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Are engagement watches the new engagement rings?
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![]() Polled the 7 women in my immediate family......... NO! Yes, I heard them capitalize it. ![]()
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No way.
Wedding anniversary, yes. |
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Not if you want her to say 'yes'.
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I thought engagement wristwatches are meant to be given to men by their partner after she must have agreed to marry him and accepted his ring, the watch is meant to serve as an engagement ring equivalent.
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Ouch, even my timepiece enabling, you should buy that dear loving Muse says ring and ring.
It's f...in' tradition (her words). She did quickly continue by saying.... But you should include a watch too. She should have a nice watch to match yours. My wife has spoken. Long live Jambi.
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“Please buy three other rings you didn’t want and then we’ll consider selling you the ring you picked out. It could take just a few years after your wedding night.”
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Depending on how you look at it.
In my family, it was always a tradition that after the man gave the engagement ring, the lady would typically gift the man an engagement watch. Kind of the equivalent of the engagement ring for men. I received a nice Zenith Captain Elite that is engraved with our engagement date and names. |
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Your ‘muse’ actually said that? ![]() ![]() It’s just a ‘no’ from us.
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Word for word, yes. Am cool it's a no from you guys, yeah, you guys don't want her... so i got this
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I don't see an engagement watch being worn as much as an engagement ring like I may have other watches that I decide to wear when going out. |
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That would be nice this would be me for sure …
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I wear a wedding watch. No ring. It was/is understood.
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No.
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My thoughts….? Hmmm…… Methinks we know you Sir Style…. As Grand as you are, your post pattern reminds us of a few ex-souls on TRF! Now to this new question of yours - the ring is better unless neither of the couple plan on wearing metal on their ring fingers after the wedding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Not a replacement for a wedding ring for sure, but in Asia, giving a high-end watch as a present for the groom and the bride is a thing. It's been a thing for a very long time.
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When the girl doesn't wear rings due to profession (e.g. medicine or just preference), then watches become a possibility. Look like my partner and I will go that route.
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Exactly. Always love timepiece shopping in Asia too.
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Sounds like as good of an idea as an engagement ring. But going deep into one’s pocket for baubles of jewelry in one’s twenties doesn’t seem like a good idea.
Get nicer things at your 25th anniversary instead. |
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I’m a very solid no on this one.
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I don't think it's a mandate to give a watch as way of engagement to your fiancee.....
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No, sounds like a trendy thing to sell watches.
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When i first met my missus, she was very keen on the idea of engagement/wedding watches
Fast forward a few years and she changed her tune She wound up with a ring I might still get a watch if money allows, but i cant/dont wear rings (or any jewelry outside of a nice watch) so a wedding ring would just sit in a box for me
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All of my daughters got engagement rings. My wife and i bought a watch for each of their fiancées.
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