You dont have to get them a gift, but its tradition! I am getting my finance a watch...i know you said he dont like to wear them either does matt. But he wears them for formal events, and thats what he wanted. So if your thinking of a watch what i did, is i went to jared and designed him a watch. I picked out everything, the band,faceplate,hands, how the number was...mostly everything!!! I dont know if this helped you but i thought i would put in my input!!