really liked the tag.

Ones she turned down which I thought was funny the Cartier tank

Bretling

Didn’t like omega I guess she doesn’t like reading the time on it .

Kid only wants yellow gold.

Has no idea of the cost just unbiased child’s opinion love it

I have to know your story what is your origin story because no one ends up creating a name called PoorMansRolex , ends up writing a blog about watch insights and truths on a forum catered to everything horological which represents not only the Poor Man”s market which I wouldn’t even say they are poor considering they may have different values and value their life experiences over material items but still want to be included in the community. I think we are stigmatizing a luxury side of the market which is saying it’s evil to acquire such things in my pov my daughter is not spoiled and I could never have the things in life I can give her. There are many stories of grandparents giving their Rolex when the child reaches of age and I think it’s not the materialistic gesture that’s driving this it’s the your entering the world and here is a item that I am giving you

To appreciate that time in your life. Take care of your time and even when I am gone this will be there to remember when this part of your life happened. I could give her any watch and pay less but it has to be a sacrifice on my behalf so it means something. It has to have meaning on both sides to form a emotional connection. If she is not wanting to wear it that’s fine and if she needs to sell it when she is older that is fine it’s there for her “ time in need” to know I am still here. I am planning on getting her a engraved watch box with that being in section one. So the even if she has to part it or it is ever needed the memory will also be in the watch box. I am more intrigued about your story and what helped you resent such luxury in your life. I think you have the right attitude you can have what you want that includes yourself PoorMansRolex. I can tell your intelligent I think you can have what you want as wel

Omega makes an Aqua Terra and Constellation with purple and pink dials. You have metal material options as well including 2 tone. The Grand Seiko is a beautiful watch in person. @chrisom recommendation of Cartier is awesome as well. Of course a steel Rolex OP is great but has to get.

I see a lot of opposition to your idea in the comments. I just want to say that I totally support your idea. People say it's to early to think about it, but you don't know what can happen in the future and if you will be there to see her turn 18. I would buy it soon, engrave it, and save it in safe place (you will need to wind it once a month though).

Cartier

Yes, I am going to admit that the situation was a bit more than I am letting on, you are astute. Adfitionally my girls have really lived very intense relationships with family members and their watches from an early age. Might be a Chinese thing if such an explanation makes any sense at all. Seems like most kids learn Rolex and Omega before Cat speaking English.

Best,

Jerry

These are amazing pieces are you Canadian where is your favorite places in Canada for watches

Yes, but my family are not like that, my wife is from Taiwan, her dad was a lawyer who made his way from Shanghai as a young man to Formosa as it was called. More American than any person I ever met. My daughter as a child was very close to her uncle and his family literally picked out a Breitling that her cousin would receive at the right moment. Cousin was a few years older. We were friends with the man who represented several watch brands here in Canada. My two daughters were fond of the elegant Swiss gent.

I have met few watch guys we’re not pretty nice people to be around.

I understand I’ll be honest I love researching them so brands may change but it gives me some pts

If I was in his position I would look for a watch that was produced the year of his daughter's birthday. Then it would be even much more special. Even if she doesn't like it when she turns 18, she will appreciated at some point in her life.

Yes, Alberta. Don't really have a go to watch place. Other than Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, no real AD's, ... Not that most are in my $ range anyway. Mostly thru Brand website, or Amazon.

Any online sites you like ?

Pretty much here and some YouTube: Teddy Baldesarre, Andrew Morgan, Mad watch collector (for fun), Just One More Watch, Random Rob (for honest overview) and a few others. Most research is YouTube reviews and unbiased consumer reviews.

Man, I would love a manual typewriter as a kid. Iwas a damn weird kid tho.

Always loved old crap. I found a broken vinyl turntable in my granddad drawers and spent a week to build new case and fix the motor. Then I took over my grandma’s tape deck and listened to a bunch of French romance music.

Man that’s a weird thing to do as an 11 y.o.

Scratch the original post, I would wear those in a breeze

Haha I know I love fountain pens too