I’m planning to give my favorite girl a Christmas present—what do you think she’d like?
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I don’t like buying things I’m asked for, so I’d like to surprise her.
Most of the things she wears are high-end designer brands, so I’m worried that if I give her something inferior, I’ll drop down in her pecking order. I don’t want to lose out.
I’m not very familiar with brands, but I asked her about the brands she was wearing today:
Bag: Louis Vuitton
Watch: Patek Philippe
Earrings (she doesn’t have pierced ears): Chopard
Necklace: Chopard
Shoes: Sergio Rossi
I’d like to give her something from a brand she seems to like. What do you think would be good?
There’s no set budget...
I’m Shingo Lee, a columnist.
Why would you plan a surprise when you don’t even know anything about brands?
The fact that you’re asking here already shows you don’t have the sense or research skills to make her happy, so it’s probably impossible. Just ask her if there’s anything she wants right now, then casually give it to her—that’s more than enough of a surprise. Do your research.
Honestly, the suggestions you get here are just things that appeal to a broad audience—in other words, something like cold reading. To truly make someone happy, you need hot reading based on thorough research.
Based solely on the information you’ve given, I’d say a Louis Vuitton bag would be fine. It’ll fetch a good price if she resells it, so your PJ will probably be happy.
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The idea of a man who isn’t familiar with luxury brands surprising a woman who wears nothing but high-end brands doesn’t exactly bode well.
If you really want to surprise her anyway, Chopard jewelry might be a safe bet…
But if you’re going to spend the money, I think you’d both be happier if you gave her something she’d actually appreciate.
In other words, you’d have to ask what she wants, so it wouldn’t really be a surprise anymore.
Marika
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> Since she mostly wears high-end brands, I feel like my priority would drop if I gave her something inferior, and I don’t want to lose out.
Leave the luxury-brand gifts to the other papas. I don’t think you need to compete over gifts or allowances. She probably already owns everything she wants anyway…
I think it’s better to give her something that makes her think, “I’m glad I met this person.”
—Paper Airplane
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I’m Rin, a female member of SALON.
A surprise gift sounds wonderful! I’d be absolutely thrilled—but if possible, I’d prefer something from a brand I personally like. Couldn’t you casually ask her what she wants most right now?
She seems to own quite a few luxury brands, so she probably already has lots of other things as well. How about giving her a complete Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra set—earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet? They come in several colors, so she may not have every version yet!
I’m so jealous of her! I hope you’re able to pull off a wonderful surprise!
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It’s Joe.
It’s reassuring to hear that your budget is essentially unlimited, haha.
I love watches, so that’s really the only thing I know enough to recommend. For a women’s mechanical watch, I personally recommend Blancpain over Patek Philippe. The sweet spot is generally in the high six-figure to low seven-figure range, but with women’s watches, as the price goes up, the emphasis tends to shift more toward decoration than performance. So I like watches around the point where they’re just under or around seven figures—for example, moon-phase models have a feminine appeal.
If you’re interested, please look them up online.
If you want to focus a little more on the appeal of the watch itself, Grand Seiko would be my top recommendation, though it may be more of an acquired taste.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I recommend the Bank of Japan. It won’t get in the way, and I’m sure it’ll be appreciated.
I think the Bank of Japan is a major luxury brand recognized worldwide. Surely, it won’t be resold on Mercari.
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