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[Recommendations Request] Graduation Gift for young lady pilot (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Late_Suit7373@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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My Daughter is graduating from college this year. She is on a path to becoming a pilot. I want to get her a pilots watch, and have been looking at IWC in particular.. are those too big for young lady? What are some of your favorite pilots watches I should consider? I have a budget of about $5k

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[–] Alvinum@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I love the idea - but honestly, I'd take her watch-.shopping. Most men have different tastes in watches, getting excited about the "right" tool-watch and heritage. The women I know are more conscious of the aethetics.

I'd also get her shopping because showing up as a rookie pilot with a dedicated 5k IWC Pilot watch on the first day may not be the message she wants to send to her colleagues. If she shows up with something more generic - like a Rolex or a Cartier - that may be more what she wants to communicatr, and the latter is something her female friends will likely appreciate more than some story about a historical pilot's tool watch.

Just some ideas to think about. You obviously know her tastes much better than we do :)