As professional tennis grows in popularity around the world, famous watchmakers call on the pros to wear their designs. It seems the higher ranked the player, the more value they gain in their luxury jewelry deals. As the top tennis stars win titles and gain the top ranking, watchmakers are make the call to feature…
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Feature Friday is Fashion Friday and TGIF! We’re featuring one of our favorite pieces from the showroom fashioned two ways for whatever your weekend holds. Today we’re excited to feature these gorgeous Van Cleef & Arpels Lucky Alhambra turquoise butterfly earrings. We love when we get VCA pieces, because they’re always stylish and always beautiful…
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Today’s Thirsty Thursday brings us simultaneously patriotic and glamorous offerings. One the left, we’ve got a beautiful vintage opal, diamond and 14kt gold cocktail ring with diamond cluster accents. To the right, a bespoke cocktail created by Post Prohibition for a D.C./Baltimore event. Appropriate for Independence Day next week, it’s called “Justice for All“, and…
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Nothing compares to the extravagance of the Elvis Presley era, when the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and his showy style conquered the stage and ushered in a period of gratification. Elvis’ fashion sensibilities enticed fans and had them dying to know what he’d wear next. Though his legacy lives on forever in his music,…
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In the history of watches and their evolution into the spectacular, luxurious timepieces that they are today, the first self winding mechanism was invented for pocket watches in 1770. The first automatic wristwatch was later adapted in 1923, the craft of a British watch repairer named John Harwood. In the decades after 1923, a number…
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When you’re the world champion Miami Heat, celebrating an NBA title, basking in a Biscayne Bay parade that even tropical storm Debby couldn’t rain on, and finally silencing the “haters”, what else could you possibly need? Rick de la Croix, President of Hublot Latin America, seemed to think that a special edition Big Bang was…
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Whether you are buying or selling diamonds in Boca Raton or anywhere else, where those gems came from (and how they got to the store) should make a difference in your decision. Chairwoman Gillian Milovanovic routed every party involved in the Kimberley Process to continue and update strategies to deal with and stop all diamond…
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Many women begin dreaming of their wedding day when they are little girls. From hair and makeup to the dress & accessories, wedding planning begins well in advance. As time passes, trends change and brides-to-be often toss around different ideas for their wedding to create a more up to date dream day. Let’s take a look at the 2012 summer wedding…
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Engagement Ring Trends 2012 The most timeless jewel in a woman’s collection is her engagement ring. That isn’t to say careful consideration shouldn’t be applied in picking the best ring for that special someone to keep it stylish with the changing times. After all, this is a ring she’ll see for the rest of her…
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1920s inspired wedding dresses, Art Deco inspired wedding dresses, and vintage style wedding dresses have ruled the bridal runways for just about a year now. And we are happy to report that this gorgeous trend isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Brides are looking to the past for modern takes on gilded age fashion. Maybe the…
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The second most important dress in a wedding is, you guessed it, the bridesmaid dress. The hardest decision to make when selecting a bridesmaid’s dress is picking the right color. You can find inspiration all around you, from the bridesmaid’s skin tone and hair color, to the season, and of course in some of the…
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Welcome back to Travel Tuesday! We’re thoroughly infected with the Travel Bug at Raymond Lee Jewelers, and our globe trotting adventures don’t end with all of the jewelry shows we attend. When wanderlust kicks in, and our minds start to drift, here’s a sampling of Where we’ve gone/what we’ll Wear. Is there any place for…
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It’s the book that no one wants to read in public, but the one that no one can stop talking about. We’re having a similar obsession with our new pearl inventory, however we’d be happy to flaunt them for all to see. Ditto for these fancy footwear picks from Net-a-Porter. Sultry and exotic materials make…
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It’s all about teamwork! A strategic brand team-up gives birth to the perfect combination of function and fashion. That’s the case with Swiss watchmaking firms Zenith and Rolex. Up until the turn of the century, Rolex had borrowed the Zenith movement (arguably the most accurate watch movement in the world) and integrated it in…
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