Don’t compare yourself to influencers. She’s probably up to her eyeballs in debt.

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Anonymous wrote:Designer jewelry has a huge markup for the brand name. If you want fine jewelry but aren’t interested in having a branded design, go to a local jeweler and get good quality fine jewelry pieces.

+1000

Etsy, Ross Simons, Costco, local Indian jewelers are just some of the places I’ve gotten gorgeous fine jewelry at a fair price.

I recently sold my grandmother's silver and was chatting with the guy who basically buys and sells jewelry, silver and gold for a living and he was talking about how Costco is the best place to get jewelry.

Irene neuwirth has really nice horses so the markup on jewelry must be substantial.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought a few Tiffanys pieces in my 20s, and wore little else. If you own the designer necklaces, and only wear those three necklaces, you’ll look amazing. The key is to wear as little jewelry as possible, but as classic and high-quality as possible. If you want variety, look into second-hand jewelry.

It also helps that I prefer the look of silver. Gold is $$$.

I can’t stand silver. It looks so cheap.

I have cool winter coloring. Gold washes me out and clashes with the colors I wear. I also wear white gold and platinum, but I can’t tell the difference.

Any jewelry from Tiffany that's remotely afforable is only appropriate for teenagers. It's the last place I'd look for adult jewelry. If I were really rich, I'd bypass brand name jewelers and have stuff made.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a few Tiffanys pieces in my 20s, and wore little else. If you own the designer necklaces, and only wear those three necklaces, you’ll look amazing. The key is to wear as little jewelry as possible, but as classic and high-quality as possible. If you want variety, look into second-hand jewelry.

It also helps that I prefer the look of silver. Gold is $$$.

I can’t stand silver. It looks so cheap.

I love jewelry but also can't stomach the prices for many designer brands. I have some nice Tiffany pieces that I bought secondhand from a highly reputable Japanese ebay seller.

One ring I love which has been called basic but I don't care is the Cartier trinity ring. Of course there's a markup but I thought it was not too terrible so I went for the experience of purchasing it new.

I tend to buy other items secondhand as I love vintage pieces so clearly those are pre-loved.

I only do 18kt gold. It looks so much nicer. You can get amazing antique pieces.

I like Ippolita. I think the price is high for what it is but I simply love the designs.

Anonymous wrote:I bought a few Tiffanys pieces in my 20s, and wore little else. If you own the designer necklaces, and only wear those three necklaces, you’ll look amazing. The key is to wear as little jewelry as possible, but as classic and high-quality as possible. If you want variety, look into second-hand jewelry.

It also helps that I prefer the look of silver. Gold is $$$.

I bought a few Tiffanys pieces in my 20s, and wore little else. If you own the designer necklaces, and only wear those three necklaces, you’ll look amazing. The key is to wear as little jewelry as possible, but as classic and high-quality as possible. If you want variety, look into second-hand jewelry.

My favorites are Amanda Hagerman, who is local, and Petra Class who I first found at the Smithsonian Craft Show. That’s my favorite place to look for fine jewelry.

I collect. Look at 100 ways for vintage Cartier. I love Andria barbone. I also bought lab diamond studs and a pendant and wear it as everyday.

I had been collecting for years and my house got broken into this year and most of my jewely stolen (the really expensive stuff was in the bank or in my safe but that's just a few things). My everyday sets of earrings, all gold, gone along with lots of other jewelry under $2K or so. I'm comforted that at least I enjoyed it while I had it but I'm starting over from scratch at 44.

I buy one pair of earrings around Black Friday from mejuri every year. I'd love suggestions on other places to look. There's a part of me that just wants to rebuy what I had but the other part says start fresh.

I have a pretty nice fine jewelry collection, but the headline is that I've accumulated it over the last 15 years, typically in celebration or commemoration of some milestone event. To me, that adds to the emotional significance of the piece. Some were gifts; some were pieces I bought myself. You have to know when a designer brand is worth it (eg, if you want a specific design) and when it is not (IMO, when it comes to diamonds - Blue Nile is just fine for me). I've also had horrible experiences with custom pieces, so know that that not always a full proof route.

To date, I have diamond studs, a diamond pendant, several branded bracelets (Cartier, VCA, Tiffanys), a diamond station necklace, gold studs, and of course my wedding set. The milestones were my first job, my first bonus, graduations, push presents, and milestone birthdays.

My 10th wedding anniversary and 40th birthday are around the corner, so I'll likely get a nice piece of jewelry for that.