jewelry Regrets
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I thought I would regret my Tiffany silver charm bracelet. We collected so many charms over the years...DH gave them to me. My bracelet is full.
Then silver. And I felt bad about having all these charms that we spent money on and not wearing silver much. But now I look at it and I feel so much love for the happy memories of all the charms, and since Tiffany no longer makes them, many of my charms are worth $800 or more!
I regret not buying more charms now, lol!
Then silver. And I felt bad about having all these charms that we spent money on and not wearing silver much. But now I look at it and I feel so much love for the happy memories of all the charms, and since Tiffany no longer makes them, many of my charms are worth $800 or more!
I regret not buying more charms now, lol!
My Jewelry regret is I bought a platinum rolex and asked the staff to take off many links (permanently) as my wrist is very tiny. 6 years later when I sold it, I lost 10k! What a stupid woman.
They didn't give you the extra links?
Omg! I do that to my watches too. Oh boy! I would have no idea where any of the links are (probably threw out). 😭
I did the same thing but mine is gold. My jeweler kept the xtra links, but he closed his store now. my wrist has gotten bigger, so I need to add xtra links and gold is so expensive now!
I regret not getting jewelry insurance as someone who has started building a collection. I have somehow managed to lose my cartier clash ring and the d'amour necklace. With price increases, this will be an extra thousand to replace. 😢
It never even crossed my mind until I saw a random post on here...
It never even crossed my mind until I saw a random post on here...
My biggest regret was selling my VCA gold alhambra bracelet that I got back over 10 years ago to help an ex. GAH!!!!
next regret is buying tiffany silver 15 years ago instead of gold! I wish I understood the value and beauty of yellow gold! I also wish I got yellow gold instead of rose gold for my love bangle. I really wish I bought the olympian charms in gold. I have tried to get a gold version for 15 years and haven't been able to. I think in general I regretted a lot of initial tiffany purchases but I was so young. Sold everything but 3 pieces I think. trying so hard to sell my rose atlas ring, that was a regret.
I regret buying a ballon bleu (watch in 28mm) instead of the size I wanted which was 33mm. Also influenced by an ex, learned to go with my gut in more ways than one!
years ago I bought myself my first nice right hand ring with tanzanite on a vacation with an ex. I knew I didn't like the shade wanted darker. So the next day I traded the stone, added more money for it, and didn't know that similar but not the same carat sizes wouldn't work with the same setting stone. stone two weeks later fell right out down the shower drain.
finally my last regret was wearing my first nice jewelry piece which were diamond studs from family. I took them off in our shared bathroom in my dorm and they were stolen. was the only piece I had from that family member.
next regret is buying tiffany silver 15 years ago instead of gold! I wish I understood the value and beauty of yellow gold! I also wish I got yellow gold instead of rose gold for my love bangle. I really wish I bought the olympian charms in gold. I have tried to get a gold version for 15 years and haven't been able to. I think in general I regretted a lot of initial tiffany purchases but I was so young. Sold everything but 3 pieces I think. trying so hard to sell my rose atlas ring, that was a regret.
I regret buying a ballon bleu (watch in 28mm) instead of the size I wanted which was 33mm. Also influenced by an ex, learned to go with my gut in more ways than one!
years ago I bought myself my first nice right hand ring with tanzanite on a vacation with an ex. I knew I didn't like the shade wanted darker. So the next day I traded the stone, added more money for it, and didn't know that similar but not the same carat sizes wouldn't work with the same setting stone. stone two weeks later fell right out down the shower drain.
finally my last regret was wearing my first nice jewelry piece which were diamond studs from family. I took them off in our shared bathroom in my dorm and they were stolen. was the only piece I had from that family member.
My regrets are mostly “sort of” rather than true regrets:
My mum didn’t have any jewelry I can play with, and my grandma had to sell off her family heirlooms when she was single handedly raising a brood of 5, so it’s mostly been me buying them jewelry, not the other way around. Mum doesn’t know what to look for at the jewellers either
- Costume Jewelry, even the high quality / expensive pieces. I have 1-2 pieces that I still like, and will wear overseas / for a night out as it wouldn’t upset me if I lost them. However the bulk of them aren’t my style
- Sterling silver. For similar reasons to costume jewelry
- Pieces with “commercial grade” melee diamonds & gemstones, unless the design is unusual. I was careful never to buy pieces with low quality “frozen spit” melee, but I’ve realised that I’m extremely picky and want only pieces with high quality, larger melee. Gifted them to my sister, who is happy with them
- Pieces that I don’t even like, but bought because of the gemstones (jade, aquamarine)
- Tiffany knot bracelet, key pendant etc and other typical “milestone” gifts that people get teens and young adults. Never wanted them, never liked them, never wore them. Would’ve preferred coloured stone items instead.
My mum didn’t have any jewelry I can play with, and my grandma had to sell off her family heirlooms when she was single handedly raising a brood of 5, so it’s mostly been me buying them jewelry, not the other way around. Mum doesn’t know what to look for at the jewellers either
In a way a jewelry regret (but I try to stay positive and work around it 
) that I didn’t plan well on my closet 3yrs ago when we were designing our then-new home. I didn’t know my Jewelry would grow! Now they are like all over the place
) that I didn’t plan well on my closet 3yrs ago when we were designing our then-new home. I didn’t know my Jewelry would grow! Now they are like all over the place
This, all day, every day. One jeweller. Has had my pieces since November 2021 and I have just collected them. I mean, a stone chips in the bangle I've commissioned after 2 months and I ask to have a new stone reset (not looking for a freebie) and you tell me that it's not noticeable......so much more....even after this, I was still prepared to get more pieces made
I'm going to get the bangle remade into something else because "Those interactions and memories are embedded into the pieces"
I know this is an older comment but I regretted my original E-ring setting. It sat high and I felt the stone hit things quite a bit. My husband didn't care so I custom reset the setting into a streamlined bling pave setting that made my regret into one of my best decisions ever.
My one regret is not starting my jewelry collection much earlier in life.
In my younger years, I was more wardrobe-centric (particularly handbags and shoes).
Then the Covid pandemic occurred and work transitioned to hybrid. Then I got ‘old/er’ and my social life pared down to occasional lunch with a friend. Early to bed at 9 pm. Night life days are long gone lol. I’m mostly at home a lot.
Subsequently I guess this is ‘ purse peace’ for me—-no more room in my house nor outings nor arms to carry all the bags I own haha.
Jewelry? I plan to wear my small/growing collection 24/7 like portable pieces of beautiful art and just gaze at them with joy and gratitude with my pets at my side
In my younger years, I was more wardrobe-centric (particularly handbags and shoes).
Then the Covid pandemic occurred and work transitioned to hybrid. Then I got ‘old/er’ and my social life pared down to occasional lunch with a friend. Early to bed at 9 pm. Night life days are long gone lol. I’m mostly at home a lot.
Subsequently I guess this is ‘ purse peace’ for me—-no more room in my house nor outings nor arms to carry all the bags I own haha.
Jewelry? I plan to wear my small/growing collection 24/7 like portable pieces of beautiful art and just gaze at them with joy and gratitude with my pets at my side
I haven't buying jewelry for long, but like a lot of other people here my biggest regret is not getting what I really want the first time around and trying to make do with a less expensive alternative. It's never that much cheaper and it never ends up scratching the real itch so I either end up unhappy or buying both!
I'm going to need to think long and hard before getting an engagement ring so I don't have that regret there! My partner knows my jewelry interest and is supportive, but what I think I really want is expensive enough that it feels like too big of an ask. But of course getting the wrong thing and being disappointed forever is 'expensive' in a different way!
I'm going to need to think long and hard before getting an engagement ring so I don't have that regret there! My partner knows my jewelry interest and is supportive, but what I think I really want is expensive enough that it feels like too big of an ask. But of course getting the wrong thing and being disappointed forever is 'expensive' in a different way!