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Rough_Rock
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Still searching for green colored earrings. Recent foray into emeralds didn’t turn up any earring design I was crazy about so the hunt continues.
Tried to do a post earlier but was informed “post was subject to approval before posting” (possibly bc I linked directly to vendor sites?).
So reposting in the meantime minus links and swapping out one of the two choices below.
Two more contenders (photos are all from vendor sites) plus a third wild card:
1. Tiffany Jade earrings set in 18k gold. $4000.
Thinking out loud:
Pros: I like the simplicity of the design, good for every day wear.
Cons: Jade quality is just meh. Overall I like them but they are not terribly knock my socks off unique (I note I am slightly contradicting myself: can’t really do “every day wear” and “knock my socks off unique” at the same time??)
2. Antique chrysoprase earrings. 14k white gold (tested per vendor, no markings). $4000.
Thinking out loud:
Pros: the opposite of the Tiffany’s above. These ones are slightly a bit “fuddy duddy” for my usual liking but I’m drawn to them in some way prob as they are a bit more unusual and remind me of these jade earrings that got away (the same knife edge, although if I’m honest I prefer still the jade earrings below, and still sad I missed out on them!):
Cons: $4000 seems pretty steep for Chrysophrase. IMHO a lot of this vendor’s items are priced high. I’ll also need to redo the wire due to a nickel allergy.
2. Wild Card: Edwardian jade earrings. I call them the cheapies since they are only $795 compared to the others.
Pros: I like the color of the jade (the gradient in color). Vendor also the best out of the three in terms of responsiveness and helpfulness.
Cons: I suspect these will merely be my “scratch the itch” earrings.
Welcome all votes and comments!
Tried to do a post earlier but was informed “post was subject to approval before posting” (possibly bc I linked directly to vendor sites?).
So reposting in the meantime minus links and swapping out one of the two choices below.
Two more contenders (photos are all from vendor sites) plus a third wild card:
1. Tiffany Jade earrings set in 18k gold. $4000.
Thinking out loud:
Pros: I like the simplicity of the design, good for every day wear.
Cons: Jade quality is just meh. Overall I like them but they are not terribly knock my socks off unique (I note I am slightly contradicting myself: can’t really do “every day wear” and “knock my socks off unique” at the same time??)
2. Antique chrysoprase earrings. 14k white gold (tested per vendor, no markings). $4000.
Thinking out loud:
Pros: the opposite of the Tiffany’s above. These ones are slightly a bit “fuddy duddy” for my usual liking but I’m drawn to them in some way prob as they are a bit more unusual and remind me of these jade earrings that got away (the same knife edge, although if I’m honest I prefer still the jade earrings below, and still sad I missed out on them!):
Cons: $4000 seems pretty steep for Chrysophrase. IMHO a lot of this vendor’s items are priced high. I’ll also need to redo the wire due to a nickel allergy.
2. Wild Card: Edwardian jade earrings. I call them the cheapies since they are only $795 compared to the others.
Pros: I like the color of the jade (the gradient in color). Vendor also the best out of the three in terms of responsiveness and helpfulness.
Cons: I suspect these will merely be my “scratch the itch” earrings.
Welcome all votes and comments!
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