Everyone’s familiar with that slightly hopeful, slightly apprehensive feeling that comes when giving a gift. Getting it right for those we know the best – and occasionally those we don’t know well at all – is the annual and somewhat masochistic ritual that we submit ourselves to in the name of goodwill. Some smugly step up to the mark, relishing the challenge of completing their shopping by the first week of November, while others only seem to get moving when the festive whip of Christmas Eve sends them to Oxford Street or Fifth Avenue in a whirr of last-minute panic. 

Whichever camp you fall into, whittling it all down to a few special things you know will be appreciated is no easy feat. With that in mind, we’ve helped you out with the below, by selecting some of the finest gifts that money can buy. After all, the man who says he has everything just doesn’t know where to shop.

The Jaguar E-Type Roadster is a 1960s sports car that every motoring-obsessed man will certainly be familiar with. This 1:8 replica by Amalgam Collection, then, is a conversation piece that will make for a standout addition to any model car collection.

Naming a suitcase after a Bond movie is a bold thing to do, but Globe-Trotter’s luggage isn’t for wallflowers. The No Time To Die suitcase is made from vulcanised fibreboard with leather trims, and will look the part whether you’re on your way to save the world, or simply off on holiday.

We could all do with a cocktail this year and Asprey’s sterling silver shaker makes preparing a martini even more satisfying. One for those who like their drink on the rocks, if not capsizing on the rocks.

Lorenzi Milano’s portable champagne cabinet comes with a cooling bucket, two flutes, as well as a removable ice holder – just the thing to make a picnic or a weekend away feel that much more refined.

For the man who appreciates the feel of pen on paper, whether to jot down his thoughts, practice calligraphy or write letters, this travel desk from Pineider, crafted in Florence from leather and cherry wood, is perfect. In the internet age where letter-writing is all but forgotten, a gift like this takes on an extra-thoughtful quality.

There are few menswear brands with a stronger commitment to quality than The Row, and this camel-hair melange rollneck, substantial and crafted in Italy, is a fine example. Cosy, comfortable and sophisticated, it’s an easy-to-love gift for any man that doesn’t live in the tropics.

A moisturiser isn’t really the kind of thing that reaches cult status, but Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream has changed that. Packed full of nourishing ingredients, Professor Bader took years of stem-cell research and distilled it into a cream. Great for anti-ageing, improving skin texture and brightening the complexion; use this and you’ll need little else.

We’re all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. And those of us who are looking at them through a Celestron 80mm brass and mahogany telescope see them best.

With The Queen’s Gambit, the series about a female chess player rising to the pinnacle of the male-dominated chess world, being such a roaring success on Netflix this year, sales of chess boards have gone through the roof. Impress the chess-lover in your life (or better yet, encourage someone to get started) with Skyline Chess’ marble and acrylic set which swaps rooks, pawns and kings for some of the most iconic buildings on the London skyline. (Other world cities are available.)

These cufflinks from TOM FORD – 18-karat gold and with pavé diamonds set around ridged bars – will add a gloriously genteel accent to a formal outfit. We envy the lucky man who unwraps them come Christmas morning.