Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
12-5-2003
SPECIAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE GIFT GIVING
Exotic, unusual, and very expensive
gifts and wishes... Start your Engines

Blending exotic Italian style with advanced technologies, the new Maserati epitomizes the luxury sports car. Timeless and glamorous in the Modena tradition, the Maserati Spyder and Coupé are designed and built at the historic factory in Viale Ciro Menotti. (www.maserati.com)

Hands of Time

Vacheron Constantin, the oldest continuous Swiss watchmaker, has taken an art nouveau design out of its vault to create the Egerie 1912, its first watch made specifically for women. The timepiece is tonneau-shaped with a case in either white or yellow gold with a hand-turned guilloche dial. This case comes in four varieties: plain, diamond bezel, pavé diamond case, and dial. Prices range from $7,250 for the plain yellow gold to $36,000 for the all diamond piece. Each watch come on a satin strap in black, light beige, plum, or navy, and is accompanied by a crocodile strap it the wearer wants to change. (www.vacheron-constantin.com)

Fly Away

If you want to give the gift of travel this holiday season, the Sentient GiftCard provides recipients with 12 months of private jet travel. The prepaid TravelCards come in denominations of $10,000, $25,000, and $50,000. (www.sentientjet.com)

Shop Pinehurst

Apparel. Accessories. More. There’s something for everyone on your gift list at www.pinehurstshoppes.com. Includes signature products from Pinehurst and The Spa at Pinehurst in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Just for Kids

Nike Golf’s first Kids Collection will swoosh into shops in January. The apparel features grown-up style and some fun fashion – everybody’s got to have a Tiger Woods cap. Of course, there are lots of gift ideas for the holidays in other product categories, including clubs, balls, footwear, bags, accessories, and apparel. (www.nikegolf.com)

Weather Watchers

Maximum, a manufacturer of some of the world’s finest brass weather instruments, has introduced a line of wireless, brass-cased weather instruments for the home. With no cable to run, installation of a Maximum weather instrument or station has never been easier. All you need to bring the outside weather story into your home is a set of powerful 900 MHz transceivers. Each wind, rain and temperature instrument includes its own battery-powered outdoor sensor. The instruments offer real-time monitoring that is updated every two seconds. For more information, visit www.maximum-inc.com.

Classical Style

The ultimate in classic jewelry from John Christian is custom-made and personalized. Enhanced with the names, dates, crests, and monograms that are uniquely yours, each piece of jewelry represents the people and events that become the essence of your life and legacy. (www.john-christian.com)

Wooden’s Pyramid For Kids

Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success is a children’s book based upon legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success.” Written by Wooden with two members of the San Francisco Tennis Club, Steve Jamison and Peanut Louie Harper, the picture book concludes that success is “trying to be the best you can be.” (www.perfectlearning.com)

More Than The Traditional Tie

The Charles Tyrwhitt seven-fold is the king of ties. The tie is handmade – using the finest English silk – in what is believed to be the original method of tie-making dating to the early 20th century. The critical folding process distinguishes this handcrafted necktie from its more basic cousins. (www.ctshirts.com)

Make a Difference

Somewhere in a forgotten corner of the world, a family struggling with hunger and poverty could help sustain itself if it had some livestock. You can fund all or part of the cost through Heifer International, which for more than 50 years has provided farm animals and training in sustainable agriculture to poor families with marginal resources. And every recipient family promises to “pass on the gift” of its animal’s first female offspring to another family in need. (www.heifer.org)

Not Mr. Rogers

This stretch, two-color cardigan sweater features a front zipper and a modern, sporty design. Made of cotton, rayon, spandex blend, the sweater also is available in the deep reddish coral shade of Pacific with Hibiscus. (www.bette-court.com)

A Brand New Bag

The ClubPorter Series from Porterline eliminates the need for separate travel covers for your golf equipment. Your full set of 14 clubs will safely travel in the same bag you use on the course. Three models appeal to the individual needs of the traveling golfer. All are constructed with hard plastic and four steel rings completely surrounding your clubs. (www.porterline.com)

The Write Stuff

LeRoy Neiman’s “Golf” is the second U.S. exclusive limited edition for S.T. Dupont. Both this pen and an additional lighter are created out of genuine Chinese lacquer with platinum-plated accents. (www.st-dupont.com).