Blue Nile now has some necklaces that look very much like Tiffany’s classic Elsa Peretti Diamonds by the Yard necklaces.  The stones aren’t quite as good quality, but they’re much less expensive…

Here is Blue Nile’s 2 carat t.w. 18-inch long necklace in 18k yellow gold.  It is $3,850.

To compare, a similar 1.54 carat t.w. necklace also in 18k gold but with a 16″ chain from Tiffany is $6,300.  A 2.70 carat t.w. version is $13,000.  Tiffany does not do theirs in white gold, you have to go to platinum.  The 1.54 carat t.w. in platinum is $6,900 and the 2.70 carat t.w. in platinum is $15,000.  True, we are not comparing apples to apples.  The stones Blue Nile uses are clarity SI2 and color grade H – I, whereas Tiffany uses a higher quality stone of clarity VS and same color grade of H – I.

If you want white gold at Blue Nile, they have it also in 18k.  They offer the white gold version in 1 carat, 2 carat and 3 carat versions available for $1,950, $3,850 and $5,700 respectively.