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#91
I love tiffany's adore it. But again, i think you are paying for the name which had been built up over time by upholding their good reputation.
I own two pieces from Tiffany's. A silver starfish necklace and a plain silver band that has 'Tiffany and Co' on it as a souvenir from my trip to Paris in 2009.
 
#92
I used to be so in love with Tiffany's, but that has steadily declined over the years. I think their silver pieces are overpriced and way too common. A lot of it are starting to look like the cheaply, mass produced stuff you find in mall jewelry stores.

I have sold off all my silver Tiffany's jewelry (except the RRT necklace which has great sentimental value to me), and won't be buying anymore silver there in the future.

Instead, I will be selective and maybe save for the gold pieces which are so much nicer.
 
#93
^^ yeah, i think a lot of the silver is starting to also looking like the mass produced stuff you find in the mall jewelry stores which also leaves me to think about selling some of my Tiffany's jewelry.
 
#95
I picked up the silver notes round tag bracelet today. It's been a while since I bought anything from Tiffany's - but I really like this bracelet. It has a slight bend to the metal tag that gives it sort of an interesting look and I love the script =).
 
#96
voodoodoll2005 said:
I used to be so in love with Tiffany's, but that has steadily declined over the years. I think their silver pieces are overpriced and way too common. A lot of it are starting to look like the cheaply, mass produced stuff you find in mall jewelry stores.
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Completely agree. Tiffany jewelry actually IS mass produced stuff - they have drawers of it in every Tiffany store worldwide. I read an article a few years ago about how Tiffany didn't want to have so many young people hanging around in their store buying the silver stuff because it was not boding well for the 'exclusive' hype they've spent years marketing. They didn't want to lose that false allure of their overpriced jewelry in the gold/diamond counters. So they raised the price of the silver jewelry to thin out the crowds of middle schoolers hanging around. And the silver counters were placed at the back of the stores to keep them more discrete. Interesting marketing strategy, and it seems to have worked!
 
#97
chloehandbags said:
Of course, the fact that Tiffany & Co. items have become so popular and have, therefore, been so faked; may well have devalued the brand, in some people's eyes. Also, the fact that they offer a larger selection of much lower priced, entry items, than many of the brands you have mentioned, may have affected their popularity amongst (dare I say it!) elitists; although Cartier have finally started to do this too (but to not nearly the same extent, yet), in the last few years.

I think it must be very hard for a luxury goods company, to make the decision as to whether or not they should expand to serve the 'masses', when this may mean that they possibly lose favour amongst some of their higher end clientele.
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Agree. Especially with the bolded parts. Tiffany's fine jewelry have always appealed to me; the designs are simple, elegant but also girly. I have also never found faults with the quality. I think the main part why people are turned off with Tiffany is due to the part that I bolded, because Tiffany has silver products that the mass can buy readily, that is turning off a lot of the higher end customers (or wannabe high-end customers). And that's why most of these clientele are running to cartier, etc. Same as LV...because now LV is pretty much "everywhere" to most people, they are turned off by it and are running to Chanel or Hermes (if they can afford it).

It doesn't matter to me what everyone else wears..and honestly..I'll only notice jewelry on someone if it's a particularly pretty piece....so I've never noticed any of the fake silver jewelry. But I hope people do give Tiffany's fine jewelry a 2nd glance....because they are not as overpriced as most other famous brands...and design-wise...I can always find something that I like there...bad for my wallet though :x
 
#98
It doesn't matter to me what everyone else wears..and honestly..I'll only notice jewelry on someone if it's a particularly pretty piece....so I've never noticed any of the fake silver jewelry. But I hope people do give Tiffany's fine jewelry a 2nd glance....because they are not as overpriced as most other famous brands...and design-wise...I can always find something that I like there...bad for my wallet though :x
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Same here!

I've been wearing T&Co ever since I got my first piece from my mother when I went to university. And what I love about the silver range is that it is affordable, therefore I can buy many pieces and have a good range of jewellery for everyday wear.

I love the more expensive items too. I have Tiffany engagement, celebration and wedding ring. All platinum and diamonds. But they are a lot more sentimental for obvious reasons and more valuable as they are more unique.

But ultimately - at the end of the day - who cares if a lot of it is around or it has gotten popular... if you like it.. you like it. I'm not going to turn something down if I love it just because it's popular or common.
 
#99
I have only one item, a bean necklace given to me by some ex-colleagues as a farewell gift. It has a nice meaning to it, therefore I have it on 24/7, shower and rain! Never brought it in for polishing or cleaning because it does not seem to need it.

I do have to agree that there is something about T&Co's colour and brand equity that takes your breath away (and who can forget Audrey Hepburn having breakfast before a display window?). But it has never manifested in purchases because even though the designs are age-appropriate and modern, there are other interesting designs that catches my eye more.
 
#100
MrsV is right, for any Tiffany's piece you purchase, you're pretty much paying for the name. I did some inventory inquires for Tiffany & Co., and they make such amazing profit on their pieces, especially any fine jewelry pieces that include diamonds. The retail price of a Tiffany item is marked up to 50%-60%, even 70% of it's actual cost, so you could imagine the amount of profit they make from every purchase a customer makes.
 
#101
ofcourse w T&Co u r paying for the name but there is just something so special to me about that little blue box. i love the whole experience of shopping at Tiffany's and all the ss pieces i have are really well made and of excellent quality. i've bought other silver that seems so flimsy in comparison. plus i also think they have some beautiful designs.
 
#102
This is so true... blue nile has the bead bracelets just like tiffany, but there is something cheap looking about it... also the weight of the bracelet was different from the tiffany one. I think it's all worth it. You deserve to treat yourself...
 
#103
One of the things I love about Tiffany & Co. is that they take sterling seriously. There's heft to the pieces. The jewels develop an even golden patina over time, unlike mall silver which splotches brown and black fairly quickly. Each piece also has an unrealistically perfect finish, designs range from minimalist and accesible to bold and thousands of dollars, and the price levels of silver allow people of varied socioeconmic backgrounds access to quality designer jewels.

If you really take a look, there are bolder and more unusual designs executed in Tiffany sterling versus their gold, except for Schlumberger pieces.

Elsa Peretti and Frank Gehry are gods among mortals, and in my opinion most pieces look better in silver.

Besides, brick-and-mortar jewelers buy loose settings and pre-faceted gemstones from multi-national vendors. A lot of the unbranded haute jewelry I see looks suspiciously like VCA and Boucheron or Mauboussin knock-offs. In general I'm not impressed.
 
#104
I still love tiffany jewelry!!.. The only piece out of about 10 things i have that is most common is my round tag charm bracelet, everything else are pieces a little different. I'd rather buy tiffany jewelry then buy costume jewelry by other brands (Chanel, LV etc).
 
#105
nathansgirl1908 said:
I used to be in love with Tiffany's and I have the requisite pieces that every BAP at my undergrad had: a Return to Tiffany bracelet, and an 1837 necklace.

Over the years though my appreciation for Tiffany has declined. I think the prices are too high and I think the jewelry there is too accessible. I can walk down the street on any given day and see about fifty Return to Tiffany pieces. When I go to Tiffany's with friends who want to browse the store is always packed with people dying to buy the typical Tiffany jewelry. That is a major turnoff for me. I prefer more private jewelers who will design more unique pieces. When I want to go to a high end jeweler I will go to Cartier or Van Cleef and Arpel. I don't think that Van Cleef is overpriced, but that is my opinion.

However, I will always love that Tiffany Blue!!! Such a beautiful color.
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I totally agree with you here. I'm also a fan of David Yurman pieces. I try to keep my jewelry pieces diversified, but as the saying goes: nothing puts a smile on a woman's face like a lil' blue box from Tiffany's..":smile1:
 
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