OK, so my SA made me try these on months ago (had to hold me down, screaming of course) and she was right, they do suit me as I have wavy reddish hair.
BUT, I am a real bargain hunter and I do not enjoy jewellery if it doesn't represent at least fair value for money. It doesn't have to be the best bargain ever each time I buy something, but nobody likes to think they were a fool. I did spend a huge amount on my Tiffany 0.25 platinum bezel solitaire, but I felt the payoff was that it could hardly be more classic, and it's something you can wear with anything and to any place.
These earrings are not a classic design but a very specific design, and they are $1,000 plus tax. I've been hesitating for months because they are just plain metal (gold). No diamonds or other gemstones. For 1k at Tiffany you can get a very nice DBTY piece in gold or platinum, so I think even by Tiffany's standards this is overpriced. But I do like them...what do you think? Such bad value that I should cross them off the list and stop wondering about them? Or future collector's piece since they are Picasso? Is 1k for plain gold just crazy?
Outside Tiffany I usually figure 1k for a half-carat piece, like my eternity ring or my diamond cross, is a fair price. So to go to 1k for no diamonds at all requires rather a leap, in my mind. But they suit me and they're different, and they're Picasso/Tiffany. Over the months they come back into mind occasionally, and I wish I could just make a decision one way or the other: that they will be my next piece or forget about them.
Size: About 1.5 inches. They have enough presence and although this is the "small" size, they are definitely not small.
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=29170363&mcat=&cid=&search_params=s+1-p+1-c+-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+Picasso+Luce+earrings&search=1
BUT, I am a real bargain hunter and I do not enjoy jewellery if it doesn't represent at least fair value for money. It doesn't have to be the best bargain ever each time I buy something, but nobody likes to think they were a fool. I did spend a huge amount on my Tiffany 0.25 platinum bezel solitaire, but I felt the payoff was that it could hardly be more classic, and it's something you can wear with anything and to any place.
These earrings are not a classic design but a very specific design, and they are $1,000 plus tax. I've been hesitating for months because they are just plain metal (gold). No diamonds or other gemstones. For 1k at Tiffany you can get a very nice DBTY piece in gold or platinum, so I think even by Tiffany's standards this is overpriced. But I do like them...what do you think? Such bad value that I should cross them off the list and stop wondering about them? Or future collector's piece since they are Picasso? Is 1k for plain gold just crazy?
Outside Tiffany I usually figure 1k for a half-carat piece, like my eternity ring or my diamond cross, is a fair price. So to go to 1k for no diamonds at all requires rather a leap, in my mind. But they suit me and they're different, and they're Picasso/Tiffany. Over the months they come back into mind occasionally, and I wish I could just make a decision one way or the other: that they will be my next piece or forget about them.
Size: About 1.5 inches. They have enough presence and although this is the "small" size, they are definitely not small.
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=29170363&mcat=&cid=&search_params=s+1-p+1-c+-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+Picasso+Luce+earrings&search=1
and obviously it's up to you - if your concern over them being a bad value is going to eat at you, then I'd say don't do it. And honestly, just going by your post, I think this might be the case. It all boils down, IMO, as to how much you love them. I guess what I'm saying is if you adore them and know you will wear them often, I think in light of that it's not a crazy-nutso price and it might be worth it to go for it!
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