My Roberto Coin Necklace Journey… Sort Of
So, I was looking into getting a Roberto Coin necklace a while back. You know, you hear the name, you see the ads, and they’ve got that little ruby thing they hide on each piece. Supposed to be a signature, a secret touch of luxury or something.
I went to a pretty upscale place to check them out. The sales assistant was, well, very attentive. Kept talking about the craftsmanship, the Italian design, the story behind the ruby – how it’s supposed to bring good fortune, touching the skin. It all sounded quite grand.
And then it hit me.
It felt a bit like this one time at a company I worked for. Not a jewelry company, mind you, a tech place. We were all supposed to be super excited about this new platform, this “game-changing” software everyone was migrating to.
It was sold to us as the future, the solution to all our problems. They had presentations, fancy brochures, the whole nine yards. It was our “hidden ruby,” I guess – the thing that was going to make us special and successful.
But day-to-day? Actually using that “game-changing” platform was a nightmare. It was clunky, didn’t integrate with half the stuff we actually needed, and the support was terrible. All that talk, all that promise, and the reality was just… frustrating. We spent more time working around it than with it. Kind of made you wonder what the point of all the hype was.
So, looking at these necklaces, which are undeniably beautiful, I couldn’t help but draw that parallel. Is the value in the story and the tiny hidden gem, or is it in something else? For some, maybe that story and the brand are exactly what they’re looking for, and that’s totally fine.
As for the necklace? Well, I thought about it. I really did. Walked around the store, looked at a few different designs. They had some lovely pieces, don’t get me wrong.
But in the end, I remembered that tech platform fiasco. Sometimes the shiniest things with the best stories aren’t always the right fit, or the value isn’t where they tell you it is.
I ended up getting something else entirely, something simpler that just felt more… me. No hidden rubies, no grand tales. Just something I liked, and that felt right without needing a whole backstory to justify it. And you know what? I wear it all the time.
