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What's your unpopular jewelry opinion?
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1. Branded jewellery is way overpriced, gems‘ quality not superb and they are often heated/otherwise enhanced
...still buying branded though (have a soft spot for Pomellato *sigh*), I can’t help it
2. Rolex is cheesy (ups!)
3. Why would you buy something that’s only 50% gold? (as in 14k)
im not being serious guys! (or am I?)
14k gold is not all that bad. Its very durable. I see beautiful hong kong setting jewelry and they are mistly 14k… 10k is even less gold and is not accepted in pawnshop. At least 14kisbeing accepted
I also dont understand prefering designer brand jewelry. Its not like people go around asking whats the label underneath the ring or something. Its not like bags where people may ask what brand is it. Jewelries are being complimented for the style rather than the brand. They will be more interested if its real gold or real stones. Im saying this but i am also attracted to high end jewelry. I feel like if i had to buy anything high end it should be jewelry as it will last longer than leather bags. So having this conflicting thoughts all the time is driving me crazy haha
Agree. I bought and returned single motif onyx. Just didn’t feel like anything special although looks great on everyone. Much happier with gold !
I used to love VCA alhambra collection and perlee collection so much.. but after 1 year of being exposed to a lot of imitation listings online, it is waning my desire to pay full price in store for these.. esp the alhambra items... 
i will still love and enjoy the pieces i bought and will never buy imitations.. but i think i am moving towards Dior, Hermes or Chanel fine jewellery now as I find them less common, eg. I fell in love with Dior rose des vents collection (when i previously think they are severely overpriced and would rather buy VCA or Cartier or Tiffany).. i know these other brands may not hold their values well though- so i am hoping I dont regret in future!
Its kind of like me going for Chanel J12s instead or Rolex or Cartier watches.. the rationale part of me went out the window!
however, 1 year down the road i am still loving my J12s and wearing them daily on rotation. If i bought a rolex, it wld probably be sitting in storage because i find it doesnt match my casual dress sense/preference..
i will still love and enjoy the pieces i bought and will never buy imitations.. but i think i am moving towards Dior, Hermes or Chanel fine jewellery now as I find them less common, eg. I fell in love with Dior rose des vents collection (when i previously think they are severely overpriced and would rather buy VCA or Cartier or Tiffany).. i know these other brands may not hold their values well though- so i am hoping I dont regret in future!Its kind of like me going for Chanel J12s instead or Rolex or Cartier watches.. the rationale part of me went out the window!
however, 1 year down the road i am still loving my J12s and wearing them daily on rotation. If i bought a rolex, it wld probably be sitting in storage because i find it doesnt match my casual dress sense/preference..
I also have the VCA 5 motif MOP bracelet, and the guilloche YG 5 motif.. world of difference in weight! MoP feels very light and almost thin... but i love them nonetheless.. my vintage alhambra necklaces are now all from holiday series as they are weightier..
The thing with vca there are a lot of fakes being sold around which even uses real gold and stones like mother of pearl onyx or whatever you call that green stone. When its worn around your neck itll be hard to tell if its real or not.
Every single person has a love bangle, even more a Fake one.
Not every single person. I had that Revlon version back in the ‘70s…it was a collaboration with Cartier. No idea where it is now, and I would not get a “real” one.
Very much against fakes, if you can’t afford a real one then get something else. Travel to any affluent area, they’re everywhere
WTF?
Buy what you need, what you want, buy what you can afford.
If it is a replica, so be it
It is not like Cartier is so original to start with.
Buy what you need, what you want, buy what you can afford.
If it is a replica, so be it
It is not like Cartier is so original to start with.
I wear Cartier Love and VCA Alhambra; still find this thread extremely entertaining and fun to note the opinions!
I also find the usual stack or individual items (love, JUC, alhambra), as mentioned previously, to be getting old very quickly. It's all I see on social media. They are beautiful, if someone gifted me one I would wear it with delight, but they take very little imagination and I wouldn't purchase them myself. I would take some original Art Deco jewelry or something any day over the repetitive trends.
But it's interesting, because with handbags I am less picky about making imaginative, unique choices. It's still important to me, but the Chanel 2.55 or Classic Flap remain my favourite handbags of all time and they're quite ubiquitous.
But it's interesting, because with handbags I am less picky about making imaginative, unique choices. It's still important to me, but the Chanel 2.55 or Classic Flap remain my favourite handbags of all time and they're quite ubiquitous.