Fogdancer,
just an fyi - the SMTR forum is usually reserved for people showing off new pieces that they own or are soon
to own. If you''d like to discuss general jewellery that you simply like or are impressed by, there is a "Jewellery" section for that - just look under the forum link at the top of the page.
Also, if you can try and keep these similiar posts in the same thread, it helps not to clog up the boards.