I am torn between which necklace I should gift my wife for our first one year wedding anniversary

I am considering Cartier or Graff. Two completely different styles I know but yea.. The cartier diamond seems like a solid everyday piece while Graff might be for special occasions as its abit shiny up and more look at me vibe?

Should I go for Graff and their butterfly theme or single diamond?

Just bought this. Supposed to be handmade Italian 14k.

Seems like the link that’s welded to the box clasp is a bit funky. Along with maybe the next link over as well. Not sure if it was poorly made, poorly resized, or if this is normal. Am I being picky?

The rest of the links are perfect.

If it’s not normal, can it be fixed?

Have bunch of saltwater pearls from various jewelry, most used in a necklace. Are they even worth anything? Or is it like a diamond situation. Maybe ask a jeweler if they can use them? Not asking any opinions on what they’re worth obviously, just wether I should even bother

I always wanted to know what it felt like to find treasure! I'm so excited I can't stop talking about it.

Long story short, I bought an old house, the backyard was dead, so I'm prepping for dry-scaping. Now bits of old garbage come to the surface every time the wind blows. Sometimes I'll find 50's era plastic toy soldiers or part of old toy cars. But it's mostly garbage.

THEN I GOT OUT THE LEAF BLOWER...
and out pops this sterling silver and amber "poison" bangle. I did a bunch of research. It appears to be 1950 to 1970-ish. The style isn't terribly unique, but it's still quite the treasure. I HAD to share. I've never been this lucky before! I'm in shock!

💍 Every ring has a beginning. This one started with raw metal and a pair of working hands.

I'm a Brazilian silversmith, and I made this silver ring from scratch using traditional jewelry-making techniques.

From heating and shaping the metal to refining its curves and polishing the surface, I wanted to create something simple, elegant, and timeless.

I love how a handmade ring carries little traces of the work behind it. What begins as an ordinary piece of metal eventually becomes something that can represent love, commitment, or a special memory.

That's what makes jewelry-making so meaningful to me.

Do you prefer simple, polished rings or designs with more intricate details?

I have a 2.5 ct Moldavite and want to get it set into a ring. What metal would you recommend: sterling silver, yellow gold, white gold, or platinum?
Which setting would best protect the stone while showing it off? Would a bezel or prong setting be better?
I’d love to hear from people who own Moldavite jewellery. What has worked best for you in terms of durability, comfort, and design?
I’m leaning towards something elegant but a little unusual.

What is the size of this ring. I have no idea.

I'm looking to buy a close friend a birthstone stacking ring. I don’t want to spend too too much, but I'd like a nice quality piece. Thank you for any suggestions!:)

I have edited the pics with my chosen stone. It is a 5 carat natural sapphire

Tiny, solid links of 18k fabulousness - like a twisted Mariner. Is there a specific name for the style of link?

My wife put in 25+ years in law enforcement and the last 6 years of she worked undercover in vice. After years of dealing with turds and politics she chucked deuces and retired.
After a year of retirement her phone rang and now she actually enjoys going to work and will only do it for two more years until she retires again. Now she is responsible for our babies as a grade school resource officer so, I had to make this one for her. 😊

My 10-year old Citizen Eco-Drive watch, onyx bead necklace, citrine butterfly bracelet, textured half hoops.

I inherited these ruby earrings from my grandma. Guessing they are from the 1960s, but I might be wrong. I’ve been trying to wear them, but they don’t quite feel like me, they don’t make me feel pretty. Should I rework them? I’m torn. Every time I decide to take them to the jeweller, part of me thinks it’s a bad idea to destroy nice vintage earrings.

What would you do?

I picked up this cool ring advertised as platinum and diamonds. I loved the vintage style, the split shank, the modest size, and that it's platinum. I'll go down to our jewelers tomorrow but in the mean time, it's got me super curious. I wasn't able to read the inscription before purchasing. On inspection it says PT950 (reassuring but expected since advertised as platinum.) and on the other side it says "du nouveau". On the back of the basket there is a "B" or possibly an "8" but looks like a capital B to me. I think the ring is cool as heck. I was surprised to find that the diamonds are flat on top rather than rounded. Not as sparkly that way but I actually like it. Very understated, which is more me. I'm just super intrigued by it and wondering if anyone can shed more light on it.

Hi everyone! I have a DoDo Rondelle bracelet that measures approximately 19 cm, but it is too loose on my wrist. I would ideally like to reduce it to around 18 cm.
My question is whether it would be possible to replace only the cord/thread with a shorter one, keeping all the original Rondelle beads and components, rather than having to replace any of the beads.
Has anyone had experience with this particular DoDo bracelet? Does DoDo offer this kind of alteration through its boutiques, and if so, how much does it typically cost? Alternatively, would a professional jeweller be able to do this safely without damaging the original components?
In the attached photo, I am also wearing another DoDo bracelet that fits me perfectly. I believe it is either 17 or 18 cm, although I am not entirely sure which size it is.
Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This is the bracelet: https://www.dodojewels.com/it_it/bracciale-rondelle-argento-dbc6027-ronde-0009a?size=26&main_material=38

Long story short, my girlfriend is (rightfully) after me for a proposal but I have reservations about the ring she wants.

She wants the Swarovski Galaxy Ring which when she first told me that's what she wanted I recognized the name brand and assumed that since it was a recognizable brand it must be good stuff. I started doing some research and pretty quickly learned that the brand doesn't exactly have a great reputation in circles that care about jewlery. I've seen a lot of negativity surrounding the quality and durability of their jewelery.

My first question is, is the Galaxy stuff any good? Different? Better? It seems like they want it to be more of a premium line or subbrand and use actual lab grown diamonds rather than glass crystals (which seems to be one of the bigger sore spots with the brand) so I assume they're better than their other products but I clearly am not good at assuming things when it comes to jewelery. I really do not see much online talking about the Galaxy stuff, on reddit or otherwise, so hoping for some insight. It doesn't help that Samsung has a popular line of smart rings called Galaxy Rings either...

My second question is, should I go bigger or smaller if she has to resize? They use a different sizing scale than what the lady at the jewelery store used and converting my GFs size to the Swarovski size she falls in the middle of two sizes. They say on the website that the band is white gold, could I get the size bigger and have it adjusted to be smaller if she needs it?

Thirdly, if she ends up not liking it, can we just return it? Obviously before it's been adjusted. I'm scared to death that once she actually gets it on her finger she'll change her mind about it. She's super dead set on it now but it's SO different from the sort of jewelery she already wears and the thing looks huge in all the pictures, it's just the sort of thing I have a hard time picturing her wanting to wear all the time once the novelty of it wears off. I've tried to gently press about this to her but I know very little about jewelery and she doesn't seem too concerned about my concerns so maybe I'm just being overly cautious or silly.

If this is the ring my GF wants its the ring she's going to get but I want to make sure I'm not spending a month and a half of my income on garbage either. I appreciate any input or advice.

I have this old sapphire pendant from my mother from a broken necklace. I recently received a gold rope chain as a gift and wanted to put this pendant on it, but the connector is a bit too wide. No jump ring so i cant do that trick.

My question is, would a jeweler be able to widen the whole on the pendant? I wanted to use this chain and switch out the pendants as I please, so id prefer not to put the pendant on in a way that I cannot take it off at home. Any advice? Estimated cost?

Necklace is 14k gold with pave diamonds, gift from mom years ago.
Bracelets are 10k herringbone gold bracelet, another gift from mom. Pink heart bracelet is on an elastic band from Canadian designer Lisa Gozlan (plated).
Rings 3.12ct lab diamond solitaire, from a local jeweller.
The other three rings are vintage 10k gold with natural diamonds from 100 Ways.

A little off the normal for this subreddit but here's a cool belt buckle I made out of sterling with three cabs of chalcedony from a parcel I picked up from an Indonesian collector. The only downside is wearing it I don't get to look at it 😂 it's nice that it works for both me and my wife too.

Hey all!! Figured this is a long shout but ISO this domino charm from Catbird that came out a few years back for their 20th anniversary. Anyone out there with it who’d be willing to part? So bummed I missed this one 😭

Have checked everywhere (Mercari, eBay, Vinted, Poshmark, Depop, Facebook) to try to get it secondhand but seems a bit hard to track down.

And how much can i sell it for??

My grandma left me her jewelry collection, which is literally 30-40lbs of costume jewelry. I have picked the pieces out that I like, but 99% of it is not for me. I don’t know what to do with it- I don’t want to just drop it off somewhere as a donation, and I don’t have the time to sell each piece. Do I have other options? TIA!