Brian Gavin Rose Gold Diamonds-By-The-Yard Necklace

[Bella_mezzo]

such a great collection!!!!

 

[Ganesha]

thanks for posting comparisons -- really helpful! the 10 pointers are such a nice size for DBTY... wishing i could just add on the three extra points to each of my DBTY stones!

 

[Smith1940]

thanks for posting comparisons -- really helpful! the 10 pointers are such a nice size for DBTY... wishing i could just add on the three extra points to each of my DBTY stones!

You're welcome, Ganesha! I've found comparisons that others have posted here to be very helpful, so I like to do my public duty!

Yes, the 10-pointers are nice. That's why I only have five stones instead of seven. The cost of the five 10-pointers was really the maximum I could spend as I was also buying the sapphire necklace, and I figured that no-one would ever see the two diamonds at the back closest to the clasp. (I have long hair which I rarely wear up.)

So which DBTY do you have? I think 0.07 stones still show up a lot - the one thing I didn't want was stones of 0.05. That is too small for me. With sales tax, the Tiffany platinum three-stone DBTY, with three 0.05 stones, is $1600! That is so much for a total weight of 0.15, IMHO!

Have you seen Orbaya's new WF necklace? It's TEN stones of 0.15 each!! She is one lucky gal...!

 

[Smith1940]

Oh wow you got both!!! I am so excited to see these pictures! I was confused when I saw your sapphire/white gold one because I thought you had decided to go for that instead... How great to get both

June Rose - yes, it is great to get both, although I'm feeling slightly guilty! But I figure, prices of precious metals and gems are only shooting up, so I might as well dip into current savings and get them now instead of saving up for many more months, by which time the price will have shot up!

Whenever I have rare pangs of guilt about my collection of sparklies, I remind myself about all the things that other people have spent money on that I never have: I've never owned a car as I live in the heart of the city, never spent money on alcohol, music/CDs, cigarettes, been on very few foreign holidays that I've paid for myself as I used to work in the travel industry - whereas many people I know take a LOT of foreign holidays - and until I moved to the States, where you can get amazing clothes much cheaper than at home, I also rarely used to buy clothes. (I'm just not that interested in them. I'd rather wear simple clothes and let the sparklies do the talking! But I had one U.S. sale bargain I'll never forget: a $700 Ralph Lauren jacket that I loved, found in an outlet 3 years later for $70.00! Yes, a discount of 90%! This doesn't happen in the UK.)

For anyone who's interested, the WF sapphires-by-the yard was $900, and the BGD rose gold DBTY was $1450. I got a $75 discount at WF as they had/have a website promotion where you get $75 off your first order if you register with WF. I also got the 18k gold chain at no extra charge, when I'd ordered the 14k chain. That was worth another $150.00, said the invoice when I received it.

BGD originally quoted me $1550. I really balked because it just seemed a lot considering that the stock version with 7 x .07 stones, totalling the same weight as my 5 x .10 stones, was only $1095. Even allowing for the three-point jump in stone size, it's still the same total weight, so I was very hesitant with a price difference of $455. I knew that larger stones are more expensive per carat than smaller stones, but it seemed a really big difference. After a few days they took $100 off the quote, which was nice of them, so I decided to go for it.

 

[Smith1940]

AWESOME!!! they look great on you - all 3, or 1-2-3... they all look amazing on your perfect neck. Sweet! I'm envious of your tiny 16" neck - with slack no less!! geesh....

But seriously, Smith, they are both gorgeous necklaces and you have chosen very well with your selections They sit well, they are beautiful in their individual styles and collectively. I love the RG on you!!!!

Wonderful!

Thanks Enerchi! I had no idea they would go together so well - I am not usually very good at mixing and matching, but I think they layer quite well!

Thansk also everybody else!

 

[blueiris]

Beautiful necklace! I love it with your new sapphire one. Great choice, in the rose gold, too. Congratulations!

 

[Laila619]

So pretty!!

 

[armywife13]

Your new rose gold DBTY is gorgeous!!! It is a great addition to your collection of beautiful necklaces!

 

[tigian]

The rose gold is gorgeous on your skin! Every combo of your necklaces are great as well. Very pretty!!!

 

[stargurl78]

All of your pieces are gorgeous but I love the rose gold best

 

[Smith1940]

Bumped for the use of a poster in Rockytalky wanting a DBTY.

 

[Tuckins1]

Love it with the rose gold!!

 

[woofmama]

How did I miss his thread? Lovely pieces Smith Thanks for all the great size comparisons and photos. I'm looking at having a DBTY piece made and this thread is very helpful

 

[Smith1942]

Thanks, Woofmama! I had to look twice when I saw this old thread spring back to life!

You might also be interested to see my thread about the matching bracelet:

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-dbty-bracelet-in-rose-gold.187959/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-dbty-bracelet-in-rose-gold.187959/[/URL]

 

[woofmama]

Thanks, Woofmama! I had to look twice when I saw this old thread spring back to life!

You might also be interested to see my thread about the matching bracelet:

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-dbty-bracelet-in-rose-gold.187959/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/brian-gavin-dbty-bracelet-in-rose-gold.187959/[/URL]

Oh yes I am interested in the bracelet thread you linked Thank you!