I am almost 40 years old now and cannot recall my dad wearing anything other than citizen watches for my entire life. He is preparing to retire and my brothers and I have been looking for a gift to commemorate this occasion. We have selected a model that we would like to purchase so all we need to do now is find out if it can be engraved with the date of his retirement. This would be the finishing touch on a perfect gift. Even our mom agrees and she is normally very critical of what we buy. I plan on calling the company today to see if this is an option. I sure hope it is.