The intent of my 6-foot under comment was to induce a chuckle.
Peace and love everyone.
I know! And I am sure you got the point I tried to make
The intent of my 6-foot under comment was to induce a chuckle.
Peace and love everyone.
Aint that the truth! Mid-thirties and all the dainty pieces pre-kids just feel small, designer or not. Nowadays, before buying jewelry, I my mother to also try it on and only buy items that look good on the both of us - a substitute "test of time" so to speak.Anything you pick concerning diamonds, i.e. TB, studs, hoops, necklace...pick a jeweler/online jeweler with an "upgrade" policy. Most people go through "diamond shrinkage" at some stage. After a few years you might want something with more carat weight or better quality. Trust me
Tennis bracelet
Diamond studs
VCA 5 motif/10 motif
Cartier JUC or Love
Rolex/PP watch
Wow, I bet that necklace is spectacular!!!
A little off topic, but speaking of a spectacular Graff piece. Here is a 30 plus carat pale yellow diamond that was part of a Graff event I attended recently. It was a cool $2.2 million.
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So you have a 100ct necklace? I have never seen anything like that! My mom has a diamond tennis necklace and though beautiful it isn’t nearly 100cts! Please post pics!!!Graff is truly amazing... I have the diamond necklace in round 1 carat each stones... over 100 carats total... I thought I would wear this for life... Not my style anymore, but know that It will fetch a pretty penny if my 9 year old son has anything to do with it... I am hoping he will add to my collection and pass it down to the next generation. I am a man, and I think my son won't share the same appreciation, love and feel of luxury jewelry. He will probably will give it to the first girl he falls in love with, she will break his heart and keep the jewelry.... ugh !
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It's stunning... the first chance I get, I will have my Son post it for me... He's 9 and so tech savvy.So you have a 100ct necklace? I have never seen anything like that! My mom has a diamond tennis necklace and though beautiful it isn’t nearly 100cts! Please post pics!!!
My views on jewelry have changed so dramatically as I age. Over the past year and a half, I've lost my mother and both grandmothers. My mother and her mother, particularly, loved jewelry -- and it has meant more than I can say to have received some of their pieces. Some of it, but not all of it, is fine jewelry and not all of it is "classic" (diamond studs, strands of pearls, VCA or Tiffany pieces etc) -- but all of it reflects their personalities. I can't tell you how much it means to me to put on the Mexican turquoise necklace that my grandmother wore on special occasions, to wear the simple emerald-cut ruby ring in 10K gold that my mother wore every day of my childhood, or to put on carved rose-quartz beads that my mother received from my grandfather on her 16th birthday.
When I buy jewelry now, I buy what I love & what I hope will last -- and I think of my daughter. I don't know what she'll like when she's an adult, but I hope to give her some similar feelings.
I guess what I'm saying is that to me, investment in jewelry is as much emotional as monetary. I think that's part of why I think it's so great if you can find pieces that you like AND that will serve you well in terms of wear/tear/financial return (and no judgment at all if those pieces are diamond studs, pearls, VCA etc). Jewelry is like a visual language and the people who love you will read it and remember.