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T & C EP Colors by the Yard Emerald Pendant

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Ideal_Rock
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Hi, All…
Any thoughts/experience with this? Contemplating a purchase. I think the small size is too small. Price for the larger one more than I was planning to spend but wanted to hopefully get some PSer input.
I saw the earrings and I think also (trying to recall, saw so much that day) the bracelet in the smaller stone version.
I liked the color of the emeralds and the yellow gold and delicate bezel. But I was not able to see the larger emerald nor either size in a pendant.
Trying to see if my local store will bring both in for me.
Thoughts?
 
This is a toughie, because I feel like there are those of us who are willing to pay more for a brand name (in this case, both T&C and EP), and those who would rather buy the largest, highest quality materials for the best price, without the increased cost of branding. I fall into the second category. To me, $4,300 for a .20ct. emerald of unknown quality and treatment on a super delicate 16" gold chain would not be something I'd consider. That being said, I understand why you were drawn to it... the piece is lovely and understated. So if you enjoy the prestige of the brand (and/or designer), and love the look of the piece, then go for it. But if you're asking for an opinion, I say source the stone yourself and have it set. More fun that way too! :dance:
 
I am consistently impressed with Tiffany melee. Higher quality gemstones than many other vendors, I think - short of selecting your own specialty melee and having a piece custom made. And Tiffany’s bezels are perfection.

Their DBTY and CBTY pieces are expensive, it’s true, but I personally don’t find the value for money - especially considering the added brand value - to be an unduly pricey prospect.
 
As you suspect, the small will be very small -.07 ct...maybe 2.5 mm? I'm not a dainty person but if the size works for you, I'd consider it if you have a love for Tiffany pieces. The price isn't out there given the brand and the quality of their pieces.

But I personally struggle with paying an extra $3K to upgrade to a .20 ct stone for the reasons @Autumn in New England mentioned. The larger, yet still small, stone only nominally increases the value. (Clearly they are leading you to believe the value of the piece is primarily in the stone, which is not the case).

For the reasons I mentioned and given its out of your desired price range, I would personally consider sourcing elsewhere if you want a larger stone. It is a pretty and versatile look. But ONLY if you will wear and love it knowing it wasn't from Tiffany's.

I'm not a brand person - but I've learned from my foray into lab gems that no matter how more beautiful/larger/less expensive they are, I just don't wear them. Smaller natural gemstones give me greater joy..even though no one else knows my lab pieces aren't natural. So on a parallel note, you shouldn't buy anything you won't love and wear.

Good luck!
 
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I do not care about having a large stone; in fact, I would prefer it not be large (so clearly no issue there haha!). However, the small one is quite small!

I initially was interested in the earrings. I loved them but my husband said they looked too small for me (and I’m a petite person yet even so he still felt too small). Even the SA said they were too small which was notable.

The larger earrings are over $11k and that’s not an option (unless I receive a surprise inheritance!).

They didn’t have the pendant in store (in either size) but they did have the bracelet which is the same size stone as the pendant. We held it up like a necklace and my husband thought the size was better as a pendant than as earrings.

The other element to this is that the impetus is a replacement for a gift from my husband for my son’s birth (May baby). He gave me a piece of jewelry for the birth of each of our sons (both many, many years ago!). The other son is a Feb baby.

Long story short I did not like the settings they each came in and years later had them reset by a jeweler who did a horrible job.

I didn’t know what to do about the amethyst because I don’t particularly like amethysts. And a reset (of the reset) for the emerald always had an obstacle (too long to explain). Basically I’ve just sold off those pieces in a “lot” of random unwanted jewelry pieces to an estate guy and want to start over.

So clearly I love Tiffany and thought of the emerald earrings as the replacement. But too $$$ for an appropriate size for me and so I moved on to considering the pendant.

That unfolded into the idea that I could also purchase the amethyst one for February son and wear them together.

Caveat on that is amethyst only comes in silver (and while I’m not an amethyst fan I’m also not a silver fan), and the bezels for the silver pieces are wider/thicker. Additionally, the amethyst only comes in one size and it’s not the same as either size emerald.

So now I’m waiting to find out tomorrow if my closest T & Co will bring in the 3 pendants for me to view: small emerald, large emerald, and amethyst (one size).

It’s been difficult shopping with T & Co as very few stores have these pieces. So they put a hold on your credit card to bring them in. Then if you decide to purchase you get charged for that, and the hold on your credit card for what you don’t purchase falls off. It’s 3-5 biz days for them to get the merchandise and they will only hold it for 5 days.

I know what you’re thinking: Why??!!! (As in why would I consider this purchase!)

I think this could be a really sweet do-over of my sons birthstone gifts as they are of the same collection, timeless, understated and, of course, Tiffany. As mentioned previously I really liked the color of the emeralds and I actually also liked the appearance of the amethyst. And I think it would be a nice little story to wear them both; while they are a little different, they also go together (like my sons!).

Lots of moving parts. While the small emerald is small, I thought worn together with the amethyst it would be appropriate. But now I’m thinking they won’t work together and am considering abandoning the idea of replacing both stones and just go for a replacement for the emerald gift and go for the larger pendant.

Stay tuned!
 
lilmosun said:
As you suspect, the small will be very small -.07 ct...maybe 2.5 mm? I'm not a dainty person but if the size works for you, I'd consider it if you have a love for Tiffany pieces. The price isn't out there given the brand and the quality of their pieces.

But I personally struggle with paying an extra $3K to upgrade to a .20 ct stone for the reasons @Autumn in New England mentioned. The larger, yet still small, stone only nominally increases the value. (Clearly they are leading you to believe the value of the piece is primarily in the stone, which is not the case).

For the reasons I mentioned and given its out of your desired price range, I would personally consider sourcing elsewhere if you want a larger stone. It is a pretty and versatile look. But ONLY if you will wear and love it knowing it wasn't from Tiffany's.

I'm not a brand person - but I've learned from my foray into lab gems that no matter how more beautiful/larger/less expensive they are, I just don't wear them. Smaller natural gemstones give me greater joy..even though no one else knows my lab pieces aren't natural. So on a parallel note, you shouldn't buy anything you won't love and wear.

Good luck!
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Per customer service the measurements are:

Small Emerald .07ct = 4.5mm

Large Emerald .20ct = 5.6mm

Amethyst .14ct = 6.0mm
 
headlight said:
Per customer service the measurements are:

Small Emerald .07ct = 4.5mm

Large Emerald .20ct = 5.6mm

Amethyst .14ct = 6.0mm
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Fwiw..4.5mm is similar to .36 ct diamond face up if that helps.

Do the measurements include the bezel?

Emeralds often face up larger than other CS of similar weight but I'd be surprised if the small Emerald itself was more than 3mm-3.5 mm...as the picture shows a faceted stone. Fo reference 3mm is approx the size of my .10 ct diamond in my basic dbty necklace. (The face up size depends on the depth which varies more for CS than diamonds...so my estimates are just guesses). So my thought is the measurements include the bezel (which is fine). That being said, the amethyst details (6mm for .14 ct makes no sense to me...maybe someone can correct me.

In the end, to see what works for you, you should see it in person (and please report back!)
 
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I would pick out my own emerald and have it bezeled and soldered onto an existing chain for a lot less money. Just a thought! :)
 
Update: After extensive thought and consideration, I ended up purchasing the larger pendant ($4300). The smaller pendant was way too small. And the smaller earrings way too small. The larger earrings were very impressive but $11,500 and I just wasn’t sure about spending that kind of money right now. And, actually the larger pendant (0.21ctw) looked of noticeable size and it’s liveliness and face up optical really appealing. I felt the larger earrings almost seemed a bit darker as they just weren’t as lively. The pendant I got is really captivating. It is a slightly greenish blue (which is what I wanted… I did not want true green).
So aside from all this loveliness, this was to be a replacement for a gift in honor of the birth of my younger son (born May 1994).
The extra bonus is that I am also getting the same pendant but with the amethyst ( for my son born February 1992). It is set in silver so it is only $425! I’m not a fan of silver nor amethyst, but I am a fan of Elsa Peretti and Tiffany (as you know!). And price is right: $475!
So it all worked out beautifully and I will have “matching” Tiffany DBTY pendants for each of my son’s birthstones!
I will post a photo later.
 
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