My Tiffany SA told me that it was better to buy the Gold over the Sterling Silver due to the gold being a better value.Very true. That being said though, some Tiffany SA posted in a forum a while back that Tiffany silver was much better value for money than gold or diamond items. I tend to agree, plus their silver pieces are so beautiful that regardless of the price I would pick some silver pieces over gold or diamond ones if given a choice!