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Yellow gold stackers, Etsy vs Brand

Niel

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So I have a soft spot for 18k yellow gold stackers. My Christmas budget would be enough for one Tiffany twist stacker pictured below.
I'm also in love with the bubble (is that what its called?) Band tiffany has, but its in silver. Ritani sells one, but its astronomical for a gold band (850 and it doesn't even have the pattern all the way around!)

Admittedly I have a soft spot for the Tiffany band. I like that it goes completely around essentially, no gap. I also like that it looks like two bands together, the quality is better than a lot of other ones I've seen, where you can tell there's just a groove in a band to make that twist look.

What would you do? Do you know any etsy dealers that have high quality bands that go completely around? They would be 7.5. I wonder too, DK... How much would he charge for something like that.

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CRYSTAL24K

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This Etsy Vendor has over 2400 positive reviews and also works with 18K gold.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/180844313/new-for-spring-solid-14k-yellow-gold?ref=favs_view_24

The bubble band is different though on the underside. I think this company would be able to modify their product so that the proportions are more in line with what you want.

Regarding the twist band- I don't know if anyone can recreate exactly what Tiffany has.

What would I do? If I were you I would just go for one Tiffany band, especially if I know that I will be bothered or overly conscious that what I have from Etsy is not from Tiffany (my first and strong preference). Another option is to get another band that doesn't look like Tiffany at all and then your mind can be at peace.

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blingbunny10

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Re: the twist band, here's an Etsy vendor who seems to be pretty popular. She carries different mm widths and offers different metals and finishes. As you can see, the design is slightly different (It looks like a looser twist to me), but may not be so noticeable or important to you in person. I believe at least one PSer bought from this shop, but I don't remember who it was.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/79029719/2mm-yellow-gold-twist-14k-band?ref=shop_home_active_11

That said, if you are set on Tiffany & Co., I would save up and get that!
 

mercoledi

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I haven't seen anything that looks like the bubble ring. If that's what you want, I say go for the Tiffany.

The twist bands are better executed. This one looks similar to me, and perhaps you could ask that the twist be a bit more dense to more closely mimic the Tiffany version. https://www.etsy.com/listing/126102207/14k-white-gold-wedding-band-twist-band?ref=market

this one looks good as well https://www.etsy.com/listing/126101854/14k-rose-gold-wedding-band-twist-band?ref=shop_home_active_10
 

Niel

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mercoledi|1415140445|3777527 said:
I haven't seen anything that looks like the bubble ring. If that's what you want, I say go for the Tiffany.

The twist bands are better executed. This one looks similar to me, and perhaps you could ask that the twist be a bit more dense to more closely mimic the Tiffany version. https://www.etsy.com/listing/126102207/14k-white-gold-wedding-band-twist-band?ref=market

this one looks good as well https://www.etsy.com/listing/126101854/14k-rose-gold-wedding-band-twist-band?ref=shop_home_active_10

The bubble one I like more than the twist if I could only buy one now, but problem is the Tiffany twist is 550 and the ritani bubble one is 850. That's soooooo high to me, that's like Cartier prices.
 

packrat

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I saw some bubble bands like that on Etsy...but I don't remember what I was searching for, or if I just happened to see them in a random shop when I was messing around. yeah I'm no help, sorry.

ETA I wouldn't pay those prices for the Tiffany ones, but that's just me. If having the name is something you want, then I'd go for it.
 

mochiko42

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Sally does a nice twist band, it might even be a little tighter than the Tiffany twist band.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/29423718/18k-rose-gold-pinky-rope-band-made-to?ref=shop_home_active_11

Here is the twist / rope band she made for me recently:
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Here is a 21/22kt YG she made a while ago for rubyshoes: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/heart-of-water-finewater-sapphire-ring-pix.164448/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/heart-of-water-finewater-sapphire-ring-pix.164448/[/URL]
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She can modify the metals, width, size, etc. to your specifications if you want to go the Etsy route and would like a tighter twist, as the other Etsy bands seem to have looser twists.


However, there's always something to be said for Tiffany's :naughty: :naughty:
 
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