If Nick's opinion was incorrect, even better! Phil could throw him under the bus! Not that he would or anything like that...
"Okay, so," he said, digging his phone out of his pocket and pulling up a picture he'd taken of an admittedly hideous necklace. "This is my wife's Christmas present -- no, I am not a complete moron, I'm just being a smart-ass because I can. And because she probably expects a certain amount of teasing from me."
Klara's present would be infinitely more seriously thought about and involve no teasing like this.
"So, given this monstrosity, do you think the actual present should be a necklace as well or something else? Because I've got a couple options and as funny as this is going to be, I'd rather like to not screw it up."