Hanging up your hat and saying goodbye you working life is always often worth celebrating; whether you’re the retiree, the employer, or simply a loved one, silver is truly a worthy gift. At AC Silver, we are fortunate to have an enormous range of silverware that would be an appropriate and appreciated gift for any loyal employee.
What is a Traditional Retirement Gift?
Easily one of the most traditional retirement gifts is a watch or clock, indicative of the time the employee spent at the company. This gift is especially poignant for someone who has held the same role or worked within the same company for the bulk of their career. Among our own collections, we have cocktail watches that would be perfect for a lady ready to retire, as well as a range of silver clocks which could sit proudly on anyone’s mantel.
There are also common retirement gift ideas to be found among the range of presentation pieces in our stock. Pieces with engravable plaques and plates are popular choices, allowing a company or family to commemorate the retirement and incorporate the starting and ending date of the employee’s career. Trophies, goblets, and centrepieces are all options for showing that special someone how important their retirement is to you. Display items are always good options for traditional retirement gifts, acting as memorabilia in the retiree’s home.
What is a Good Gift to Get Someone Who is Retiring?
The best type of gift to give for a retirement is one that is sure to last. Keepsakes that can be cherished in the coming years are ways to ensure your gift is treasured and remembered. While temporary gifts like flowers and chocolates are always safe choices, they are best left to those only distantly connected with the retiree. If your spouse, family member, or – importantly – employee is retiring, it’s important to go the extra mile to give them something that will last in the coming years.
This is why silver is such a prominent choice for retirement gifts; it has a potentially infinite lifespan, and can be passed down through the generations. Gifts that last such as this are hard to compete with, so they’re worth exploring.
Retirement Gifts for Women
Ideally, your choice for a retirement gift will be dependent on what the individual likes, but there’s no harm in getting some general ideas for women who are about to enter retirement. In terms of silver retirement gifts, jewellery boxes, silver photograph frames, and candlesticks are all excellent choices. There’s also jewellery to refer to if the lady approaching retirement loves jewellery, and among our jewellery selections we have necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, and more to consider.
This antique sterling silver dressing table mirror is a beautiful gift idea for retirement. It has a drawer feature that’s perfect for storing jewellery, and the mirror is adjustable for added practicality. It’s a unique and striking piece of silver which is rare to find, and it would certainly make for a memorable retirement gift.
This exceptionally elegant sterling silver jewellery casket is a unique and stunning retirement gift. It is an antique Victorian piece with a design typical of its era – destined to be a talking point at future dinner parties for the newly-retired lady! Its high level of ornamentation makes it a beautiful silver storage option, whether it ends up holding jewellery or something else important.
Silver photograph frames are always good choices for important gifts. You can opt to leave the frame empty, or fill it with a picture of the retiree’s co-workers, family, or other loved ones. This elegant frame incorporates sterling silver and mother of pearl to dazzling effect. Officially 100 years old, this antique picture frame is waiting to be on someone’s sideboard, displaying one of their favourite memories from their career.
Retirement Gifts for Men
If you’re struggling for ideas to get a man about to enter retirement, there are a lot of traditional and timeless options. Cufflinks, men’s jewellery, money clips, letter openers, ball point pens, cocktail shakers and pen knives are great men’s retirement gift ideas. For some men, however, they eagerly await the days when they no longer need to wear cufflinks, tie clips, and concern themselves with other areas of formalities which they associate with the world of work. Let’s take a look at some silver options which can work for a formal gentleman just a much as a man of leisure upon their retirement.
These enamel and silver oval cufflinks date to the 1890s, featuring etched footballers on the face of the link. These stunning cufflinks would make an excellent gift for a football fan – particularly if they made their hobby a part of their career in some way or other. Perhaps they played in a company league, or simply were known around the office for their vested interest in the world’s favourite sport.
Perhaps what this retiree is most looking forward to is the long lie-ins and slow-to-rise mornings that are sure to await them on the other side of working life. A silver tea and coffee service ensures that their morning starts the right way, whilst also reminding them of the work they put in to get to this point in life. This stunning Art Deco silver café au lait set is just the ticket to guarantee a great day.
If your retiree prefers drinks typically served after work hours, explore our cocktail and barware for some inspiration. Perhaps a wine bottle coaster such as this one is the send-off that will have them bursting with excitement for their retirement. Alcohol is a very popular retirement gift, and so it makes sense to surprise them with something complimentary – at least the coaster is sure to last longer than the wine itself.
While some people shy away from retirement – not wanting to feel as though they have no purpose outside of their working life – it’s important to embrace it for its potential adventures. Gifting silver is always special, and there are few occasions more suited to a sterling silver gift than one’s retirement. It’s time to take a load off and look back at what you’ve achieved in your working life.
