100% agree! Tiffany does not have the same devoted following as the other listed brands. You definitely get more diamond weight at Tiffany than the other houses mentioned- plus you have more design options.
How is tiffany viewed these days?
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Honestly part of the reason why I like Tiffany's is that it's more understated and doesn't have the same following as Cartier. I've looked at the Love bracelet a few times but it just doesn't do anything for me. And part of the reason for that is because of how crazy the hype is around them.
The main collections that I go to are Elsa Perretti or Paloma Picasso - both of which have dainty/feminine jewellery that you don't really see from Cartier etc (I'm thinking like the olive leaf collection by PP). Does Tiffany's have the same allure as VCA? Depends who you're talking to. My everyday jewellery is Tiffany's - if I had the budget for it, I probably would buy 'special occasion pieces from VCA or Cartier but I like to actually use my pieces.
I do agree that the Tiffany pricing seems odd. I bought a few pieces in store in April and was on the website yesterday looking for bday ideas and saw that the price of two of the pieces had *dropped* since I bought them, but one has gone up. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just totally out of the loop? They were both silver pieces.
Well Beyonce and Jay just did an ad for Tiffany..which is telling.
I dont think the gold/diamond pieces will ever go out of style.
Im VERY happy with my knot pendant.
I dont think the gold/diamond pieces will ever go out of style.
Im VERY happy with my knot pendant.
Answering this thread’s intention…
I’m not a fan. I don’t get the hype personally, seems like over priced silver and diamonds when I’ve tried to shop there. It just doesn’t appeal to me personally.
I’m not a fan. I don’t get the hype personally, seems like over priced silver and diamonds when I’ve tried to shop there. It just doesn’t appeal to me personally.
Has your opinion changed over the years? Do you feel that other luxury brands offer better options/service? Imho all luxury jewelry is overpriced. With that in mind I find that much more of the designs at Tiffany appeal to me more than Cartier (I cannot comment on store experiences) and have received way better service at Tiffany than Van Cleef.
Maybe a little. I liked it ok when I was young as sterling was relatively affordable then. I was gifted an Atlas ring and bracelet but never wore the bracelet.
I don’t care for sterling now and I find their diamonds to be grossly overpriced for the quality. The stone sourced from Hong Kong by Victor Canera for my e-ring would’ve easily been double to triple the price based on its specs. It blows my mind!
I’m not a huge designer jewelry buyer in general but do like Cartier and a couple of VCA pieces.
My sweet DH has bought me quite a bit of Sydney Evan’s pieces which are fun and not expensive.
Really think Tiffany will keep its lustre for quite sometime. Sadly there is nothing current I want but when ever Tiffany comes up I always remember two girls on a train going to visit Tiffany with a birthday gift voucher.
They were absolutely over the moon & ecstatic to visit a concession inside a department store.
We then caught the same train back. The girls were even more excited each with the tiniest of Tiffany bags on their wrists.
The whole glorious magic of Tiffany was quite obvious...
Lovely to see actually
They were absolutely over the moon & ecstatic to visit a concession inside a department store.
We then caught the same train back. The girls were even more excited each with the tiniest of Tiffany bags on their wrists.
The whole glorious magic of Tiffany was quite obvious...
Lovely to see actually
I've never been into this brand. I've respected it but never saw the desire to buy anything from here. I think it was overexposed in the early 00s that I had a negative connotation with it. I actually did freelance work for them for a few months in 2016 and didn't realize how much it was appreciated in Asia until I joined the corporate creative team there. I did not have access to the employee store but I saw the items there were 60-90% off retail which astonishes me on their markup.
I'm a woman of a certain age and have been wearing Tiffany since my 20s. My engagement and wedding rings are from Tiffany. I was purchasing pieces about twice a year. When the "Not Your Mother's Tiffany" campaign came out I was shocked that they would want to alienate a large demographic including loyal customers like me. I'm done with them.
Generally discount to employees doesn't usually equate to mark-up. Often they are getting rid of what deeply unfashionable, not inline with current policy, stuff marked incorrectly or samples etc.
Yes, that campaign was silly shot in the foot.
The way I'm viewing T atm is to do with the takeover.
I think LVMH is too big for the good of most of the companies it owns/has shares in.
The most convenient T is almost next door (my SA at) Cartier, it's not the biggest though and therefore I understand they can't stock everything and in many sizes and have to order in. Very recently, I tried to get 2 pieces from the Hardwear collection, one silver and another gold. The SA firstly suggested I should compromise a new silver piece by stretching it several sizes bigger, then announced my address to the entire room looking for my name and phone number, and then promised to call about when the gold came in. She didn't. Obviously, far too much effort. I don't need need to buy from Tiffany, and obviously they don't need to sell to me.
I just want to get the Peretti pieces I've always liked, but that's because of the designs/designer. Otherwise, I can't think what else I'd buy.
I think LVMH is too big for the good of most of the companies it owns/has shares in.
The most convenient T is almost next door (my SA at) Cartier, it's not the biggest though and therefore I understand they can't stock everything and in many sizes and have to order in. Very recently, I tried to get 2 pieces from the Hardwear collection, one silver and another gold. The SA firstly suggested I should compromise a new silver piece by stretching it several sizes bigger, then announced my address to the entire room looking for my name and phone number, and then promised to call about when the gold came in. She didn't. Obviously, far too much effort. I don't need need to buy from Tiffany, and obviously they don't need to sell to me.
I just want to get the Peretti pieces I've always liked, but that's because of the designs/designer. Otherwise, I can't think what else I'd buy.
So sorry to hear of your bad experience! At my location, after the economic downturn of 2008, they offered many of the longtime salespeople early retirement. I'd run into them frequently afterwards, as many were then scattered around other area jewelry boutiques. With them went so much knowledge of Tiffany pieces and heritage, along with years of sales experience. There was a noticeable difference shopping there for quite a while, but it is much improved now at the same location. I'm happy to have the pieces I've purchased over the years, the newer designs aren't as compelling to me. I hope you can find the Peretti pieces you're after!
Doesn’t surprise me at all… I tried to order in a croisillion Schlumberger cuff in green at two different locations and neither came through. They took down all my information promising to call when it would arrive which invariably did not occur.
they really shouldn't make it this hard to spend our money 