Engraved Gifts for Men Who Have Everything
For the man who seems to own it all, start with where his watches go when he travels, then four more engraved gifts with sizes.
Start with his watches. If he owns more than one, ask where they go when he packs for a trip. If the answer is a sock or a corner of his toiletry bag, you've found the gift.
Carrying watches
The watch on his wrist travels fine. It's the second and third ones that suffer, the watches he brings to change into for dinner or a meeting. Loose in a bag, they knock into each other and into whatever else is in there.
A watch roll gives each one its own padded compartment. Ours is the Watch Roll, ostrich-style PU over a rigid frame with a fleece lining, in brown or black. There are three sizes:
- 1 slot: 2.91 x 3.90 x 2.80 inches, 4.9 oz (139 g)
- 2 slots: 5.59 x 3.90 x 2.80 inches, 8.3 oz (235 g)
- 3 slots: 7.80 x 3.90 x 2.91 inches, 11.2 oz (318 g)
Count the watches he usually packs and buy that many slots. A man with a dozen watches may only ever travel with two. Engraving on the roll comes out light beige. Choose the front only or front and back, and one of six designs or a logo you send. A gift box is included; watches are not. You'll also see a Watch Roll Case listing, which is the same roll at the same prices.
The titanium pen
The Titanium EDC Pen is TC4 titanium in silver or gold, 5.20 inches long and 1.8 oz. One refill is fitted, and the pen arrives in a gift box. His name can go on the cap, on the body or on both, and the box is an add-on. The lettering comes out darker than the titanium.
The metal wallet
The Personalized Metal Wallet has a 7075 aluminum shell, a locking clasp, 32 magnets and a button that pops the cards up. Six smooth cards fit, or five embossed ones. It measures 3.86 x 2.44 x 0.35 inches, weighs 2.1 oz and holds on a phone with a magnetic back. Every engraved version has the money clip engraved. Adding the back plate gives you room for a longer message, and the gift box can carry his name, as in the photo at the top of this page. Colors are silver, black, blue and green.
The carabiner tool
The Titanium Carabiner Tool is the priciest gift on this page. Its titanium is Ti-6Al-4V, a grade used in airframes, machined as a single piece, and it doubles as a hex driver besides clipping on as a carabiner. Don't climb with it; it isn't rated for that. The size is 3.15 x 1.73 x 0.31 inches, the weight 1.7 oz, and the finish sandblasted antique. His engraving goes on a copper plate set into the frame. It reads darker than the copper, so keep it to one short word.
A Zippo in brushed brass
We engrave Zippos more often than anything else in this guide, about 39 orders across the listings in the last 60 days. The Engraved Zippo Lighter is the real thing from Zippo: windproof, refillable, and he can service the flint and wick himself. For the man who has everything, try the Gold finish, which is brushed brass; the engraving on it reads beige. Black takes it in gold, and Chrome in silver-white. It comes in the original Zippo box, empty, and runs on standard lighter fluid.
Is the Watch Roll Case a different product?
No. It's the Watch Roll under a second listing, in the same one, two and three slot sizes and at the same prices.