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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]An Apple Watch is a terrific gift that would totally bring a smile to my face. It feels like your team put thought into it and what he would like/use. [/quote]

It actually isn't a great gift, since they are disposable/perishable items.  A real watch would last decades, but no smart watch would have a useful life beyond five or so years.  The battery in an Apple watch isn't even replaceable.  The whole point of most retirement gifts (including plaques, watches, etc.) is to be mementos that can be kept for many years.[/quote]

so, true...I actually have one of my dad's retirement gifts hanging on my wall, lol.  Mostly because I miss him so much, but also, it was a nice gift.  It's a nicely framed aerial photo of the plant he used to work in in Baltimore Harbor.  The back is signed by his coworkers, most referencing an odd memory about my dad.  For example, one wrote, "enjoy your snowplow adventures at the beach" (where my parents retired).  I remember dad telling me about the "snowplow" incident when I was in high school.  And it's a story we'd laugh about in his old age when we looked at the photo.

I also kept my dad's corporate retirement gift, an inscribed Seth Thomas mantle clock as it still works and is pretty, but dad threw away his plaques shortly after retirement.
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