What is your favorite piece of jewelry?

[luckynumber]

Did I get the American spelling right?

Ok, so what is your absolute favorite piece?

The one you would save from a burning house.

What is the story behind it?

And if you can, please post a photo of it!

Pretty please!

Coz the rest of us wanna ogle your kick *ss style!

 

[sctsbride09]

My engagement ring, for obvious reasons. We eloped, and my wedding band wasnt ready in time, so he placed my ering on my finger instead of the band at our wedding. For that reason, Im much more sentimental about the ering than my wedding band. Also, I would really try to get my grandfathers wedding band, its the only thing ( besides some artwork that was willed to me) I have left of him, and he was my favorite person. Ever.

 

[yssie]

"Favourite" piece of jewellery, as in what I enjoy wearing most often, my engagement ring


But it's not my most precious or dearly loved piece - those titles and places of honour in the jewellery box go to
-the rings my grandparents gave had made for me when I was 16, one garnet and one ruby, for no special occasion other than to tell me they loved me. My grandfather has since passed.
-the matching braided yarn bracelets FI and I wore when we were doing a year on opposite coasts before we got engaged. That was so hard but he was so sweet, and never once said anything about having to wear it for my sake

 

[elrohwen]

I guess I have a few answers.

My wedding band is my favorite, for sentimental reasons and because I love the design. However, I wear it 24/7 (it's plain platinum, with a milgrain design, so I don't worry about damaging it) so I wouldn't have to do anything to save it. It is incredibly sentimental to me.

My engagement ring is definitely a favorite, but that's kind of an obvious choice. The diamond has been in DH's family for at least 3 generations and it's gorgeous - I'm more sentimental about the stone than the setting. It's hugely sentimental for that reason, in addition to the other obvious sentimental reasons.

My non-wedding jewelry piece is a 7-stone ring that was my grandma's wedding band. My mother and I don't get along with my grandma and I don't have a relationship with her, but the ring is beautiful and I feel that it ties me to my mom, in a way. It's my only diamond piece other than my engagement ring, so that makes it special too.

 

[Kaleigh]

My ering. It's hands down my favorite piece. It was given to me as an upgrade, a total suprise!! It's very sentimental to me, and given with such love, so yeah this would be it.

 

[february2003bride]

A locket of my daughter's hosital birth picture in it. I haven't worn in it years, but I would be devastated if that was destroyed.

 

[kittybean]

My e-ring. I just love the ring my husband picked for me. Love the EC, love the setting, love how it looks on my hand, and love the sentiment behind it.

Runner-up is my bezeled RB solitaire pendant. It was a piece I had made in memory of my late grandfather, and I think of him every time I see it in the mirror.

*Edited to add photo.

 

[jaysonsmom]

Probaby my SP/Facets 5-year anniversary band. I wear it as part of my wedding set now, but often wear it alone. It was also a surprise present that I didn't know my husband was planning on getting me, although I sure hinted about how plain my little 2mm wedding band looked when worn alone.....

 

[Lady_Disdain]

I rarely wear this, but my grandmother's aqua ring. Because of her relationship with my father, I never got to spend a lot of time with her. But she was a wonderful woman, who shared many of my interests.

 

[tigian]

My ering is my favorite piece. My DH picked it out by himself and I think it is perfect for me.

 

[diamondringlover]

My 5 stone, I just love that ring...but I wouldnt go into a burning house for it, its insured I got the ring for my 25th anniversary.

 

[Amber St. Clare]

My grandmother's platinum and diamond ring grandpa got her in the 30s. I posted a pic of it in March.

Don't get me wrong, I treasure everything my husband has given me. Each piece is special and has a story. But I feel that stince he is still alive our story is still unfolding. My grandparents were very special people {my parents and I had no relationship from the time I was 19} and I still miss them.

I'd try to grab the box all my current sparklies are in

 

[marcy]

That's a tough one. I would hope I'd have my ering on and I'd want the heart pendant that has my original ering diamond.

 

[Luckyeshe]

I would say my ering since it's my favorite piece of jewelry, but similar to Yssie, I have sentimental pieces I would go through the fire for if the house was burning. One is a ruby necklace set in yellow gold. It's similar to the DBY, but instead of diamonds they're rubies and they're in 22k yellow gold bezel. It's my aunt's and she's my favorite aunt and she has passed away so it's very dear to me. Another is a yellow gold ball with diamonds all around it and the chain is wg/yg going all around in rotating order. The oldest sibling of my mom (also my godmother) gave it to me when I was 17 and it's older than me. My cousin (her daughter) has the same necklace but instead of diamonds, hers are rubies (it's for our birthstones). Those two pieces along with my ering mean the world to me.

 

[dawnabee]

My parents gave me a heart locket necklace a long time ago. Somehow I started to believe it was my lucky locket. I still have it and I think I would want to save that memory.

 

[Octavia]

My wedding ring is my favorite, but I rarely take it off. It's bezeled diamonds in alternating (.02 and .05) sizes.

My next-favorite piece is a chunky strand of pearls my DH brought back for me from one of his work trips. They were just the best surprise (next to our engagement)! For some reason, whenever I put them on, I feel like I can take on the whole world plus some.

ETA: I also have an heirloom ring from my grandmother, but it is at my parents' house. It has sentimental value, so of course I keep it safe, but the style isn't "me" so I wouldn't say it's a favorite piece.

 

[blackberry16]

This is a very interesting thread, I love that most of us love our less expensive, sentimental pieces just as much as the more pricey stuff!

For me I would save four pieces.

My first being my engagement ring. My DH bought that diamond when we were poor college students and he spent all the money he had on it. I would be devastated if I had to replace it, even if it isn't the most beautiful diamond on paper, it represents the early part of our relationship.

The other three pieces belonged to my grandmother. One is a garnet solitaire in a yellow gold setting. My grandfather gave it to my grandmother on their 30th wedding anniversary and was given to me on my 16th birthday. I also have a pair of amethyst earrings that belonged to my great grandmother ( she died the day I was born in the same hospital), they make me feel like I have a part of her with me. The last piece would be my grandmother's sterling charm bracelet. It has charms given to her by my mother and aunt when they were little girls. It's like wearing a family history book on my wrist.

 

[luckynumber]

So lovely hear about the stories, more more!

 

[soocool]

A heart locket given to my mother by her mother (my grandmother) when she was a teen. Inside is a picture of my mom as a baby, one of me, and one of DD (It can hold one more photo).