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Gem Week on SHOPHQ Problem

rat2e — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:32:01 GMT

Has anyone else had major problems with NYCII jewelry by Chuck Clemency tarnishing on them just shortly after the 30 day return policy? I purchased a bracelet and it is now a piece of garbage due to the metal turning. SHOPNBC just told me basically 'tough luck' it's been over 30 days since you made the purchase. If anyone else has had this problem or knows a solution to it I would love to know. I will NOT purchase anything else from Mr. Clemency and am extremely careful about what little I do still order from SHOPHQ now. This experience has sadly spoiled Gem Week for me.

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susan_ca — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:39:22 GMT

I got this when it was offered as TTV, and have been enjoying it almost every day since with no problem of tarnishing:

I don't like vermeill/embrace/technibond/etc. thing so I have not bought any of Chuck or anyone's line; I like .925 silver.

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Shogirl — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:04:42 GMT

I just posted this in response to the same post you made in another thread, but here's a copy of it in case you don't see it.

I've had the same thing happen, but just to 3 pieces of rose vermeil jewelry of his. What I find odd is that I own alot of his jewelry, but it's just those three that are tarnished, and they are all rose vermeil. I store them in one of those tarnish-free jewelry cases, so you would think that it shouldn't have happened. I also have a couple of Chuck's rings where the rose vermeil has worn off on the undersides of the rings. Granted, you can't see it from above, but I know it's there, and it bothers me. I'm leery of buying any of his vermeil pieces anymore.

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rat2e — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:58:49 GMT

Showgirl, I agree it should not happen. I purchased a Morganite rose vermeil bracelet and it started to turn after only 2 months. It is now black and unwearable. The experience I had in trying to return or exchange it was horrific and strange, neither Mr. Clemency or SHOPNBC wanted to talk about it or take any responsibility for it. I was left with a worthless piece and $$$'s out of pocket. I did not know if others have had similar problems and were able to achieve better results.

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pistolino — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:31:40 GMT

OMG, this is reminding me of what happened with all of my rose clad jewelry from Liquidation Channel. I had all of my rings (silver and silver with rose overlay and silver with gold overlay) in one of Colleen Lopez's ring boxes. I hadn't looked in there for a while and to my horror, all of the rose rings were tarnished. Not the gold clad or any of my silver, just the rose.

It has to be something that's happening with the rose overlay and the anti-tarnish stuff interacting.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:03:59 GMT

I'm so sorry to hear about your tarnishing jewelry. I have many of Chuck's things but they're all in the silver tone with which I've had no problems. I'm even sorrier to hear that no one will do anything about it. I'd already decided to quit buying his things due to poor quality

I think Chuck and Paul buy many of the pieces they sell at Chinese trade shows. I frequently see things they've shown at other places. Last night there was a vendor with whom I wasn't familiar selling on HSN. He had a Sleeping Beauty ring & pendant that was the exact match for one Paul has sold in the past. You'll notice Paul never says who designs his jewelry...I wouldn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth.

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BlingQueen022 — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:09:45 GMT

On 4/14/2014 susan_ca said:
I got this when it was offered as TTV, and have been enjoying it almost every day since with no problem of tarnishing:

I don't like vermeill/embrace/technibond/etc. thing so I have not bought any of Chuck or anyone's line; I like .925 silver.

I have that one too in the garnet and love it. I never had a problem with tarnishing from Chuck. I have to say I won't purchase anything else from him again. He doesn't put under galleries inmost of his rings, and I find his silver looks flimsy and cheap. He can't even come close to the quality of jewelry that Michael V shows. No more of Chuck's jewelry for me.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:25:54 GMT

NYCII is just gold clad silver. I won't buy it or anyone's clad jewelry as it always tarnishes, peels, or something. This includes bronze clad, silver clad, steel clad, and mystery metal clad.

The only silver I can wear is Michael's GEVII. It's the only silver that doesn't make my skin sore and bleed.

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sciencegeek_1 — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:47:49 GMT

Rose gold has copper in the alloy to get the color. Copper tarnishes to beat the band.

I haven't bought any of Chuck's rose gold because I'm a white metal girl. But it sounds like his alloy isn't quite right.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:24:48 GMT

I only have Chuck's silver and I've never had a problem. I would also say that his silver is NOT flimsy or cheap at all. At least none of the pieces I own are that way. I purchased a sterling "Laugh" pendant from Chuck that at one time was a TSV and then when the price clearanced even lower, I bought it. The piece is far more substantial and weighty than I thought it would be and the price was crazy good for the quality of the piece.

I will say that I do wonder about some of the designs of pieces. It's not a secret that I've been jonesing for Chuck's Gem Treasures Big Daddy black spinel hoops. One time last summer he had them for $147.00 and I missed out. Normally the cheapest they are marked down is $199.00 and they are originally $285.00.

Anyhow, I was perusing Overstock's jewelry and imagine my surprise when I came across the identical design of those big daddy earrings for just under $176.00. The only difference is the ones on Overstock are listed as 6.5 carats and Chucks are listed as 7 carats.

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susan_ca — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:31:59 GMT

On 4/14/2014 BlingQueen022 said:
On 4/14/2014 susan_ca said:
I got this when it was offered as TTV, and have been enjoying it almost every day since with no problem of tarnishing:

I don't like vermeill/embrace/technibond/etc. thing so I have not bought any of Chuck or anyone's line; I like .925 silver.

I have that one too in the garnet and love it. I never had a problem with tarnishing from Chuck. I have to say I won't purchase anything else from him again. He doesn't put under galleries inmost of his rings, and I find his silver looks flimsy and cheap. He can't even come close to the quality of jewelry that Michael V shows. No more of Chuck's jewelry for me.

I have smoky quartz. There was a Once Only offered couple of days ago and I wanted a garnet. Completely sold out in all sizes by the time I got to my computer. Oh well. lol. I have Chuck's rings when he sold them mostly in gold. I think only one piece I got that did not have undergallery -- a ginormous smoky quartz solitaire. Because it did not have undergallery, I took it to my local jeweler and had it resized to 4.5 from a 5. )

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Tique — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:34:06 GMT

OP Chuck always talks about being on FB. Maybe you could post something there. He wouldn't want ""his ladies"" to think he doesn't stand behind his jewelry.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:02:48 GMT

Someone on this board said that any negative comments on his FB page about the jewelry are deleted. I'm not sure if that's really the case or not. His page is not a fan page where you can just ""like"" it and post. You actually have to friend request him.

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2blonde — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:51:17 GMT

My big problem has been with his bracelets (both silver rhodium and vermeil) literally breaking in half. This was not after a lot of wear and tear either. They just fall off my wrist, and upon close examination I see the links between the stones are aften so tiny and flimsy. I've had this happen to three bracelets from NYC II. (You'd think I'd learn........but they were so pretty.)

I might add that I saw his exact same rainbow bracelet on LC for $125 (I have two of those, so I know what I saw). I had resisted buying the matching rainbow necklace, but when I saw that on LC for just a little over $200 (I used a coupon), I did get it in the 16" (that was all they had). LC does manufacture a lot of their jewelry, so it may be that they are actually the manufacturer.......I don't know. I've bought a lot of great bracelets from them.......some that I've seen on other "nameless" shopping channels for much more $.

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rac71 — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:32:25 GMT

On 4/14/2014 sciencegeek said:
Rose gold has copper in the alloy to get the color. Copper tarnishes to beat the band.

I haven't bought any of Chuck's rose gold because I'm a white metal girl. But it sounds like his alloy isn't quite right.

There may be too much copper. The more coppery/red the color, the higher the amount of copper. High quality rose gold has a soft blushy-pink tone to it.

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:07:04 GMT

On 4/15/2014 2blonde said:
My big problem has been with his bracelets (both silver rhodium and vermeil) literally breaking in half. This was not after a lot of wear and tear either. They just fall off my wrist, and upon close examination I see the links between the stones are aften so tiny and flimsy. I've had this happen to three bracelets from NYC II. (You'd think I'd learn........but they were so pretty.)

I might add that I saw his exact same rainbow bracelet on LC for $125 (I have two of those, so I know what I saw). I had resisted buying the matching rainbow necklace, but when I saw that on LC for just a little over $200 (I used a coupon), I did get it in the 16" (that was all they had). LC does manufacture a lot of their jewelry, so it may be that they are actually the manufacturer.......I don't know. I've bought a lot of great bracelets from them.......some that I've seen on other "nameless" shopping channels for much more $.

I ordered a strand of small black spinel faceted beads from Jewelry TV that fell apart at the clasp. I only wore it about 5 or 6 times max and one day, it fell off my neck. I looked at it and the spring ring is still attached but the ring on the other end came completely off the strand and there is nothing left there to attach a new ring. I need to take it to my local jeweler and see if there is anything he can do with it for a decent amount of money.

It wasn't expensive but still. I expect better quality and of course it was past the 30 days so I cannot return it.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:21:25 GMT

I've had several tennis-type bracelet fall apart. I tend to wear them 24/7, and after about a year of wear, the tiny hinges seem to just wear out. They aren't Chuck's bracelets, just generic tennis bracelets. I think it's just the way they're made.