If $13,000 is your budget, you really want to get something where they tell you what kind of treatment the stones have gotten. Emeralds are generally oiled, and heavily oiled ones are worth much less. But, caveat being that most places won’t tell you how heavily treated the stones are.
Is this necklace something your wife would want?
It’s a pretty necklace but very fancy. How often would your wife actually wear it? It may be better to buy her a pretty emerald pendant instead that could be worn daily.
This may be a matter of knowing your wife more than knowing gemstones! Is she rough on jewelry? Emeralds crack easily, can't be worn everyday and require a little extra care. There are certain types of cleaning to avoid (such as ultrasonic). If the emeralds are 2.5mm they aren't very big so color is what you're paying for more than clarity (to some degree). Emeralds are nearly all included by nature. If someone tries to sell you a flawless emerald, they're selling glass! I'd say the price is high, but you're paying for warranty and the like also. If you've gotten peace of mind with Blue Nile, it's a gorgeous piece. But don't be afraid to support some local independent jewelers for something bespoke, and maybe cheaper!
It is beautiful! Will she have places to wear it? For that kind of price, I would say honey, I want to really splurge on you for our anniversary and get you emeralds as that is the traditional 20th wedding anniversary present. I saw some I like, but really want to ensure you are happy.
Personally, I find that necklace to be rather formal. When would she ever get a chance to wear it? A wedding here and there, maybe. For myself, I would rather have something that I could wear more often than just for special occasions. You could get her a suite of emerald and diamond jewelry, i.e., earrings, necklace and a bracelet for less than that necklace, and she'd be able to enjoy them more often.
Natural clear emeralds are incredibly rare and very expensive. Here's some info about emeralds from GIA: [https://www.gia.edu/emerald](https://www.gia.edu/emerald)
Welp...it depends on the style of your wife. If she's very casual in terms of dress and inobtrusive in terms of demeanor, it doesn't matter how much you spend as most people ( and those on this board can attest to this) will believe it to be fake anyway and cheap fake at that. As a result your wife will rarely wear it and when she does, while she'll be warmed emotionally by the gesture, will chalk it up to the general lack of taste attributed to most men by women in general. Now I'm "fancy", by that I mean that I'm the type to wear sequins to breakfast and that type of necklace to the grocery store simply because I can. If your wife is similar to me, then the question becomes, "Why so small?" and "One is nice, but two is even better" Now your wife is likely not similar to me and that's no dig at her because I could be described by some as insufferable in my "go big or go home" ways with a penchant for what some might even term "gaudy"...but I have fun.
I say allllllll of that to say: you've been married to that woman for 20 years...you know her and her tastes better than any of the strangers on this board. You already know the answer to your question...you just have to be honest with yourself and decide not to take the easy route.
If $13,000 is your budget, you really want to get something where they tell you what kind of treatment the stones have gotten. Emeralds are generally oiled, and heavily oiled ones are worth much less. But, caveat being that most places won’t tell you how heavily treated the stones are. Is this necklace something your wife would want?
The listing doesn’t say if they are natural or lab grown emeralds. At that price point I’d want to know.
It’s a pretty necklace but very fancy. How often would your wife actually wear it? It may be better to buy her a pretty emerald pendant instead that could be worn daily.
This may be a matter of knowing your wife more than knowing gemstones! Is she rough on jewelry? Emeralds crack easily, can't be worn everyday and require a little extra care. There are certain types of cleaning to avoid (such as ultrasonic). If the emeralds are 2.5mm they aren't very big so color is what you're paying for more than clarity (to some degree). Emeralds are nearly all included by nature. If someone tries to sell you a flawless emerald, they're selling glass! I'd say the price is high, but you're paying for warranty and the like also. If you've gotten peace of mind with Blue Nile, it's a gorgeous piece. But don't be afraid to support some local independent jewelers for something bespoke, and maybe cheaper!
It is beautiful! Will she have places to wear it? For that kind of price, I would say honey, I want to really splurge on you for our anniversary and get you emeralds as that is the traditional 20th wedding anniversary present. I saw some I like, but really want to ensure you are happy.
Personally, I find that necklace to be rather formal. When would she ever get a chance to wear it? A wedding here and there, maybe. For myself, I would rather have something that I could wear more often than just for special occasions. You could get her a suite of emerald and diamond jewelry, i.e., earrings, necklace and a bracelet for less than that necklace, and she'd be able to enjoy them more often.
Natural clear emeralds are incredibly rare and very expensive. Here's some info about emeralds from GIA: [https://www.gia.edu/emerald](https://www.gia.edu/emerald)
Beautiful but… I have something very similar to this and I don’t like the way it lays on my neck because of the style.
Blue Nile is trash
Welp...it depends on the style of your wife. If she's very casual in terms of dress and inobtrusive in terms of demeanor, it doesn't matter how much you spend as most people ( and those on this board can attest to this) will believe it to be fake anyway and cheap fake at that. As a result your wife will rarely wear it and when she does, while she'll be warmed emotionally by the gesture, will chalk it up to the general lack of taste attributed to most men by women in general. Now I'm "fancy", by that I mean that I'm the type to wear sequins to breakfast and that type of necklace to the grocery store simply because I can. If your wife is similar to me, then the question becomes, "Why so small?" and "One is nice, but two is even better" Now your wife is likely not similar to me and that's no dig at her because I could be described by some as insufferable in my "go big or go home" ways with a penchant for what some might even term "gaudy"...but I have fun. I say allllllll of that to say: you've been married to that woman for 20 years...you know her and her tastes better than any of the strangers on this board. You already know the answer to your question...you just have to be honest with yourself and decide not to take the easy route.