I had the same dilemma and I too take photos of my wife's jewellery so your post made me laugh. I have to agree with Dave that the Tamron is a very well known lens that performs beyond its budget. That said the Tokina 100mm f2.8 is the best lens in that budget range. It gets rated by everyone and that's why I bought one. I too looked at the Nikon 85mm but its not a good macro lens until f11 which frankly isn't good enough. The 60mm is the better bet but I would stick with the Tokina or Tamron. The build quality is better on the Tokina for long term use and if you don't know Tokina, it was set up by disenchanted Nikon staff who thought they could do better and to be fair they often do!!
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