Well, at least on the face of it, your job is SO much more interesting that mine 😫 And I'm too old to retrain now 🤣
I have a magpie hankering after a ring with a coloured stone. I love the unboxing reels on FB and IG. Sometimes it's antique that I'm drawn to. Mainly art deco which my daughter tells me look like "old lady rings". Sometimes it's modern but second hand stuff that catches my eye.
I have some money available. A decent sum left to me. But I can't be frivolous or careless.
How do I learn about the stuff I'm looking at? Or find someone to trust? Or even better take advice from?
Recently I've hankered after a modern 13ct aquamarine ring but also a sapphire ring from the 1700s!! I've become drawn to a long standing shop/merchant based in Ireland. (I'm UK)
It's overwhelmingly. And feels open to abuse. The small town I live in has no options.
How can I purchase and be confident of not being ripped off? What would be a good buy vs a bad one? Not necessarily an "investment" but I guess that would be sensible. Or where can I learn to make good choices as a lay person?
Or just send screen shots of things you like so that we can all swoon together? 🤣