Dec 4, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: 11 Gifts Precisely Tuned for Finicky Watch Lovers

Nomos
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__Nomos Sundial New York__ Watches are just about the only jewelry many men feel comfortable wearing. But women collect watches too. And many of them like jewelry just fine, TYVM. This [functioning sundial](http://www.nomos-store.com/en/Accessories/Things-for-aficionados/Sundial-New-York.html), by the hot "new" German watchmaker Nomos, simultaneously says “I’m fussy about telling the time,” and “somebody loves me.” Perfect. $185
Worn & Wound
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__Worn & Wound Watch Roll__ The sock drawer is the wrong place for a high-end watch, so many connoisseurs wrap their pieces in protective rolls. [This](”http://shop.wornandwound.com/collections/cases/products/watch-roll-waxed-tan”) is the absolute best one. Constructed of water-shedding waxed cotton and lined with ultra-suede, it will soon become your giftee’s favorite thing. Save, of course, the Breguet her *real* friends got her. $125

Freemans Sporting Club
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__Hodinkee Traveler Sport Coat by Freemans Sporting Club__ The *perfect* tropical dial Autavia is available in Brussels, and the auction starts in 9 hours? Get to the airport—STAT! Watch guys live the James Bond life—or at least they think they might have to at any point. [This blazer](http://shop.hodinkee.com/products/the-traveler-sportcoat-by-freemans-sporting-club-for-hodinkee) is made for it: hand-crafted out of Italian cashmere, it even has a dedicated watch pocket for hauling home the auction booty. $1,375
Otto Frei
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__Burgeon Spring Bar Tool__ The pocket knife is not the right tool for changing a watch strap, and yet it’s common to see someone risking the gold finish on their multi-thousand-dollar Omega with a Leatherman. Give your horologically-inclined giftee [what the pros use](”http://www.ottofrei.com/Bergeon-6111-Deluxe-Spring-Bar-Tool.html”). Its forked prongs securely grip the grooves on the pins that keep a timepiece fastened to a band, so they won’t slip off and mar anyone’s prized possession. $38

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__Ticket to La Chaux de Fonds__ In *Das Kapital*, Karl Marx hails [La Chaux de Fonds](”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Chaux-de-Fonds”), the sleepy mountain city on the France/Switzerland border, as a “huge factory-town” due to the presence of the watchmaking industry. It’s still not huge, but it remains the beating heart of horology. A trip here—along with some factory tours—is the trip of a lifetime for any real watch nerd.
Le Creuset
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__Le Creuset Fondue Set__ Whether you’re a die-hard Rolex-er or 200% on team Hublot, people who love watches can all agree that Switzerland is just boss. And so is the Swiss National Dish. Give [the gift of melty cheese](”http://www.lecreuset.com/heritage-traditional-fondue”), and be forever immortalized as The One Who Revolutionized Latkes and Saved Hanukkah. (TRUST ME) $200

Loupe System
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__Loupe System Loupe__ You don’t buy a vintage watch without looking at it, and watchfolk don’t trust their own eyes. They use loupes, small magnifiers that help them surface flaws and forgeries. [This little beast](”http://www.loupesystem.com/”) uses a 5-element lens with a super wide field of view that’s made for the challenging, low-light situations in which a lot of vintage pieces are acquired. From $525.
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__Wolf Meridian Single Winder__ Automatic watches transfer the movement of your wrist to a spring that powers the movement. Awesome, except for when you don’t wear your Lange for a week and then have to spend an hour re-setting the perpetual calendar. First world problem? Absolutely. Also a great opportunity for a gift. This [Wolf winder](”http://www.wolfdesigns.com/item/453828/single-winders/”) is tunable between 300 to 1,200 turns per day, and looks smashing on top of that walnut valet. $275

Crowne & Buckle
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__NATO Straps from Crowne & Buckle__ It’s not uncommon to see a watch band sell for hundreds of dollars. It’s equally common to see a $30,000 IWC riding around on sub-$10 nylon strap. They’re called [NATO straps](”http://www.crownandbuckle.com/straps-by-type/nato-straps.html”), and you can get your watch-o-phile a different one for every day of the week and still get change from three twenties. $7.80
Swatch
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__Swatch Sistem 51__ No, you can’t afford the watch he wants. But you can afford the one he needs: A knockaround watch that still meets the bar of awesomeness. [The Sistem51](”http://www.swatch.com/en_us/sistem51”) is the new self-winding (no quartz here) Swatch, and gets a knowing nod of street cred from anyone in the know about it's incredibly elegant, 51-piece movement. It’s also only 150 bones, which means you can actually wear it to the beach, bar, or badlands. $150

Cloth Addiction
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__Cloth Addiction__ [This](”http://amzn.com/B004VMM718”) is the best microfiber cloth on the planet. \[4TH WALL SHATTERS\] I have dozens of them and it’s never enough and they clean everything so well and you should get this for anyone you love because nothing says love like the absence of smudges. $8

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