The most fun wedding gift

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Even though I'm not married, I do have an engagement ring. Because it was beautiful and because we thought it was a romantic idea. In the meantime, I'm casually waiting for someone to really get down on one knee. Pompiedom.

One of the many questions that immediately comes to mind when the phenomenon of marriage is mentioned is the ring issue. I wouldn't mind having one, you know. But for a man... I don't know. I don't find a wedding ring the epitome of sexy. It smells a bit like your framed wedding photo in the bathroom, him going to ‘the football’ on Fridays, and brunching at your in-laws every Sunday morning. Nothing wrong with that, it's great fun, but not the rock ’n roll life of before the 'I do'.

Women love rings. Men usually don't. Sometimes it feels a bit more like a collar than a piece of jewelry to me. And that's why I've come up with something. Drumroll. The perfect his/her gift. Because you want to celebrate this day and be reminded of it every day by something that makes you happy. No, I'm not going to talk you into a love tattoo (that's fine too, probably super cool), but the love watch.

One for him and one for you. Because you will stay together forever (right?), because it's chic, always appropriate, has style, you carry it with you all the time, and it makes him even more handsome. To top it off, you can have your wedding date or initials or something else sweet engraved on the case. And believe me, your children will be much happier with this heirloom than with that dull (excusez) ring.

To get you in the mood, we've gathered some suggestions from our favorite watch brand IWC. For example, what's really fun is to form a set with the classic Portofino Automatic and its women's variant; the Portofino 37. You really have a duo that belongs together (just like you) and besides, the Portofino 37 always has diamonds. Just in case you really want a diamond on your big day. You can find those diamonds on the case (which you can have in rose gold or steel) or something subtler on the light or dark dial. And yes, Portofino, how wedding does that sound. You immediately have a good location for your honeymoon... Maybe I should casually wave it under his nose and this might just be the push he needed. For all the hesitant men among us; here find the cutest proposals. Just for the much-needed inspiration.