Most men over 40 are hard to buy for during the holidays as they don’t need much, and whatever they do need—they usually buy for themselves. Here are three ideas to make your seasonal shopping a little easier for your auto obsessed friends.
Wall Clock
Seiko’s ‘Shelby’ quartz clock in racing colors with Lumi-Brite number indicators and hands, just might be the perfect accessory to for the wall of your Garage Mahal with your Ford Mustang collection. This supercharged metal-cased clock boasts, ‘three precision-engineered inset dials’ that provide you with time, temperature, and humidity level. $155 at www.seikoclockusa.com
Travel clock
Although we’re quite nostalgic here at Rides & Drives, we think you should consider a travel clock so you can sleep as far away from your cellphone as possible. The Seiko Mai Modern Seiko Alarm Clock, which has the appearance of a Seiko dive watch, has a front rotating bezel, and the second-hand sweeps continuously around the dial, so you won’t be kept awake by ticking. It’s light, battery-operated and available in metallic blue, metallic black, metallic dark blue and silver. $50 at www.seikoclockusa.com
Wristwatch
The Startimer Pilot Quartz Worldtimer has been a favorite here with the team for some time as it’s one of the few GMT watches that you can swim, snorkel, and shower with, as it features 100m water resistance. It also features a brushed and polished stainless steel 2-part case with a diameter of 41mm. There’s an anti-reflective convex sapphire crystal, black dial with sunray finishing, and printed Arabic numerals filled with white luminous treatment. The 24 hour disc is red for day and blue for night, and there’s a black city disc with 24 cities, making this one of the most detailed GMTs out there. It comes on a black calf leather strap, but a bracelet is available for a few dollars more. $995 at us.alpinawatches.com
