I’m going to start a new series of posts with short reviews of items that I’ve bought.
The first piece of swag up for review is a Tiffany & Co 1837 Money Clip that I recently ordered from the official website http://www.tiffany.com/.
Tiffany & Co 1837 Money Clip
The money clip is 2.5″ long, finished in a beautiful sterling silver, and I had it machine engraved with initials.
If you don’t know what sterling silver is (some people really don’t), according to Wikipedia, sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give it strength, while at the same time preserving the ductility and beauty of the precious metal.
After taking it out of the meticulously ribbon wrapped box, my first impression was that it’s quite a pretty piece of metal. It has a nice weight, size, and shine. The fine stamping on the front and back of the clip add just enough detail to make it a unique clip.
Tiffany money clip size comparison with Sacagawea Dollar and Blackberry Bold 9700
A money clip worthy of carrying the Benjamins
Tiffany money clip back detail stamp
The total bill came out to…
Price – 125.00
Engraving Servicing Fee : 11.00
Shipping Total: 15.00
Tax Total: 10.57
Grand Total: 161.57
As you can see, it isn’t cheap at all. Tiffany & Co do not discount their products, and they also don’t sell their products through shady third party websites. I found this money clip selling for $35 on some bullshit website. Two things were apparent: It was a fake product. At best that replica clip was finished in platinum rhodium and not genuine sterling silver. For the sake of your integrity, never buy a premier jeweler’s product from anywhere else other than the jeweler, especially if you’re planning to buy it as a gift for someone.
I had it machine engraved and that cost $11 or the price of a small delicious pizza. You have the option of several types of fonts, and I chose French Script for no reason other than it being the most elaborate font that was offered. A hand engraving by Tiffany is $30. You are a dumb fuck if you pay extra for hand engraving because it will look the same, and no one will give a shit that someone out there wasted probably an hour to chip out your initials. The only reason I even had it machine engraved is so if it drops somewhere, another guy won’t claim that it is his clip. This happens more often than you might think.
If you’re looking to spend no more than $40, you might want to check Amazon, and I think Kenneth Cole might carry a few decent ones too. However, if you’re looking for a sterling silver money clip like this one with the option of engraving, there is nowhere else. I wanted something that I’d be proud to carry for a very long time. For some, a money clip is just a money clip, but the Wall Street Broker needs the best of everything.
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