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The CEO Magazine Christmas gift guide 2016

No idea what to get your loved ones? Never fear, The CEO Magazine has your back. Here are our top picks for this year’s most wanted gifts.

The CEO Magazine Christmas gift guide 2016

1. Google Pixel

Google Pixel smartphone

With the Pixel, Google has pitched a real smartphone contender into the ring, to rival the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. It’s fast, easy-to-use, sits comfortably in the hand and has a sleek design. Its 12.3-megapixel camera is fantastic, its screen is sharp, and it comes with Google Assistant built in. Plus, it’s a gift that won’t explode and does have a headphone jack.

madeby.google.com/phone

2. Sunglasses

For him: Tom Ford Cliff

Tom Ford Cliff sunglasses

He’ll look suave in these sleek shades from the impeccably stylish Tom Ford.

tomford.com/cliff-sunglasses/

For her: Jimmy Choo Domi

Jimmy Choo Domi sunglasses

She’ll love these classy Jimmy Choo cat eyes with a little snakeskin detailing.

row.jimmychoo.com

3. Ratio Eight

Ratio Eight coffeemaker

We all know a coffee snob. These days, they’re everywhere. So appeal to the coffee snob in your life with a Ratio Eight drip coffeemaker. It’s impressively stylish and, more importantly, it makes really good coffee.

ratiocoffee.com

4. Garmin Approach S6

Garmin Approach S6 golf watch

Keen golfers will be over the moon to find a Garmin Approach S6 under the tree come Christmas morning. This top-of-the-line golf watch will improve their game no end. It’s preloaded with more than 40,000 international courses, and offers CourseView showing precise distances, swing training and Garmin Connect to connect players to the online golf community.

buy.garmin.com

5. Kindle Oasis

Amazon Kindle Oasis

A must-have for any bookworm, the Kindle Oasis is the best e-reader on the market. It’s the thinnest and lightest Kindle yet, and designed for comfortable one-handed reading. The backlighting is better than the Paperwhite, and the cover it comes with has a built in battery to boost the reading time between charges.

amazon.com

6. Fragrance

For him: Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani

Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani

armanibeauty.com

For her: Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf

Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf

sephora.com

You can’t go wrong with either of these fragrances. Men will love the crisp, sea-inspired scent of Georgio Armani’s Acqua Di Gio, while ladies adore Viktor & Rolf’s sweet-smelling Flowerbomb.

7. Sony MDR 1000X

Sony MDR 1000X headphones

Perfect for audiophiles and frequent flyers, the Sony MDR 1000X headphones are wireless, noise cancelling, and capable of high resolution lossless wireless. Plus, they’re comfortable to wear and they look awesome, available in both sleek black and stylish fawn.

sony.com

8. Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne

Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne

CEO of The CEO Magazine Chris Dutton, says nothing brings the holiday spirit like a bottle of Champagne. Make sure your loved ones celebrate Christmas in style with a bottle (or two) of Louis Roederer Cristal. It’s not a party without it.

louis-roederer.com

9. Apple Watch Series 2

The latest Apple Watch, released in September this year, has range of upgrades that make it well worth the higher price point. It’s now water resistant so there’s no need to take it off at the beach. It has a GPS tracker to track your runs or rides, a bigger battery, a faster processor and brighter, sharper screen.

Get the Nike+ version for the fitness fanatic. It comes with a light, flexible and breathable sport band and instant access to the Nike+ Run Club app.

Nike+ Apple Watch Series 2

For true luxury, go with the Apple Watch Hermès‎ and take your pick of the collection of fine, handcrafted leather bands.

Hermès‎ Apple Watch Series 2

apple.com/watch

10. Jewellery

For him: Omega Seamaster Diver 300M

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M

A stylish and sophisticated timepiece for a stylish and sophisticated gentleman; the sporty Omega Seamaster Diver 300 harks back to the watch brand’s dive heritage.

omegawatches.com

For her: Tiffany Bow Pendant

Tiffany Bow Pendant

This delicate 18k rose gold Tiffany bow pendant studded with round, brilliant diamonds is sure to please the woman in your life.

tiffany.com

11. Thermomix

Thermomix

Perfect for both the family foodie and the kitchen hopeless, the Thermomix makes cooking from scratch easy. It does the lot – weighs, chops, stirs, cooks – the list goes on, replacing a whole host of other kitchen gadgets and freeing up a ton of bench space.

12. Skydiving

Skydiving

Give the adrenaline junkie you know and love an experience they’ll never forget. Forbes has put together a list of some of the best skydiving experiences around the world, so check it out to find the one to please your thrill seeker.

forbes.com

13. Apple Macbook Pro

Apple Macbook Pro

Yes, another Apple product, but it is the laptop that everyone is lusting after this year. Apple’s new Macbook Pro is thinner and faster, with a brighter screen and new built in Touch Bar that allows for instant access to programs, as well as Touch ID.

apple.com/macbook-pro

14. Wine getaway

Wine getaway

Spoil someone on your list with a weekend getaway to wine country. Wine Enthusiast Magazine has some great tips on where to go for the best wine travel destinations around the world.

winemag.com

15. Oxfam

Oxfam Unwrapped gift

Know someone who could really use two ducks, a pig and a goat? No? Well, that’s ok because Oxfam does! Head to Oxfam Unwrapped and give someone some good feels with a charity Christmas gift that helps those most in need.

oxfam.org/en/oxfam-unwrapped

16. Dyson Supersonic hairdryer

Dyson Supersonic hairdryer

The hairdryer everybody’s talking about, the Dyson Supersonic, is lightweight, incredibly quiet for a hairdryer and does its job really, really well. As Christmas pressie, it won’t disappoint.

dyson.com

17. Leica Sofort

Leica Sofort

This fun, retro instant camera from Leica, the Louis Vutton of camera brands, is sure to delight, and capture all of this year’s Christmas memories. It’s easy to use, takes great pics and comes in three cute colours.

leica-camera.com

Bonus: Stocking stuffer ideas!

1. Whisky Stones or Corksicle

So they’ll never have to drink watered down whiskey or wait for the wine to chill!

Whisky stones

Corksicle

whiskystones.com

corkcicle.com

2. S’well water bottle

It’s the coolest water bottle around.

S'well water bottle

swellbottle.com

3. Pandora Earrings

Pretty.

Pandora Earrings

pandora.net

4. Baby booze

Stocking sized liquor bottles (Not actually for babies!)

miniature liquor bottles

a liquor store near you

5. Sock subscription

Yes, socks! But fun ones that come as a monthly surprise!

Sock Fancy subscription

sockfancy.com

6. Premium movie tickets

They get to go to the movies but with more comfort and better food!

Cinema tickets

your nearest movie theatre

7. Daydream headset

A great add-on for the Google Pixel – the VR revolution is now.

Google Daydream View Headset

madeby.google.com/vr

8. Chanel Le Vernis Nail Polish

Fancy shmancy nail polish.

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Polish

chanel.com

9. Titleist golf balls

‘Cause a golfer can never have too many!

Titleist golf balls

titleist.com/golf-balls

10. Anker Power Core 10000

Make sure they never run out of battery!

Anker power core 10000

anker.com

11. Google Chromecast

With this handy dongle, they can stream whatever they’re watching online straight to the TV.

Google Chromecast

google.com

12. Cards Against Humanity

Heaps of (really messed up) fun!

Cards Against Humanity

cardsagainsthumanity.com

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