Cat Wizard Peacock – Swarovski Jewel in Clasp of Cloak?

[5hairycats]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could answer a question I have about the Cat Wizard. The description for the Autumn colored one in the Windstone Store says it has a swarovski jewel in the clasp of his cloak. I have the Peacock colored one but it doesn’t have a jewel. Was only the Autumn one made with the jewel? Has anyone ever added a jewel to the Peacock one themselves? To me it just looks like one should be there. Thanks!

[Syn]

I have the Peacock Cat Wizard and the Emerald Cat Wizard. They both have jewels in the clasp. The glue might have dried out on yours, and the jewel fell out unnoticed.

[5hairycats]

Thanks for the reply. Just called Windstone and they’re sending me out a replacement jewel. Little details like that tend to drive me nuts!

[5hairycats]

By the way, what color is the Peacock Cat’s Jewel?

[Pam]

Our archive photos of the peacock and emerald wizard cats don’t have jewels. I don’t know if they were meant to have jewels or not, but they do look out of place without one, IMO.

[Syn]

Mine are up quite high. It was easy to see the green jewel from down below, and the other one appeared to be dark blue. So I climbed up to get a better look. And I discovered they do NOT have jewels. It is actually the color of the cape that I am seeing in the empty hole, and it looks just like a jewel is in there. Funny Windstone didn’t put in a jewel; it appears to be designed for one. So your Cat Wizard is fine.

I do wonder if a jewel was put in them at one time or another. I have a second Emerald Cat Wizard packed away just in case something happens to my first one, but I don’t want to dig him out to check.

As for putting in a jewel, changing a piece usually detracts from its resale value. In this case, who knows? People might assume it is supposed to be there if you still want to put one in.

[Kujacker]

I just went and looked at my peacock. I thought as well that they had jewels in them. How odd.

[5hairycats]

Thanks everyone for checking. Not sure if I’ll add one now. Good point about the resale value but since I have no intention of ever parting with him I might still consider it!

[5hairycats]

Okay, I reached a compromise…decided it was best not to permanently alter the piece so I put in an aquamarine swarovski jewel without gluing it in. It sits in the hole perfectly on its own and in my opinion looks fantastic, like it should have always been there.

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