How much jewelry do you wear?

[Airehead]

Is any of it sentimental?

I usually just wear my wedding ring and engagement ring.  I haven't been since Monday morning because I had to take them off before going to nuclear medicine.  Now I keep forgetting to put them back on.  I am really not that sentimental about them.  I am still married without them.

I do have a couple pieces that my dad has given me that I am sentimentally attached to even though I only wear about once a year.

[MickinMD ★]

I used to wear my college ring, then its size just made it in the way too often.

The closest I get to wearing jewelry is a digital wrist watch.

[Parr8hed]

I wear a silicone/rubber wedding ring.  That's about it. 

[MoseySusan]

Wedding band and earrings…usually a small turquoise stone and silver post, but I have a few hoops and some that dangle. I have necklaces received as gifts, but rarely wear them. And I like to wear “energy bead” bracelets. The kind made from colorful stones threaded on elastic. 

[Kirby]

I don't typically wear any.   There are only two pieces that have real sentimental value.  One was a gold and pearl pin that my Dad got for my Mom.  I recalled him talking about how he kept passing it in a store window and wanted to get it for her, but it was too expensive for him at the time.  He eventually saved up and got it for her.  The way he told the story really stuck with me.

The other piece is my Mom's "lucky bracelet".  She had a scarab bracelet for as long as I can recall and every time someone in the family had a big exam, or job interview, medical test or other big event, she'd wear the lucky bracelet.  I got it after she passed, and even though I don't really wear jewelry, I'm planning to wear the lucky bracelet to my nephew's wedding.

 

I used to wear a watch, but I haven't done that in ages.  I have a number of pieces because I used to wear some at work, but my niece doesn't wear any jewelry and I can't picture her wanting any of the pieces.

[Kzoo]

All I wear is my wedding band.  I have my father's wedding band on my key ring.  No watch, no piercings, no chains...

 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

Just a wedding ring, Claddagh with an emerald set into the heart. I own a gold necklace with a cross, St Christopher medal and a road bike, but no longer wear it. I have a bunch of watches that I no longer wear. I need to do something with those.

[JerrySTL ★]

Wedding ring only. Don't own a watch. I once had a job for 20 years where I wasn't allowed to wear even the ring. I often went weeks without wearing it.

[goldendesign]

Ceramic wedding band for myself and a huge box of watches, mostly mid-range Swiss, German, and high end Japans. I end up wearing the Fitbit more than any watch. Been meaning to sell them off but time and reluctance. 

Wife has a large collection; kind of obvious from my previous career. But, she hardly wears any of it. She has a diamond round solitaire she only puts on maybe once or twice a year. Last appraisal I got for it was 60k (2.65ct F IF Ideal), I keep suggesting we could just sell it, but she prefers to keep it. I understand. Of all her jewelry, of which she has a lot, it is the one she wears when she fancies up. Mostly she wears a simple halo princess cut mounting and South sea pearls for earrings. 

I don't think the diamond is all that sentimental but the story is interesting. I got it during an estate sale where I bought the whole house to get the jewelry box. Back then we didn't have 2 nickels to rub together and was a gamble of most of our "home down payment" monies. I ended up with a 2 gallon cooler full of silver coins that ended up, in itself, returning a massive return. The diamond was in a simple platinum mounting covered in hand lotion at the bottom of the jewelry box underneath a bunch or minor pieces. Happy little find. Since we had made so much from the other pieces, she asked if she could keep it. 

[Kirby]

2 minutes ago, goldendesign said:

I don't think the diamond is all that sentimental but the story is interesting. I got it during an estate sale where I bought the whole house to get the jewelry box. Back then we didn't have 2 nickels to rub together and was a gamble of most of our "home down payment" monies. I ended up with a 2 gallon cooler full of silver coins that ended up, in itself, returning a massive return. The diamond was in a simple platinum mounting covered in hand lotion at the bottom of the jewelry box underneath a bunch or minor pieces. Happy little find. Since we had made so much from the other pieces, she asked if she could keep it. 

What made you think there was something in the jewelry box that was worth taking the risk?

[maddmaxx ★]

I wear none.  Too many years of working around high voltage and machinery takes that habit away.

[bikeman564™]

Watch, and a necklace with a cross and this st. Christopher that a gf from years Ago gave to me.

[goldendesign]

12 minutes ago, Kirby said:

What made you think there was something in the jewelry box that was worth taking the risk?

The top was filigree with a piece of Jadeite carved with the original owners monogram. Even back then, about 10 years ago, Jadeite was very expensive. The rest of the box was plain mahogany and unobtrusive. The nature of the auction didn't allow for contents to be inventoried or viewed. But I figured someone that paid a few thousand to have a stone carved monogram top would have something interesting inside.

[Randomguy]

I wear a watch oftentimes, but not always.  The gf gave me a pewterish bracelet that is cool, so I wear that when we go out and about sometimes, too.  It cost $6, so it isn't the most lavish thing, but I like it.

[ChrisL]

Wedding band and a watch when at work. Otherwise no watch.   I also wear a medical ID bracelet. 

WOChrisL doesn’t wear much, not even her wedding bands. She has an allergy to the bands (I tease her that she’s allergic to marriage). We have been looking at platinum bands but she doesn’t want to spend that much.

[Allen ★]

A watch and my pocket knife are as close to jewelry that I wear/carry. 

[Longjohn ★]

I don’t wear any jewelry, I took my wedding ring off about a month ago and put it with my wife’s wedding rings. I have a gold watch that cold be jewelry but if I don’t wear it enough it quits running and it is a pita to reset. I have another watch that was a gift from my eldest son. I’ll probably wear it when I go see him. I have worn this wrist band for many years, when it eventually breaks I put on another one just like it.

[jsharr ★]

simple gold wedding band, non flashy wrist watch.  Today is my Garmin, for Scouts, weekends, a Timex on a fabric strap with my Road ID on the band.

[Zephyr]

 Wedding ring.   A watch at work, none when I am off

[sheep_herder ★]

Watch and dog tag

[Wilbur ★]

A wedding ring and a watch. 

Our original wedding rings have sentimental value because I made them.  My current ring was carved by a good friend and Haida artist.   I also have my great grandfathers ring he bought to celebrate his first year as a bakery owner.  It had a pave set diamond and he showed his friends how diamond could cut glass and shattered a edge of the stone.  I don't wear it, it is a sentimental hand me down. 

[groupw]

A little. Why do you ask?

[Airehead]

Einstein wears his titanium wedding band and if we go somewhere he wears the Brietling watch I gave him as a wedding gift.  He seems to really like that, however it just cost a crapton of money to send it to Brietling for maintenance.  It was losing a minute per day which was driving Einstein nuts.

 

@goldendesign,  wish you lived near me.  I have bags and rolls of jewelry from my mother.  She liked what she liked whether it was platinum and diamond or costume special.  I have no idea what most of it is worth.  Leads to a problem because I would like to give each grandchild something of merit.

[Wilbur ★]

5 minutes ago, Airehead said:

Einstein wears his titanium wedding band and if we go somewhere he wears the Brietling watch I gave him as a wedding gift.  He seems to really like that, however it just cost a crapton of money to send it to Brietling for maintenance.  It was losing a minute per day which was driving Einstein nuts.

 

Most pilots love their Breitlings.  That was a really nice wedding gift.  I just send my Omega out for reconditioning too.  I hope there is no sticker shock in getting it back.  

[maddmaxx ★]

That reminds me.......I wear plastic watches too.  You have to see the damage that a high voltage arc can to to a body when it hits something metal that you are wearing.

[Airehead]

48 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Most pilots love their Breitlings.  That was a really nice wedding gift.  I just send my Omega out for reconditioning too.  I hope there is no sticker shock in getting it back.  

It was like 800 dollars to do the maintenance--- I think that included making sure it was still water proof.  What was I going to say, no don't do it???

[goldendesign]

1 hour ago, Airehead said:

wish you lived near me.  I have bags and rolls of jewelry from my mother.  She liked what she liked whether it was platinum and diamond or costume special.  I have no idea what most of it is worth.  Leads to a problem because I would like to give each grandchild something of merit.

If you're looking to get the lot looked at, look up certified jewelry appraisers near you. I'd be happy to call them on your behalf to scope them out. Primarily you'll want someone with the NAJA  as well as a diamond cert of some sort. I'd go with a GIA graduate gemologist/diamonds. Though there are other laboratories education certs that are just as good.

Tell them you want an estate fair market appraisal. You won't get the overly inflated "replacement value" price which is usually a 7-10% yearly appreciation at 10 years. Instead you'd get the current market value of the items. 

Side note the above "replacement value" is a gotcha the industry came up with in the 90's when the push to sell more diamond engagement rings came from DeBeers. That way every retailer can say "Our diamonds are priced so good your stone will appraise for DOUBLE!!!"

[groupw]

I rarely wear much. We bought some silver bands a couple years ago because both our rings were too small and beyond resizing. I wore mine regularly. I took it off one day after a hot, humid commute home.  I forgot to put it on when we went out that night. Haven't been able to find it since! 

I wear my Garmin watch since I use it on the commutes. I have a nicer watch if we dress up a bit. Needs a new battery....

I was given a copper wristband from my grandpa. I like it, but it has to be Goldilocks weather or the thing is uncomfortable. 

[Ralphie ★]

Zip, zero, zilch, nada. 

[Further]

A wedding ring that hasn't been off my finger in over 40 years. I lost the ring we were married with, it slid of my finger while I was doing lawn maintenance work. The cheap replacement was bought a bit smaller... The only way it's coming off now is with cutting

[Prophet Zacharia]

A watch, rope bracket with shackle, and my wedding ring.

[shootingstar]

Only earrings and a watch with an artistic watch face, if I go somewhere.  Even with earrings I'm getting lazy/forgetful --though I have some inventive designs:  a pair of silver swans, silver phoenix birds, crescent moon and star set, etc. It's real silver because my ear lobes are sensitive to costume jewellery...meaning they turn red and itchy.

I actually consider my prescription glasses now a form of jewellery...for amount of money spent and colour/design of frames. I'm wearing set of titanium rimmed glasses...stylish, yet light and doesn't leave dents in my head.

[Airehead]

7 hours ago, goldendesign said:

If you're looking to get the lot looked at, look up certified jewelry appraisers near you. I'd be happy to call them on your behalf to scope them out. Primarily you'll want someone with the NAJA  as well as a diamond cert of some sort. I'd go with a GIA graduate gemologist/diamonds. Though there are other laboratories education certs that are just as good.

Tell them you want an estate fair market appraisal. You won't get the overly inflated "replacement value" price which is usually a 7-10% yearly appreciation at 10 years. Instead you'd get the current market value of the items. 

Side note the above "replacement value" is a gotcha the industry came up with in the 90's when the push to sell more diamond engagement rings came from DeBeers. That way every retailer can say "Our diamonds are priced so good your stone will appraise for DOUBLE!!!"

Thanks. I will do some research. 

[KrAzY]

Typically I have three earrings in and no other jewelry. My wedding band was tattooed on 20 years ago in October. 

[Gump]

Simple gold wedding band and a watch

[az_cyclist]

Wedding ring, and usually a watch , either a Timex Triathlon or a victorinox Swiss army watch

[Allen ★]

2 hours ago, Further said:

The only way it's coming off now is with cutting

That would freak me out. I would have to have it cut off within minutes of not being able to remove it. 

[Further]

2 minutes ago, Allen said:

That would freak me out. I would have to have it cut off within minutes of not being able to remove it. 

It doesn't bother me.

My finger has grown around it so it doesn't hang out to catch on stuff, and it has worn down a good bit. When new it had beaded edges, they are long gone and the ring itself is thinner.

It wasn't a very expensive ring to buy, but it has held up thru some pretty hard times.

 

[Longjohn ★]

4 minutes ago, Further said:

It doesn't bother me.

My finger has grown around it so it doesn't hang out to catch on stuff, and it has worn down a good bit. When new it had beaded edges, they are long gone and the ring itself is thinner.

It wasn't a very expensive ring to buy, but it has held up thru some pretty hard times.

 

 

[Longjohn ★]

When I worked at the forge I had to buy a bigger ring because my fingers got so big. Not too long after I retired I was able to go back to my old ring. A year after that I couldn’t keep it on my finger and I went to my wife’s grandad’s ring. The harder you work with your hands the bigger your fingers get.

[Wilbur ★]

13 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

When I worked at the forge I had to buy a bigger ring because my fingers got so big. Not too long after I retired I was able to go back to my old ring. A year after that I couldn’t keep it on my finger and I went to my wife’s grandad’s ring. The harder you work with your hands the bigger your fingers get.

I used to tease my LBS partner, a farmer, that he had 5 thumbs on each hand.   

[Bikeguy]

My wedding ring and a watch. 

Most of the time I wear my Garmin watch.  I'm using my orange watchband today.   On date night, I change to the titanium watch band that matches the watch bezel.

[2Far ★]

Wedding ring & a Tag watch, I alternate the Tags between a stainless & black face and a stainless & blue faced chronometer. I have a black & gold Tag that I almost never wear anymore (the battery may be dead, dunno, it's been a while.)

 

[MoseySusan]

On 8/19/2021 at 9:50 AM, groupw said:

A little. Why do you ask?

Is it just me, or does that person look absolutely miserable? 

[sheep_herder ★]

5 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

Is it just me, or does that person look absolutely miserable? 

We both know, It is not groupw.

[MoseySusan]

11 minutes ago, sheep_herder said:

We both know, It is not groupw.

No, of course. GroupW has more hair.