60th anniversary gift ideas: Diamond

Traditional and modern lists agree on this one.

Diamond is the hardest thing in nature. Sixty years is too.

Our pick for the 60th

A diamond pendant

One stone for sixty years.

Diamond · $150 and upFind it
For the card
Sixty years. Nothing harder, and nothing I'd rather have.

3 more for year 60

Budget
They're into
  • Diamond earrings

    Worn every day from here.

    $150 and upFind it
  • A book of sixty years

    Photos from every decade. Ask the family for theirs.

    Under $50Find it
  • Dinner with everyone

    Where the family comes to them.

    $50 to $150

Wedding day, first date, whatever you count. It stays on this phone.

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What is the 60th anniversary gift?

Diamond. The traditional and modern lists agree for year 60.

What's a good 60th anniversary gift under $50?

A book of sixty years. It fits the theme and comes in under $50.

What should I write in a 60th anniversary card?

Tie it to the theme, then say one thing only the two of you would know: a place, a joke, something from this year. To start: “Sixty years. Nothing harder, and nothing I'd rather have.”

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