Snap shot of the collection
there are 4 new items that wasn’t included in the group shot and so they have individual shots instead
Forgot to add mine!
I am 28 y/o, single and I own 16 pieces, of which only five I bought myself. (But all future purchases will be self funded!).
So far I have:
3 bangles: 22k and from local jeweler that I never take off!!
All three were education/career milestone gifts from my parents and v good investments
7 pairs of earrings: all 22k to 24k and only one pair with "diamond" dust (that's 14k)
1 necklace: 22k snake chain about 16inches, that I also never take off.
It has a CZ pendant for which I have matching earrings. The pendant-earring set is about 20 years old but look so profesh.
2 rings: one Tiffany Victoria cluster that was my first actual purchase!
And a CZ in 22k gold ring that I've worn non-stop for 10 years but now am retiring because...diamonds.
1 Seiko SUP250 watch: If you like Longines Dolce Vita and have teeny tiny wrists, this is a great AUD $250 version and solar, so no battery trouble! (It's on its way rn!)
1 practice necklace: MOP clover in 14k gold that I bought for $100 to see if I want VCA sweet alhambra. Happy with my fan cleef (fake-Van Cleef hehe), won't buy the real deal.
1 Fan Cleef 20-motif in white mop: $100, from Esty and in silver as gold-plating is too yellow compared to actual gold (also on its way rn.)
In all, I am so fortunate to come from a culture that values good quality jewelry, and a bg that enabled my parents to give me a lil bit. Atm I am satiated with clothes, shoes, bags so am turning my attention to jewelry.
My rules for jewelry purchases:
1. Don't buy anything I won't wear everyday. Like what do I need 7 earrings for! Same for diamond chandelier earrings that'll get worn once a year if at all.
2. Prioritise local jewelers over brand names
3. If buying brand names -- buy close to raw material value (so I can sell as scrap metal if not on reseller markets) or aim for at least CPI return over the time in which I think I'll get tired of them.
4. Don't buy multiples -- one chain is enough, three bangles are enough.
5. Don't buy brand-name silver jewelry -- as I am lazy and won't look after it.
6. Don't buy diamond "dust" aka stones so small you can't tell if its CZ or diamond.
7. Don't dip into savings or spend tax refund on it.
8. Acknowledge to myself that I will probably not own the bigger ticket items for a few more years, this includes eternity rings, big diamonds etc. And not pine over them, but enjoy what I have -- because big jewels will come one day!
How I am saving for it:
1. Put aside 10% of all monthly after-tax, after-retirement-savings income. All purchases relating to external beauty come out of this (hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, jewelry). But travel budget is separate as that is more important than accumulating beautiful items.
2. Buy only once a quarter -- so as to focus on bigger purchases rather than trinket-y stuff.
3. Liquidate anything that's not getting wear (apart from jewelry I was handed down).
On my wishlist right now:
1. A long necklace: like the Ippolita ones (but will wait for a deal!)
2. Tiffany Victoria stud lookalikes in 0.80 tcw from a local jeweler
3. Tiffany Victoria inspired half-band
4. (Actual) Tiffany key -- as no one does them better than Tiffany.
Thanks for reading, and sharing your collections!
Here is my collection of rings. Missing 2 bands that are somewhere around the house
The latest 2 rings arrived today!!! Super happy to see them in person, finally!!!
I gifted myself one lovely piece for my birthday (it's my profile picture) and acquired necklaces since then. But I couldn't resist the opportunity to take a family portrait! I started my collection about 4 years ago but I think I acquired about half in the last year (we had lowered personal expenses and a small windfall this year so we had more disposable income even after fulfilling our savings obligations and supporting my parents through the pandemic). 
At this point I feel like I'm running out of fingers though! I hate having rings just sit in my box, but I am also feeling the itch to branch out into colored stones!
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Sounds beautiful! I follow this estate jeweler on insta, @jackweirandsons and say they are having a deal on an antique ruby and diamond cluster ring.
Luxury Jewelry on Instagram: "INSTA SPECIAL✨ 1. Antique GIA Ruby Diamond 14k gold ring $4200 2. Victorian Inspired 5-stone Old European Diamond Rose Gold Ring $1200 DM to claim "
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I personally love emeralds, and they have so many charming estate pieces.
I just turned 30 in March so I just missed your deadline
On my ring finger is a 2ct lab diamond in a Daniel M setting, below that is my 30th bday ring (a .40ct transitional in a wonderfully ornate vintage white gold setting), below that my lovely teeny vintage engagement ring, and my white gold wedding band. On the middle finger is a rose gold ring that my MIL made in the 90s--she gave it to me a couple of years ago because she never wears rose gold, and on the pointer finger is my MIL wedding band (I wear it on my right hand every day) and below it an adorable stick pin conversion ring with another teeny little OEC.
I have a small collection of costume necklaces (I work with kids so I love fun necklaces), but only three that are fine jewelry. Shortest necklace is a vintage tiffany necklace (the Elsa Perretti Faceted Diamond necklace in the 5ct size), the second is a wonderful locket my husband gave me after our dog passed, with our dog's initial, and the longest is a carnelian heart I bought from TRR on a Catbird necklace.
On my wrist I have a simple bracelet from Catbird that is soldered on. I also have a Sweet Nothing bracelet from them but I never wear it.
I started my collection searching for a daily diamond ring with a little more presence that my engagement ring. That couples with my MIL's generous gifts make my ring collection the most "complete" out of all. I absolutely love engagement rings though, so I have my eye on a teeny Tiffany engagement ring (.30 or so), and a bigger .75ct OEC solitaire. Maybe in 10 years a 1.5 CT OEC
But right now I'm a bit more focused on my necklace collection. I love my Tiffany necklace, and it's a recent acquisition so I'm pretty sated for now, but i would love a teeny bezel diamond necklace for dainter days. I have my eye on the Cartier diamants leger SM necklace, but I hate myself for being a sucker for brand names
My plan is a few pieces (totalling $1-2k) a year, mostly preowned and vintage. Our income fluctuates quarterly, so my plan is after two good quarters I can spend $1k on one or two pieces. My next purchases will probably be a necklace or earrings. Right now I just wear small CZ studs (3 in each ear) because I tend to fidget with my earrings and I lose one about every 6 months. I might invest in some screwback studs or hoops soon though.
We don't spend a lot on travel--we live in CA so we love road trips to our wonderful national parks--my husband loves to cook so we don't spend any money on takeout and rarely go out to eat, and in the Before Times our most expensive outings were concerts and theater events which we do maybe 6 times a year. I love love hunting for vintage bags on ebay, and we've lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment in an "up and coming neighborhood" (
Sounds like you've had good discipline in purchases. Would love to see pics esp the Tiffany key!
Forgot to add mine!
I am 28 y/o, single and I own 16 pieces, of which only five I bought myself. (But all future purchases will be self funded!).
So far I have:
3 bangles: 22k and from local jeweler that I never take off!!
All three were education/career milestone gifts from my parents and v good investments
7 pairs of earrings: all 22k to 24k and only one pair with "diamond" dust (that's 14k)
1 necklace: 22k snake chain about 16inches, that I also never take off.
It has a CZ pendant for which I have matching earrings. The pendant-earring set is about 20 years old but look so profesh.
2 rings: one Tiffany Victoria cluster that was my first actual purchase!
And a CZ in 22k gold ring that I've worn non-stop for 10 years but now am retiring because...diamonds.
1 Seiko SUP250 watch: If you like Longines Dolce Vita and have teeny tiny wrists, this is a great AUD $250 version and solar, so no battery trouble! (It's on its way rn!)
1 practice necklace: MOP clover in 14k gold that I bought for $100 to see if I want VCA sweet alhambra. Happy with my fan cleef (fake-Van Cleef hehe), won't buy the real deal.
1 Fan Cleef 20-motif in white mop: $100, from Esty and in silver as gold-plating is too yellow compared to actual gold (also on its way rn.)
In all, I am so fortunate to come from a culture that values good quality jewelry, and a bg that enabled my parents to give me a lil bit. Atm I am satiated with clothes, shoes, bags so am turning my attention to jewelry.
My rules for jewelry purchases:
1. Don't buy anything I won't wear everyday. Like what do I need 7 earrings for! Same for diamond chandelier earrings that'll get worn once a year if at all.
2. Prioritise local jewelers over brand names
3. If buying brand names -- buy close to raw material value (so I can sell as scrap metal if not on reseller markets) or aim for at least CPI return over the time in which I think I'll get tired of them.
4. Don't buy multiples -- one chain is enough, three bangles are enough.
5. Don't buy brand-name silver jewelry -- as I am lazy and won't look after it.
6. Don't buy diamond "dust" aka stones so small you can't tell if its CZ or diamond.
7. Don't dip into savings or spend tax refund on it.
8. Acknowledge to myself that I will probably not own the bigger ticket items for a few more years, this includes eternity rings, big diamonds etc. And not pine over them, but enjoy what I have -- because big jewels will come one day!
How I am saving for it:
1. Put aside 10% of all monthly after-tax, after-retirement-savings income. All purchases relating to external beauty come out of this (hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, jewelry). But travel budget is separate as that is more important than accumulating beautiful items.
2. Buy only once a quarter -- so as to focus on bigger purchases rather than trinket-y stuff.
3. Liquidate anything that's not getting wear (apart from jewelry I was handed down).
On my wishlist right now:
1. A long necklace: like the Ippolita ones (but will wait for a deal!)
2. Tiffany Victoria stud lookalikes in 0.80 tcw from a local jeweler
3. Tiffany Victoria inspired half-band
4. (Actual) Tiffany key -- as no one does them better than Tiffany.
Thanks for reading, and sharing your collections!
Forgot to add mine!
I am 28 y/o, single and I own 16 pieces, of which only five I bought myself. (But all future purchases will be self funded!).
So far I have:
3 bangles: 22k and from local jeweler that I never take off!!
All three were education/career milestone gifts from my parents and v good investments
7 pairs of earrings: all 22k to 24k and only one pair with "diamond" dust (that's 14k)
1 necklace: 22k snake chain about 16inches, that I also never take off.
It has a CZ pendant for which I have matching earrings. The pendant-earring set is about 20 years old but look so profesh.
2 rings: one Tiffany Victoria cluster that was my first actual purchase!
And a CZ in 22k gold ring that I've worn non-stop for 10 years but now am retiring because...diamonds.
1 Seiko SUP250 watch: If you like Longines Dolce Vita and have teeny tiny wrists, this is a great AUD $250 version and solar, so no battery trouble! (It's on its way rn!)
1 practice necklace: MOP clover in 14k gold that I bought for $100 to see if I want VCA sweet alhambra. Happy with my fan cleef (fake-Van Cleef hehe), won't buy the real deal.
1 Fan Cleef 20-motif in white mop: $100, from Esty and in silver as gold-plating is too yellow compared to actual gold (also on its way rn.)
In all, I am so fortunate to come from a culture that values good quality jewelry, and a bg that enabled my parents to give me a lil bit. Atm I am satiated with clothes, shoes, bags so am turning my attention to jewelry.
My rules for jewelry purchases:
1. Don't buy anything I won't wear everyday. Like what do I need 7 earrings for! Same for diamond chandelier earrings that'll get worn once a year if at all.
2. Prioritise local jewelers over brand names
3. If buying brand names -- buy close to raw material value (so I can sell as scrap metal if not on reseller markets) or aim for at least CPI return over the time in which I think I'll get tired of them.
4. Don't buy multiples -- one chain is enough, three bangles are enough.
5. Don't buy brand-name silver jewelry -- as I am lazy and won't look after it.
6. Don't buy diamond "dust" aka stones so small you can't tell if its CZ or diamond.
7. Don't dip into savings or spend tax refund on it.
8. Acknowledge to myself that I will probably not own the bigger ticket items for a few more years, this includes eternity rings, big diamonds etc. And not pine over them, but enjoy what I have -- because big jewels will come one day!
How I am saving for it:
1. Put aside 10% of all monthly after-tax, after-retirement-savings income. All purchases relating to external beauty come out of this (hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, jewelry). But travel budget is separate as that is more important than accumulating beautiful items.
2. Buy only once a quarter -- so as to focus on bigger purchases rather than trinket-y stuff.
3. Liquidate anything that's not getting wear (apart from jewelry I was handed down).
On my wishlist right now:
1. A long necklace: like the Ippolita ones (but will wait for a deal!)
2. Tiffany Victoria stud lookalikes in 0.80 tcw from a local jeweler
3. Tiffany Victoria inspired half-band
4. (Actual) Tiffany key -- as no one does them better than Tiffany.
Thanks for reading, and sharing your collections!
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