gold bangle never worn....

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Phillyfan

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I'm 45. When I was 8, my grandmom died and I inherited a very heavy (wide) 14 or 18 carat gold bangle. Since I've been 8, I have lived in 4 houses and 5 apartments (college & early 20s) and have never ever worn the bangle. I do own 2 Cartier bracelets and a noname gold bangle. Should I cash in my grandmom's bracelet or save for my 9 year-old daughter to wear some day?
 
#2
Two options...

Save it for your daughter....

or..

I can send you my address :P LOL!

I would love to see a pic. If I were you, I would keep it to pass down. I only have one pc of jewelry from my grandma... :(
 
#3
It's a Family Heirloom you got there, a piece that carry Ancestral Blessings from your Grandmom. Keep it, you must not sell it, such a piece should be pass down generation to generation, it's a pity to let it go. Your Grandmom probably inherited it from her Mom. A pic will tell a thousand words, all you might not know it may turn out to be an antique piece. If not a piece from 30 over years ago or earlier time might not be hallmarked, style probably much more simple due to technique then.
 
#5
I would keep it to hand down to your Daughter. Your Daughter may not wear it either though but at least she'll have something from her Great Grandmother.

Or​

If you don't want to hand it down, you could get it valued at the jewellers who will be able to tell the exact date the piece was made and if it is 14 or 18 carrat gold. If you decide to sell it, you could put this money aside for your Daughters college fees or buy something which is more suited to yourself which you could then hand down to your Daughter.
 
#6
If you really have no attachment to it, I would sell it and use the money for your family.
Vacation, college, matching cashmere sweaters, etc.

Otherwise, you could save it and see if your daughter wants to wear it when she gets into junior high. I have an opal ring that my mother let me start wearing in the 7th grade. I wore it constantly and the filigree finally broke several years ago. I finally changed the setting and am still wearing it!
 
#7
hokaplan - I would save it for your daughter, like how your grandmother saved it for you. I have 2 pieces both my grandmothers gave me, a pair of diamond earrings (I really love it because of the design, although it's very heavy. I wore it for my wedding ) and a ring (with rose cut diamonds and I believe pink sapphires).

Those are very special because of the design, nothing like what we get today. So I am saving them for my daughter (when I have one....LOL)

http://forum.purseblog.com/the-jewelry-box/share-your-statement-jewelry-here-389444-27.html#post13954504
 
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Honestly, for me it would depend on whether it was a nicely made piece of jewelry or not. I'm not a fan of saving things for the next generation to have to dispose of. Unless I had an emotional attachment to it.

*Actually I'm freaked by my DH's parents and all their stuff. For some reason they got more stuff from their parents too -- not quite hoarders but still. I'd rather have 1-2 nice things than a pile of non-descript items.
 
#12
LeeMiller said:
Honestly, for me it would depend on whether it was a nicely made piece of jewelry or not. I'm not a fan of saving things for the next generation to have to dispose of. Unless I had an emotional attachment to it.

*Actually I'm freaked by my DH's parents and all their stuff. For some reason they got more stuff from their parents too -- not quite hoarders but still. I'd rather have 1-2 nice things than a pile of non-descript items.
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Not to seem hard, but I agree. Some old jewelry is simply not very special and it might be worth quite a bit of money. You could buy something you love or -- as someone mentioned -- save the money for your DD's education.
 
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