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@pleatsplease - Thank you. My preference is for white metal, but after reading this (addictive) thread I started to appreciate why rose gold is so popular. It seems to give skin a slight pinkiness which is useful at my age (or in the winter) - I'm actually paler and duller than I appear in the photo.

I saw a lady not long ago, probably in her late 60s, wearing two of them together. One stone was slightly larger and about half an inch lower, they were pulled round at a slight angle. It looked very elegant. I do think this design is ageless.

Seeing your lovely large stone made me reassess things. I've tended to feel self-conscious wearing anything over 0.5ct - in the UK it's easy to be labelled as flashy and immodest. But I'm going to try and wear my other pendants a bit more, or there is no point keeping them.
 
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DLdesign said:
@pleatsplease - Thank you. My preference is for white metal, but after reading this (addictive) thread I started to appreciate why rose gold is so popular. It seems to give skin a slight pinkiness which is useful at my age (or in the winter) - I'm actually paler and duller than I appear in the photo.
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This is reason enough to start to explore rose gold! Truly, it's very lovely against your skin, and I would never describe your skin as "pale and dull".

I suspect you hit the nail on the head. Not all over the US, but at least where I'm living, anything in the .5ct-1ct would not be considered flashy! So perhaps I have a bit of a skewed perception re: diamond size, and hence why I felt like I could go a bit bigger in the pendant. Though I do know what you mean. I inherited a beautiful diamond tennis bracelet from my mother and have yet to be comfortable wearing it in a casual setting. Perhaps it's time to let that go!
 
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DLdesign said:
My 'budget-friendly' 0.3 carat dbty type pendant (not made by Tiffany but from a Hatton Garden jeweller in London and my own chain then attached). It's rose gold, and has a fairly thin bezel. The chain is 1.23mm gauge and is 16" long.

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This is beautiful. I am considering at 0.3 carat too, but the price point is too high at the moment . I’ve also considered going to independent jewellers but no one as yet has been able to craft the Tiffany’s look to a good enough standard for me.

Can I ask if the back of the pendant is open, and does it have a basket to prevent poking?

Also if you don’t mind, may I ask how much this cost? You mentioned that it was ‘budget friendly’, and are you able to give me the details of the jeweller in Hatton gardens? (I am also based in the UK)

Thanks so much
 
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It’s in a classic full setting so there is no poking. I wanted something very affordable that I could throw on every day to wear when shopping, working, jogging etc. I wanted to spend as little as possible but I wasn’t sure if I was being realistic. I use the eBay store this particular jeweller (Abelini in Hatton Garden) where they sell ready-made budget versions of their pieces. If you use their proper website instead then each item has a full ‘configurator’ where you can choose clarity, colour, cut, size, chain style et cetera. But since I was going cheap I went through eBay.

I wasn’t expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised by the diamond, especially as it is graded as I1 clarity and I colour. It’s eye clean and appears to have a pretty good cut, obviously you can see the inclusion if you look through a loupe. All that aside the sparkle it gives off is lovely and compares well to some of my expensive GIA graded stones. With small diamonds I think you can certainly go down in clarity and also you can go down a colour grade since colour does not show up so much in small stones.

The chain it came with was useless, it was far too thin. So I chose one that I liked online (from The Fine Jewellery Company) and a local jeweller attached it for me. The breakdown of the cost was £239 for the necklace, £85 for the chain, £44 to have the chain attached. Total outlay of £368. Incidentally I elected for 9 carat gold because I liked the fact it was more pink than the 18 carat version.

Whilst this is a fairly basic no-frills experience it nevertheless allowed me to get exactly what I wanted. I haven’t been short on compliments either, people assume it is much more expensive than it was.

I’m currently getting rid of most of my jewellery in an attempt to rationalise and downscale, and I’m putting together a small core collection instead. I’m intending to get another one from the same seller but with a larger higher graded stone (I'm guessing around 0.5 ct) probably in yellow gold. I’ll update this thread as and when that happens.
 
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pleatsplease said:
Not all over the US, but at least where I'm living, anything in the .5ct-1ct would not be considered flashy! So perhaps I have a bit of a skewed perception re: diamond size, and hence why I felt like I could go a bit bigger in the pendant.
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Many years ago I lived in California and I agree, jewellery is not considered flashy. A nice diamond was a celebration of success rather than a display of ego or snobbery (as is often the interpretation in the UK). When I lived in CA I dressed more colourfully, I wore makeup, and I didn't feel self-conscious in having nice accessories.
 
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DLdesign said:
It’s in a classic full setting so there is no poking. I wanted something very affordable that I could throw on every day to wear when shopping, working, jogging etc. I wanted to spend as little as possible but I wasn’t sure if I was being realistic. I use the eBay store this particular jeweller (Abelini in Hatton Garden) where they sell ready-made budget versions of their pieces. If you use their proper website instead then each item has a full ‘configurator’ where you can choose clarity, colour, cut, size, chain style et cetera. But since I was going cheap I went through eBay.

I wasn’t expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised by the diamond, especially as it is graded as I1 clarity and I colour. It’s eye clean and appears to have a pretty good cut, obviously you can see the inclusion if you look through a loupe. All that aside the sparkle it gives off is lovely and compares well to some of my expensive GIA graded stones. With small diamonds I think you can certainly go down in clarity and also you can go down a colour grade since colour does not show up so much in small stones.

The chain it came with was useless, it was far too thin. So I chose one that I liked online (from The Fine Jewellery Company) and a local jeweller attached it for me. The breakdown of the cost was £239 for the necklace, £85 for the chain, £44 to have the chain attached. Total outlay of £368. Incidentally I elected for 9 carat gold because I liked the fact it was more pink than the 18 carat version.

Whilst this is a fairly basic no-frills experience it nevertheless allowed me to get exactly what I wanted. I haven’t been short on compliments either, people assume it is much more expensive than it was.

I’m currently getting rid of most of my jewellery in an attempt to rationalise and downscale, and I’m putting together a small core collection instead. I’m intending to get another one from the same seller but with a larger higher graded stone (I'm guessing around 0.5 ct) probably in yellow gold. I’ll update this thread as and when that happens.
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This is really helpful - thank you. The price is great for the look you are getting. I was recently in Tiffany’s and the 0.28 carat DBTY was around the £1900 mark.

I’ve just had a look on the abelini website but their images don’t do the necklace justice really. Your necklace looks much more delicate than the images on their site.

If you are able to (no rush) would you share some pictures of the back and sides of the pendant?

The fine jewellery company don’t seem to do the gauge necklace you mentioned (not that I can see anyway) but I’m sure I could get this from a local jeweller. I’m considering going 18 carat rose gold.

Thank in advance
 
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Tinatina123 said:
The fine jewellery company don’t seem to do the gauge necklace you mentioned (not that I can see anyway) but I’m sure I could get this from a local jeweller. I’m considering going 18 carat rose gold.

Thank in advance
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This is my chain from the Fine Jewellery Company: https://www.thefinejewellerycompany.com/9ct-rose-gold-trace-chain-c981240
if you decided on yellow gold in 18k: https://www.thefinejewellerycompany.com/18ct-yellow-gold-trace-chain-c585600
if you wanted 18k rose gold you could contact them and I'm sure they could get one if it's not on their website

I'll take some shots of the back and sides of my pendant in the next couple of days.

An alternative is this one from Goldsmiths (only slightly cheaper than Tiffany) although I don't think they do it in rose gold: https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Gossam...=3bf01f9ed886a5ae753e97f166ae2309&fo_s=slisys
 
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DLdesign said:
This is my chain from the Fine Jewellery Company: https://www.thefinejewellerycompany.com/9ct-rose-gold-trace-chain-c981240
if you decided on yellow gold in 18k: https://www.thefinejewellerycompany.com/18ct-yellow-gold-trace-chain-c585600
if you wanted 18k rose gold you could contact them and I'm sure they could get one if it's not on their website

I'll take some shots of the back and sides of my pendant in the next couple of days.

An alternative is this one from Goldsmiths (only slightly cheaper than Tiffany) although I don't think they do it in rose gold: https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Gossam...=3bf01f9ed886a5ae753e97f166ae2309&fo_s=slisys
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That’s great, I’ll look into some of these.
I’d be really interested to see the Gossamer necklace in person. The chain looks quite substantial. Every time I’ve gone into a goldsmiths they never seem to have one in stock!
 
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I don't think the bezel is too high, but the 'ears' are in the wrong place. The supplier, or any other jeweller who does design work, would be able to make you something to your exact specifications. There are also a lot of similar designs for reasonable prices on places like Etsy.
 
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Hi all, I’m finally about to get a DBTY. The nearest Tiffany store however is 2-3 hours away. Maybe this is a silly question but I’m wondering if there’s a risk of getting a used/worn piece if you buy it in store rather than online? (Or vice versa). This is a piece I will be wanting to own for a lifetime, so I don’t want a necklace that’s been worn or tried on already, or somehow different-looking. Let me know what you recommend!!
In any case I will be visiting the store to try on the different metals and sizes.
 
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sicparvis said:
Hi all, I’m finally about to get a DBTY. The nearest Tiffany store however is 2-3 hours away. Maybe this is a silly question but I’m wondering if there’s a risk of getting a used/worn piece if you buy it in store rather than online? (Or vice versa). This is a piece I will be wanting to own for a lifetime, so I don’t want a necklace that’s been worn or tried on already, or somehow different-looking. Let me know what you recommend!!
In any case I will be visiting the store to try on the different metals and sizes.
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If you feel very strongly about this, and generally know what size and metal you want to buy, you could call ahead and make this request. I believe they do keep new items in drawers, but many have been tried on.
 
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DLdesign said:
I don't think the bezel is too high, but the 'ears' are in the wrong place. The supplier, or any other jeweller who does design work, would be able to make you something to your exact specifications. There are also a lot of similar designs for reasonable prices on places like Etsy.
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Thanks a lot for your reply. I'll just ask the jeweler if he could make this as a bracelet. Don't really want to pay the Tiffany price right now!
 
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