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I never take out the diamond studs my grandfather gave me when I was about 10. I also wear a Tiffany silver Atlas ring that my fiance gave me when I got my Master's degree. When I get my engagement ring, that will stay on too.
Other than that, I like to change my jewelry to match my outfits, and I have inherited lot of really neat stuff that's been passed down to me from my grandmother and great-grandmother. My favorites: a tiny gold butterfly with a diamond in the center, given to my grandmother for me when I was born from the Factors (as in Max Factor, Max Factor cosmetics...they were friends of my grandparents), a gold ballerina in an open medallion with her arms raised, holding a pearl, a gift from my grandmother's cousin when I was born, an amethyst and diamond ring my mom gave me when I turned 18 (my dad had given it to her for an anniversary), and a gold bell with tiny gems around the flare. There's a pearl inside the bell, and it actually rings.
There's not a lot of monetary value in the jewelry I have, but it's very sentimental, brings back memories of my mom wearing these items when I was a kid, or how my dad used to open the safe for me and let me look at the jewelry and tell me stories about how it got there or the people that owned it.
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