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Originally Posted by troutman
Jewellery has great sentimental value to some of my clients (beyond the monetary value). Many pieces are important family heirlooms, handed down from generation to generation.
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This is understandable. I have a couple things from previous generations, but my favourite is a WWII landmine inscribed inside with all the battles my Grandpa was in with a picture of a horse stomping on a Nazi flag on the outside. It's so cool and way radder than jewellery IMO. I keep the landmine on display. The jewellery I have is kept in a fire safe and I accidentally look at it when I dig out my passport a coupe of times per year. I'll keep it for my kids and we'll just keep handing it down in my family, but beyond doing it because I pretty much have to, it has very little value to me. The box made from $0.32 of wood is way more valuable.
I think jewellery was more valuable to prior generations because they didn't have much and it was portable, easy to hide, easy to pass down, etc. People 75 and over were taught to value jewellery and that stuck with them. Younger people don't value it as much now just like they don't value "fine" China. Our lives are materially way richer than in previous generations and jewellery is less important as a result.
I also think there are a lot of people doing well but opt to exercise humility, which is pretty much the antithesis to flaunting wealth via jewellery. This makes the people that wear a lot of jewellery look out of touch and tacky.
Finally, have I been spelling jewellery wrong this entire thread?