Anonymous wrote:I love Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra. Bracelet is beautiful and classic and has different options. Over time they can add to with the necklace and earrings.

Anonymous wrote:I have the most beautiful pearls. But my kids will never wear them. They don’t like pearls.

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Anonymous wrote:Jewelry does not “hold value” in the way a true asset does. If you should ever need to sell a piece of jewelry you are not going to get the retail price for it but whatever a jeweler or middleman is willing to pay which is low.

My grandmother passed on a lot of jewelry to her daughters and there is no weird hard and fast rule regarding what people like to wear. My mother treasures certain items from my grandmother just because they were hers. They are not necessarily classic or whatever, they are just connected to a certain memory. My aunt has a ring and she shows it to me and says “this was my aunt’s” and it’s 18k gold but nothing special. If you want to get something that lasts just make sure it is high quality and real gold and it is something you love to wear.

This. When we divided up my grandmother's jewelry, we took turns picking based on what we actually liked and would wear, or what we connected to for sentimental reasons. No one picked something because it was once expensive. Other posters make the very good point that there's less incentive to purchase items that are readily available and likely will be for the foreseeable future. Part of the nice part of picking my grandmother's jewelry was the number of things that were more "dated" and unique. My favorite pieces were a mid-century gold and pearl starburst brooch, and a carved ivory necklace and earring set. Things that are beautiful and still looks great today, but uncommon. If your goal is to pass on something to your children, I would pick something that is good quality (so that it will last decades), and that you enjoy wearing frequently (so that your kids will associate you with the piece and have sentimental memories attached to the pieces when it's time to pass on to them).

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Buy what you like and will wear so your children see you in it and remember you wearing it. I have a heart shaped diamond necklace from my grandmother that I’m sure a lot of people here would call cheesy (it was her engagement stone with a bunch of tiny diamonds behind it) but it was something my grandma wore all the time.

And she had this little gold ingot necklace that was just a bunch of melted down pieces of other stuff she’d gotten and didn’t like, which speaks to the impermanence of hand me down jewelry!

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Anonymous wrote:Those Gabriel NY bracelets are gorgeous!

Who even wears bracelets? They seem like the most impractical piece of jewelry, maybe one step above an anklet

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Van Cleef Alhambra is some basic b*tch jewelry.

Cartier love bracelets and Van Cleef Alhambra jewelry are also generic. They're like the Louis Vuitton Neverfull of jewelry.

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I agree these are = to the Neverfull. There’s nothing wrong with this jewelry or the Neverfull and there are many reasons so many people love them and they are classic in their own way. But, they’re not unique or special, which makes them basic.

So are diamond earrings, pearl studs, diamond pendants, and tennis bracelets basic too? Genuinely curious.

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Van Cleef Alhambra is some basic b*tch jewelry.

Cartier love bracelets and Van Cleef Alhambra jewelry are also generic. They're like the Louis Vuitton Neverfull of jewelry.

Only on DCUM. 🤣

I agree these are = to the Neverfull. There’s nothing wrong with this jewelry or the Neverfull and there are many reasons so many people love them and they are classic in their own way. But, they’re not unique or special, which makes them basic.

Anonymous wrote:Those Gabriel NY bracelets are gorgeous!

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Anonymous wrote:I love Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra. Bracelet is beautiful and classic and has different options. Over time they can add to with the necklace and earrings.

The Alhambra pieces (mother of pearl, malachite, etc.) can be delicate. They won’t be as durable as diamond studs, etc.

Can you wear the mother of pearl necklace with diamond studs? Or is that tacky?

How would that be considered tacky? I think it would look lovely.

I was just thinking diamonds and pearls- I didn’t know if it would work. But it’s mother of pearl so hopefully that’s ok. My diamond studs are white gold and the Alhambra I want is gold. Do you think that still works?

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Anonymous wrote:I love Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra. Bracelet is beautiful and classic and has different options. Over time they can add to with the necklace and earrings.

The Alhambra pieces (mother of pearl, malachite, etc.) can be delicate. They won’t be as durable as diamond studs, etc.

Can you wear the mother of pearl necklace with diamond studs? Or is that tacky?

How would that be considered tacky? I think it would look lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, tennis bracelets are classic but not hugely popular right now for the 20-30s set. I think they are seen as a bit matronly.

The women who I know with nice bracelets have the Carter Love, JUC, VCA Sweet or 5 Motif, or a bangle from Bulgari or Hermès.

I think tennis bracelets are due for a comeback.

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Van Cleef Alhambra is some basic b*tch jewelry.

Cartier love bracelets and Van Cleef Alhambra jewelry are also generic. They're like the Louis Vuitton Neverfull of jewelry.

Only on DCUM. 🤣