Bottega Veneta Jewellery

[ButchChanel]

Hello, I'm looking for some opinions on Bottega Veneta jewellery.

I popped by a boutique today and purchased a jodie, a jack sandal and an drop ring. I'm very intrigued by enamel jewellery and thought the Dragon necklace was very beautiful, but I'm not used at dropping this sort of amount on 'named' brands (always prefer to buy jewelery from more one-of-a-kind designers, such as Polly Wales)

 

[Sadayakko]

I personally think that while the designs are nice, it's just plated silver... And depending on how often you'd wear it and how rough you are with jewellery, the plating might wear off quite fast, considering the shape at least. Though to be fair I've never owned Bottega jewellery

Edit: And even to the design i quite intricate and enamel to my knowledge can be hard to work with, that price for plated silver is IMO asinine

 

[J.T.]

I love BV jewellery, the design are great, but agree with above comment that the pricing is not proportionate to the materia used.
I did hear rumours from an SA in London that night hey are considering bringing back fine jewellery. There are some beautiful fine jewellery pieces from the TM era.

I most recently bought the bolt ring. Pricing was fair and I absolutely love it.

 

[papertiger]

I am not adverse to buying brand name designer at all. If I think it's very evocative of the brand without branding. It doesn't matter if it's fashion, silver or fine, so long as it's fabulous quality and a forever piece, and you are going to wear it.

I have BV jewellery too, it's also excellently made, but it's basically Stirling silver.

I don't think of it as as fine nor fashion, but design-led, artisanal jewellery. If there is some leather or exotic 'twist' to the piece, it makes it a bit more on brand and stand-alone BV to me.

That means, although I liked BV's Comma/Drop lines, already too much like Tiffany / Peretti Teardrop. When they do something abstract + flair and totally original, then I think it's worth buying.

The only way you can really know if it's worth it for you is how much use are you going to get out of it.

I like the piece you show, obviously, there's a lot of work gone into it, but I worry if it could be spiky if worn without anything underneath. The other thing to remember is, don't hang around, very few of the pieces are actually made - although, at that price .

 

[mojogirl]

Hi! I hope I’m posting this on the right thread — it’s not directly related to the original post, but it was the only jewellery-related thread I could find for BV. Please let me know if I should be posting this elsewhere and apologies!

I’ve been lusting over the small Drop Earrings in gold for the longest time and am finally considering getting a pair from a reputable reseller.

l've noticed from online photos that there seems to be 2 small holes on the back of the earrings. The reseller's pair do not have these but she has insisted that they are authentic.

For anyone who owns these earrings, do yours have these holes as well? Is there a possibility that the early productions don't have these? I checked out a BV boutique recently and can confirm the store's display pair had the holes too.

TIA!!!

Note: photo is not mine, but sourced from Google!

 

[handtasche]

I love bottega veneta jewelry- but I am not into gold plated jewelry. I am a hobby silversmith and I know that silver is not the best option to add gold onto it. It will wear off (parts and not completely, it will lose its luster, sooner or later. ) But it can be replated. I also have gold plated sterling bracelet and necklace. It shows some wear but I love it anyway, even when it’s not as shiny as it used to be. Prices are high but most of the designs are worth it in my opinion. It’s stylish. 😄

 

[Mirisaa]

Hi! I hope I’m posting this on the right thread — it’s not directly related to the original post, but it was the only jewellery-related thread I could find for BV. Please let me know if I should be posting this elsewhere and apologies!

I’ve been lusting over the small Drop Earrings in gold for the longest time and am finally considering getting a pair from a reputable reseller.

l've noticed from online photos that there seems to be 2 small holes on the back of the earrings. The reseller's pair do not have these but she has insisted that they are authentic.

For anyone who owns these earrings, do yours have these holes as well? Is there a possibility that the early productions don't have these? I checked out a BV boutique recently and can confirm the store's display pair had the holes too.

TIA!!!

Note: photo is not mine, but sourced from Google!

I have them in Silver and they do have two holes at the back. Hope it helps

 

[mojogirl]

I have them in Silver and they do have two holes at the back. Hope it helps

Thanks for confirming! I believe I’ll give these a miss. The silver ones are gorgeous and so chic