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Not all of us have a daughter, and not all daughters care much about diamonds.

Do you have someone else in mind to leave your diamonds to?
Perhaps there is someone in your life who has admired and appreciated your stone who'd never be able to afford such a thing.
Maybe you have a charity in mind.

Or, would you rather not think about such things and let your survivors deal with it?
You know, that could results in unfortunate fights since a diamond can be among the most valuable items in an estate.
 
I''m leaving all my "real" jewelry to two of my nieces. They are the closest thing I have to real daughters, and I know they will appreciate and wear them.
 
I don''t have kid yets, so right now I will leave them to my mom and sister, and when I have kids, to my kids.
 
I am working on my will right now. I have 2 sisters (I am the youngest). My middle sister is pregnant with her first child (a daughter). My oldest sister has no children. I have about 8 significant rings (3 diamond, 5 other stones) as well as about 10 significant pairs of diamond earrings. I recently asked the two of them what they''d like in my will, in case I pass away (I am only 30 but you never know what could happen). Middle sister was very specific and named exactly what she''d want. Oldest sister only named 1 pair of earrings (some really gorgeous luster green Tahitians). Then I asked oldest sister about why she only named one thing. She said none of my jewelry was her style. So.....should I leave her other things?? I would think if I died perhaps you''d like to put on some of my jewelry (even if its not your style) and remember me.....I don''t want her just selling my stuff though....
 
I have an only daughter so my jewels will probably all go to her. I do have an e-ring from my previous marriage and that will go to
my son from that marriage. He can give it to his wife. I dont really have any sentimental attachment to it and its an ulgy, not-well
cut, and dingy looking diamond
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...who knows...his wife may so thanks but no-thanks!
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or thanks for nothin!

I asked for my Mothers jewels a long time ago and she put it in her will. Both my brothers were in and out of relationship and I
couldnt stand the tought of some fly-by-night girl getting any of my mother''s jewels. However, now my one brother is married
to a very nice person and I now also have a neice from my other brother. I thought I would let them pick something they wanted
of my mother''s (after I took what I wanted
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). They are both pretty fond of my Mom and I wouldnt mind them having
something of hers to remember her by.
 
My wedding bands and engagement ring, my husband would like to have back. In the event of his death also, one wedding band would go to my sister, the other band and engagement ring to my mother. My earrings to my mother.

I don''t yet (may never have) nieces. I have one sibling and my husband is an only child so there''s a chance that we won''t have any. We both have female cousins that we like so I assume them, or possibly any of our cousin''s children...if they have any.
 
Well, I have two boys, so either they can have them and pass them to their wives or if I live to be old enough, I will instead pass them to my granddaughters (if I have any).

You know, I don't even think about this very often because I don't have a huge jewelry collection. . .not one extensive enough that it would be an "estate" amount of diamonds.
 
I don''t have any children and I really don''t have any family anymore. I''m leaving my diamonds and all of my good gold to the GIA so that people with the same crazy passion that I have can use them to learn from. GIA in Carlsbad changes all of their display cases every month. I''ve been assured that whatever I donate, the students will get to appreciate in one way of another.

I''ve spoken to Donna Baker at GIA and I have to send her a copy of my will when it''s completed. The legal people at GIA will keep it on file until I ...... you know. Ker thump! Over and out.
 
At this point we only have a son, so I''d probably leave them to his wife. If we end up with daughters, I''ll probably give the e-ring to my daughter and some other pieces to my DIL. If I have a granddaughter who really appreciates diamonds, I''m sure I''ll leave some to her. If I end up with no females, I don''t know what I''ll do. Neither of my sis''s or SIL or niece have any want or appreciation. I guess in that case I''d have them sell the jewels and take the money.
 
I have 2 daughters who probably hate my jewellery anyway, so if they want to dispose of some or all, they may do as they wish. If I had no kids, I would just let my executor deal with it. I have a valuable collection of something else, and *that* I would like to go to someone outside of my family because she shares the same hobby and would really appreciate it. (Sorry, but it''s fairly easy to trace me from identifying the collection.) My family would be okay with that. I have no heirloom pieces IMO, and I don''t really care what happens with my material stuff after I''m gone.
 
Right now I have one biological daughter and two bonus daughters. My biological daughter (teen) has made it known in no uncertain terms that she wants to inherit EACH AND EVERY diamond or piece of jewelry. I will more than likely grant this request. By the time I got married, my bonus daughters are both teenagers and I don''t really have an active role in their lives. My bling would probably have no sentimental meaning to them, but my bio daughter is DEFINATELY a sparklie lover! I hope to have a fabulous collection to pass on one day.
 
Right now I would have my twin sister and older sister inherit my jewelry. If I have any kids in the future, they''ll inherit it.
 
My jeweler has a long list of future caretakers.The bulk of the better pieces will go to my twin sister.Some will go to my other sisters.There are several friends who will recieve pieces that they appreciated or purchased for me.My diamond rings and Rolex are coming with me when I leave this world to a better place....so no need to give them away
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One question Ive always asked on threads like this...
Why arnt sons, husbands and male siblings gifted with jewelry from their mothers or female siblings estates?jewelry makes a perfect memento from anyone regardless of gender.The few remaining pieces that my mother had was equally shared among both male and female children.I recieved her engagement ring and will put the center diamond in a ring.Several American Indian pieces have been re-worked so that they can be worn by her sons(opening up larger cuff bracelets and lengthening necklaces)My brothers were surprising apprerciative when they recieved pieces of jewelry from their mothers estate to be worn by their wives or themselves.
 
Jewelerman~ My mom''s wedding set (.5 ct D VVS1 round brilliant and band) goes to my brother.
 
To my sons.
I don''t see why sons shouldn''t get jewelry. One of my sons wears an earring and he likes diamonds. The other ones might want to give to a daughter or to a wife.
In past days, people would leave the jewelry to the girls because the girls didn''t get anything else. They were not in the line for the land or propoerty, unless they had no brothers. People would want to make sure the daughters got something, and jewelry was often a woman''s only form of wealth (and one that by custom in many places the husband couldn''t touch--if she had a bad husband). the custom of engagement rings is tied to this idea that this is how one protects women financially. the groom gave the bride a valuable piece of jewelry not only to show her family that he would be able to take care of her (and also of future children) but the idea was that if he betrayed her in some way, before or after marriage, she''d have this piece of saleable jewelry. Because she likely didn''t have a job.
However, nowadays the girls have jobs and they are eligible for all of the inheritance, which is usually divided more or less equally, regardless of sex. So there is no reason not to leave jewelry to boys, too. You would not be depriving the sisters of their only inheritance, as in former days. It can actually be hurtful when you don''t think of your sons. My paternal grandmother, for instance, did not leave me and sister any jewelry--because we were the daughters of a son. My aunt''s daughter got absolutely everything. Even though my grandmother gave us little gifts of jewelry while she was alive, it was a little hurtful to be left out of the heirloom stuff. The same thing happened on my mother''s side, and in this case I benefitted. My maternal grandmother left her jewelry to me and my sister (my mother''s daughters) and to my aunt--there were only two girls. In this case, my brothers have expressed hurt that they were not thought of. The rest of the property is property, but the jewelry is likely to be sentimental and my one brother has two daughters that will not have any of the older family heirlooms. My mother is giving them things, but there is nothing from the grandmother.
 
Date: 8/30/2009 2:19:46 PM
Author: jewelerman
My jeweler has a long list of future caretakers.The bulk of the better pieces will go to my twin sister.Some will go to my other sisters.There are several friends who will recieve pieces that they appreciated or purchased for me.My diamond rings and Rolex are coming with me when I leave this world to a better place....so no need to give them away
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One question Ive always asked on threads like this...
Why arnt sons, husbands and male siblings gifted with jewelry from their mothers or female siblings estates?jewelry makes a perfect memento from anyone regardless of gender.The few remaining pieces that my mother had was equally shared among both male and female children.I recieved her engagement ring and will put the center diamond in a ring.Several American Indian pieces have been re-worked so that they can be worn by her sons(opening up larger cuff bracelets and lengthening necklaces)My brothers were surprising apprerciative when they recieved pieces of jewelry from their mothers estate to be worn by their wives or themselves.
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I think for me my brother and my parents will get my jewelry when the time comes as long as I don''t have any children. If I have children and I have daughters, they will receive most of my diamonds. My sons would receive some other pieces of value but not necessarily jewelry unless they have daughters and they give them to my granddaughters. The condition for a female relation to inherit my jewelry is that they have to be blood relatives. My brother would get my diamond right now only because his FF is my bestestest friend and I would be ok for her to get my jewelry whether or not they stay together and any children they have will be related to me by blood. My jewelry has sentimental value and I just can''t imagine anyone not knowing the story about each piece and ending up with someone who doesn''t even know me or my family. Divorce is common nowadays and I just want to make sure that who ever gets my jewelry won''t be my son''s exwife''s second exhusbands exwife or whatever. That''s me personally.
 
Right now, my only sibling has a daughter, so most of it would go to her and her daughter. I have one friend who has always loved one of my newer diamond rings, so I would leave that and one of my coloured stone rings to her. I would leave my diamond studs to my Mother, who gave me her first pair of tiny diamond studs when I turned 21. She has since lost one of her larger diamond studs, and she cries everytime we talk about it because they meant so much to her.

If I have children, my e-ring will go to my son or daughter, and my great grandmother''s engagement ring will be passed down to the oldest granchild, which is my sister''s daughter.
 
Date: 8/30/2009 2:30:04 PM
Author: somethingshiny
Jewelerman~ My mom''s wedding set (.5 ct D VVS1 round brilliant and band) goes to my brother.
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I''m an only child and my mom gave me most of her collection when she moved to Europe. She sent it to me in the mail. Included in the collection is her wedding diamond .38 D VS2 and also a ton of other stuff. I don''t wear any of it.

The .38 was set into a DBTY, but it flips and drives me nuts.
 
well seeing as I have daughters, jewelry will go to them, however if I had only boys, I would like to pass them down to them as well and perhaps grandkids, or my nieces. I''d like to stay in the family, I have a few family pieces handcrafted by family members so that is sometime memorable and hubby is also sentimental.
 
I will split up my jewelry between my son and daughter as equally as I can. They both will want a part of what they knew was special to me. And I want my goodies to get passed down to my grandchildren whether they are my son's or daughter's.

That's just the way I feel about inheritance and heirlooms. Equally distributed.
 
I don''t have a daughter. One son and two step-sons with two step-grandchildren.

The bulk of my collection will go to my two nieces, both of whom have two daughters each. Unless of course my son produces a grand-daughter, then I will have a re-think. I have my grandfather''s solid silver hunter pocket watch and fob along with an Elgin half-hunter gold pocket watch, both of which will go to my son along with my diamond set wedding ring from my marriage to his father.

The most imporant pieces I own have all been inherited, so it is only right that they continue down the family.

I intend to buy and give pieces to my step-granddaughter directly.
 
If the baby I''m pregnant with now is a girl, I would probably leave it to her. I have a son, though, and I would consider leaving it to his daughter or wife if he ever has either. I would rather keep it in the family than donate it.
 
My jewelery will be split evenly between my son and my daughter. Luckliy so far each one wants pieces that the other doesn''t. So I think all will go well. I see no reason to give them all the my DD. DS has an appreciation for fine gems too.. It''s been a tradition in the family to pass stuff on to the son''s , so will be continuing in that vain.
 
I don''t have kids yet, so it''s a big ? in the future...but if I died tomorrow, I''d want a couple of sentimental pieces given back to my mother (like things we got while traveling together, my first Tiffany necklace from her), my w-band, e-ring and sentimental pieces from DH kept by DH, and then everything else to my goddaughter.
 
DH and I are updating our wills as we speak. I''m leaving all of my jewelry to my dear SIL. She is like the sister I never had and I''ve been giving her some of my nicer pieces already. DH says he wants to sell everything when I''m gone.....I told him I would haunt him forever!
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I haven''t been blessed with children, so there isn''t an issue with that. DH and I no longer have our parents, except for my natural Father, and we''ve already inherited the jewelry that we''re going to inherit from our parents.

My late MIL didn''t have a lot of jewelry, but she left her late Mother''s diamond pendant to me. I''m going to have it set in one of DH''s diamond rings. It is a collection of special diamonds, in a ring, and he will decide who to leave it to. He has a brother.

My dear Aunt is going to leave a ring to me in her will, but has asked that I leave it to her granddaugher, upon my death, so it will stay in the family.

This can get so messy!

Lori
 
We have one of each: DD will take all jewelry items purchased by DH. DS will take jewelry purchased by me due to his personality.
My sister's DD will get my mother's jewelry since she's gone through so much and glad to have her around. My brother still lives in the UK, I see his children twice a year so: Désolé, je ne comprend pas vous, thehehe
 
Hm...we don''t have children yet and none of my siblings or DH''s siblings have children yet, so I''d probably leave it all to my Mom and let her decide what goes to her, my sister, my SIL, and my other brother''s GF who will most likely be a SIL one day.

If we have kids when I go, all will go to our kids
 
I don''t have a son yet (still praying for some day). Although I would leave him something, I woulkdn''t leave anything major because I wouldn''t want him to feel compelled to give it to his wife. Who knows how that would end up, then there goes the family heirlooms!
 
Right now, they will all go to my one daughter.

Should I have two daughters, Amelia will get her Amelia ring and the diamond I bought my mother (should I inherit it). The other will get my ering and diamond studs.

If I have a daughter and a son, Amelia will get everything except for the diamond I bought my mother. If I live long enough to see my son have a daughter, then she will get what the "second" daughter would have gotten above.

Things are subject to change though!
 
Hm, I would prefer my grand daughter, or daughter if I ever have one. Either way as long as it''s kept in the family, it''s fine (my side, so if I were to pass away before FI and I had any kids, I would want it to go back to my side of the family, since I have brothers, I''m guessing my mom would take it until one got married or had a daughter)

:) hmm wonder where this thread came from..
 
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