Happy Stories From our customers

We get a lot of questions about the best way to travel with jewelry. Interestingly, some of the best pointers are found on YouTube. There are so many travelling fashionistas who are pretty serious about keeping their jewelry in tact and safe when hitting the road. It’s often these homemade videos that contains real “gems” of wisdom, like the one below.

We’re so excited about the jewelry images our clients around the world send us. Whether they capture the happiness of a young couple or the dazzle of a new engagement ring in the sunlight, they all make their own unique statement.

What’s even more interesting? We’ve seen the quality of these images improve over the years. Perhaps it’s because of social media (more people are shooting better pictures with their mobile devices) or our tips on how to shoot jewelry have actually helped.

Here’s yet another quick and easy video that provides pointers to improve your jewelry shots…oh, and keep ’em coming!!!

As in years past, our staff was glued to the Oscars last night (down to Warren Beatty’s unfortunate announcement snafu). As jewelers though, our focus tends to be on the obvious: stunning, jaw-dropping jewelry.

We gave the award for the most over-the-top bling to Charlize Theron, who donned a pair of statement earrings by Chopard that featured a 25-carat pear-shaped D-flawless diamond and 26-carat heart-shaped D-flawless diamond, 4.55-carats of pear-shaped diamonds and 4.35-carats of brilliant-cut diamonds set in 18k white ‘Fairmined’ gold from the “Garden of Kalahari Collection.”

(And not to be undone by the Oscars, we’re currently working on our own three stone D Flawless ring for a client…more to come!)

You’ll often hear the term “vintage” or “antique” when it comes to jewelry. But what exactly do those terms mean? What defines a vintage style or an antique look?

Technically, an antique engagement ring is over 50 years old (which means anything pre-early 1960’s–that doesn’t seem particularly old, does it?).

A vintage engagement ring generally means a new ring that’s styled to look like a ring from an older era (like the Victorian or Art Deco period, for example). Even the term “antique” can be used to describe a newer ring with an older influence.

In the example below, you’ll note the cushion cut to the gem–that is an older type of cut that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last decade.