Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 15:03     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do folks have multiple designer pieces like this? They buy them. Because they have a lot of money and can, or because they are status obsessed and put it on a credit card or simply prioritize it over other things. Lots of people are getting used pieces online as well at places like The Real Real. And some women just garner a lot of gifts.

I do have some Tiffany pieces (a heart toggle bracelet bought for me by a boyfriend 25 yrs ago, lol, and the olive leaf ring in silver bought by my husband a few years ago). But most of my fine jewelry, the stuff that has been bought in the DMV anyway, has come from Quest. I love that place. Compare the price of a similar gold bracelet there to what you looked at at Tiffany. I mean, once you compare high quality jewelry from a a place like Quest with Tiffany, at Tiffany you are paying for branding. Some people want to do that, some don't. Quest has made multiple custom pieces for me.

But if you want recognition, you buy Tiffany, Vc & A, DY, etc.

Is it worth it? For lots of people, yes. For most people, no.

If it helps, mass-market Tiffany is how Tiffany survived -- marketing at MC people. So if you think of it that way, maybe you won't covet it anymore. It's MC jewelry for people who want to think they are UC.


This. Their diamonds are hugely overpriced, and a lot of what they sell is just junk. Junk made out of gold, but still junk.





This. And they do in-house grading to avoid GIA. I would never buy a Tiffany diamond. Would you get an extremely poor cut? Probably not. Can you get a much better cut (and therefore a much more beautiful diamond) elsewhere for significantly less? Yes.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 14:59     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Silver is not fine jewelry. There's a reason fine jewelry houses like Cartier and VCA don't make anything in silver. You can't argue that something that retails for $50 is considered "fine jewelry."

New money?


Checks out 100%.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 13:44     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do folks have multiple designer pieces like this? They buy them. Because they have a lot of money and can, or because they are status obsessed and put it on a credit card or simply prioritize it over other things. Lots of people are getting used pieces online as well at places like The Real Real. And some women just garner a lot of gifts.

I do have some Tiffany pieces (a heart toggle bracelet bought for me by a boyfriend 25 yrs ago, lol, and the olive leaf ring in silver bought by my husband a few years ago). But most of my fine jewelry, the stuff that has been bought in the DMV anyway, has come from Quest. I love that place. Compare the price of a similar gold bracelet there to what you looked at at Tiffany. I mean, once you compare high quality jewelry from a a place like Quest with Tiffany, at Tiffany you are paying for branding. Some people want to do that, some don't. Quest has made multiple custom pieces for me.

But if you want recognition, you buy Tiffany, Vc & A, DY, etc.

Is it worth it? For lots of people, yes. For most people, no.

If it helps, mass-market Tiffany is how Tiffany survived -- marketing at MC people. So if you think of it that way, maybe you won't covet it anymore. It's MC jewelry for people who want to think they are UC.


This. Their diamonds are hugely overpriced, and a lot of what they sell is just junk. Junk made out of gold, but still junk.


Why only single out Tiffany? Cartier, VC&A, etc. are all marketed to the same masses.


Yeah, nothing is really handmade anymore, except some of their watches.
It's not bad quality but definitely a ridiculous markup .
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 13:10     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:Silver is not fine jewelry. There's a reason fine jewelry houses like Cartier and VCA don't make anything in silver. You can't argue that something that retails for $50 is considered "fine jewelry."

New money?
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 12:57     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do folks have multiple designer pieces like this? They buy them. Because they have a lot of money and can, or because they are status obsessed and put it on a credit card or simply prioritize it over other things. Lots of people are getting used pieces online as well at places like The Real Real. And some women just garner a lot of gifts.

I do have some Tiffany pieces (a heart toggle bracelet bought for me by a boyfriend 25 yrs ago, lol, and the olive leaf ring in silver bought by my husband a few years ago). But most of my fine jewelry, the stuff that has been bought in the DMV anyway, has come from Quest. I love that place. Compare the price of a similar gold bracelet there to what you looked at at Tiffany. I mean, once you compare high quality jewelry from a a place like Quest with Tiffany, at Tiffany you are paying for branding. Some people want to do that, some don't. Quest has made multiple custom pieces for me.

But if you want recognition, you buy Tiffany, Vc & A, DY, etc.

Is it worth it? For lots of people, yes. For most people, no.

If it helps, mass-market Tiffany is how Tiffany survived -- marketing at MC people. So if you think of it that way, maybe you won't covet it anymore. It's MC jewelry for people who want to think they are UC.


This. Their diamonds are hugely overpriced, and a lot of what they sell is just junk. Junk made out of gold, but still junk.


Why only single out Tiffany? Cartier, VC&A, etc. are all marketed to the same masses.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 12:50     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:How do folks have multiple designer pieces like this? They buy them. Because they have a lot of money and can, or because they are status obsessed and put it on a credit card or simply prioritize it over other things. Lots of people are getting used pieces online as well at places like The Real Real. And some women just garner a lot of gifts.

I do have some Tiffany pieces (a heart toggle bracelet bought for me by a boyfriend 25 yrs ago, lol, and the olive leaf ring in silver bought by my husband a few years ago). But most of my fine jewelry, the stuff that has been bought in the DMV anyway, has come from Quest. I love that place. Compare the price of a similar gold bracelet there to what you looked at at Tiffany. I mean, once you compare high quality jewelry from a a place like Quest with Tiffany, at Tiffany you are paying for branding. Some people want to do that, some don't. Quest has made multiple custom pieces for me.

But if you want recognition, you buy Tiffany, Vc & A, DY, etc.

Is it worth it? For lots of people, yes. For most people, no.

If it helps, mass-market Tiffany is how Tiffany survived -- marketing at MC people. So if you think of it that way, maybe you won't covet it anymore. It's MC jewelry for people who want to think they are UC.


This. Their diamonds are hugely overpriced, and a lot of what they sell is just junk. Junk made out of gold, but still junk.



Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 12:37     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking fine jewelry is inherently a better value. You’ll almost always come out ahead (and have more fun) buying quality costume jewelry and spending the difference on bullion (if you’re actually interested in precious metals) or stock.

If you love the lux stuff for its own sake, go for it. I have a sad taste for Tiffany, myself. But don’t pretend there’s any actual virtue in it.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 12:13     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:Silver is not fine jewelry. There's a reason fine jewelry houses like Cartier and VCA don't make anything in silver. You can't argue that something that retails for $50 is considered "fine jewelry."

Your ignorance is showing. You don’t know the difference between solid sterling silver and plated metals.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 11:51     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:Silver is not fine jewelry. There's a reason fine jewelry houses like Cartier and VCA don't make anything in silver. You can't argue that something that retails for $50 is considered "fine jewelry."


FFS people. This is par-for-the-course DCUM ignorance. Y'all don't know what you are talking about and y'all are typing away at the internet anyway.

Fine jewelry is defined by the materials. Precious metals -- gold, silver or platinum. And precious gemstones -- diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Jewelry made with other materials is costume. Jewelry made with silver is most definitely "fine jewelry." Once you talk about plated jewelry, that is a different matter from sterling silver. But the same thing applies to gold.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 10:41     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Silver is not fine jewelry. There's a reason fine jewelry houses like Cartier and VCA don't make anything in silver. You can't argue that something that retails for $50 is considered "fine jewelry."
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 10:15     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Says someone with no taste or character whatsoever. It “looks” exactly like platinum or white gold (except that no one sets diamonds, rubies, sapphires or emerald in silver) so it’s all in your head. But more to the point silver has style and always has had it. You just have to know the right brands and how to wear it. There is also no substitute for certain ethnic silver but you don’t have the style or taste to go there.

I got some lovely silver Tiffany stacking rings from the RealReal that have a single small inset precious jewel, diamond, ruby, and sapphire in my case. They are from the Elsa Peretti collection and very elegant.


What is ethnic silver?
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 10:02     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Says someone with no taste or character whatsoever. It “looks” exactly like platinum or white gold (except that no one sets diamonds, rubies, sapphires or emerald in silver) so it’s all in your head. But more to the point silver has style and always has had it. You just have to know the right brands and how to wear it. There is also no substitute for certain ethnic silver but you don’t have the style or taste to go there.

I got some lovely silver Tiffany stacking rings from the RealReal that have a single small inset precious jewel, diamond, ruby, and sapphire in my case. They are from the Elsa Peretti collection and very elegant.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2024 19:18     Subject: Fine Jewelry
The only thing I have from Tiffany's came from a boyfriend in my 20s. As it should. I am not wealthy but I do like nice jewelry and I would never buy or ask my husband to buy me something from Tiffany's. For lack of a better word, that store is so incredibly "basic".

I buy jewelry stores (Dominion, Quest) or online. Lately, I've been buying simple gold pieces from Ferkos. My sister buys from China, but she has a friend who is an expat who collects commissions from friends and brings them with her on her trip homes.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2024 17:51     Subject: Fine Jewelry
I have one gold item from Tiffany and it's a bezel-set diamond necklace my parents gave me for Christmas in my 20s. It retails for like $6-700 now.

The rest of my gold is from Bloomingdale's that I get when it's on super sale. Earrings originally for about $1200 that I got for just under $400. Also if you go on Rue La La search for "Real Italian Gold"...it's 18K gold.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2024 16:25     Subject: Fine Jewelry
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, again, silver is not fine jewelry. It’s just not. No matter how hard you insist.


lol. You do not know what “fine jewelry” means.


No, my friend. You don’t.