My next jewelry purchase will be a Bee my Love bracelet. I have to plan a trip to a destination with a boutique!! Love all the pictures. We need more.
Ode to Chaumet
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Oh these photos are so enabling I think one BML Bracelet is not enough 
Oh these photos are so enabling I think one BML Bracelet is not enough
Totally agree that the pictures are enabling. The Bee My Love ring in yellow gold with diamonds all around have been on my mind lately. I have been telling myself that I can't buy it until at least mid-next year! Got other financial responsibilities coming up.
Ahh I love Chaumet!! I'm surprised they're not more popular!
I'm currently eyeing up a bee my love ring or bracelet, but as I will be stacking it, I'm a bit concerned about blunting the pointy honeycombs - has anyone encountered this issue when stacking?
I'm currently eyeing up a bee my love ring or bracelet, but as I will be stacking it, I'm a bit concerned about blunting the pointy honeycombs - has anyone encountered this issue when stacking?
Maybe it's gaining more popularity?
I'm pretty sure the clanking of this honeycomb against another gold bracelet will rub it. However I don't think the extend will be too much; just part of some wear n tear. (Not enough for me to not stack it).
At least in America, it's not possible to have Chaumet pieces serviced. And since there are no retail locations here, you can't try on pieces to see how they fit or how they look. And last time I checked, Chaumet doesn't have any near-term expansion plans to return to the US.
These things make me a little apprehensive about buying things from the brand, since I'd have to order it internationally or online, sight-unseen. And if there were any issues, I'd have to leave the country to get it resolved, or ship it overseas. It's just not convenient at all. Similarly, if I buy it secondhand, there's also no way to service it or authenticate it. (So few people own, or even know about Chaumet pieces. I only know one person who has a yellow diamond Josephine ring she bought in France.)
Another thing is that a large part of buying luxury, to me, is the assuredness of knowing that the brand will appreciate in value over time. Or at least, that it will retain some significant resale. The Chaumet brand has existed for along time, but most of its current collections are very new. Its two most "iconic" or popular lines are all from very recent memory. Josephine was released in 2010. Bee my love was released in 2012.
Because of all this, it's hard to say how predictable the resale value is for Chaumet pieces. And then considering the company went bankrupt at one point and was sold for less than $6 million, it's just not super... like, I don't know, pleasant? If a company goes out of business, its resale value will predictably plummet to nothing. To me, Chaumet's image isn't that great. I always like to learn about a luxury company's heritage and its legacy. I think it's one of the most important parts of what makes a luxury brand a luxury brand. Chaumet's history just isn't that clean. If you try to learn more about the brand, you very quickly find out about all these controversies and illicit activities its been caught up in.
^interesting!
I don't really see much preloved pieces floating in the resale platform here. I'd say comparing Cartier vs Chaumet, maybe 200 vs 1, and that's just on the low side. I see a Chaumet preloved WG bracelet listed at one third of the retail (and "like new"). And it hasn't moved for months .
I don't really see much preloved pieces floating in the resale platform here. I'd say comparing Cartier vs Chaumet, maybe 200 vs 1, and that's just on the low side. I see a Chaumet preloved WG bracelet listed at one third of the retail (and "like new"). And it hasn't moved for months .
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I am guessing partly why you don’t see many Chaumet pieces in the resale market is because there aren’t that many retail stores to begin with compare to Cartier, for example. I don’t own anything from Cartier and have no desire in buying anything from the brand. However, I have two Chaumet Bee My Love rings and plan to buy another one next year. To me, I think Chaumet’s design is unique. You don’t see it anywhere else. I stack my two rings and wear them together and I received compliments often when people notice my rings. I do have access to Chaumet pieces at a retail location here, so that makes a difference. I can try them on. It’s a similar idea why I haven’t bought any bags from Goyard, although I have been eyeing one of their bags. There are no Goyard stores in my city.
Resale value of jewellery is low regardless of brands unless you have something really rare, for example a well cut, IF diamond.
My country has physical retail stores of most Brands, Cartier and Chaumet inclusive. I've no friends who are keen on Chaumet (maybe one customer cum acquaintance ). Maybe I don't have enough friends lol. Even the female doc I go to wears only VCA and Cartier.
I don't buy jewellery/bag based on resell value. I own a beautiful water snake bvlgari bag. I'll never be ever to resell it a "good" preloved price (say compared to obviously Chanel CF). But I love it. And I love it even more when worn.
It's the same for BML - those who love it will just appreciate its unique beauty.
I don't buy jewellery/bag based on resell value. I own a beautiful water snake bvlgari bag. I'll never be ever to resell it a "good" preloved price (say compared to obviously Chanel CF). But I love it. And I love it even more when worn.
It's the same for BML - those who love it will just appreciate its unique beauty.
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This is how I stack my BML ring when I'm in a mood to stack (and mix metals).
I might want to get the Jeux de Liens ring too (in WG because I'm starting to like diamonds set in WG more after I got this eternity ring customised in WG!)
I might want to get the Jeux de Liens ring too (in WG because I'm starting to like diamonds set in WG more after I got this eternity ring customised in WG!)
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To me the key offerings from Chaumet are their tiaras and they are simply stunningly beautiful. I also love visiting their stores to view their new high jewelry pieces. I don't think many of their other offerings have as much character but that might just be me.
Does anyone have a picture of the interior of the Bee My Love Bracelet? The lock mechanism as well as the interior band with the inscriptions
I feel a little uncomfy someone of first post appears to ask for intricate details of such.