Jewelry is a waste of money. I'd rather go on a nice vacation then have some rock and metal around me. I will agree that Jewelry does last awhile though, and if you plan on sending it down through the generations, then great, but it better be worth it, and pure and rare.. no sense in buying most jewelry these days that isn't even hand made, it's just stamped from a machine and sold for a 300% profit or more with materials that aren't worth it. plus, who needs real expensive jewelry these days? honestly? what's the actual purpose? what does it physically do for you, besides drain your bank account? sorry if this all sounds ignorant to some people that are really into this stuff, but i find it as useless as buying flowers, they just smell good for a day or so, then they die, no way was that worth $35-$70, yet people still do it every year and some more than that. a candle can give you good smells in your home for much much longer and only for a max of $20. Am I missing the point?