It’s New Year’s Eve and we are more than ready to count down to the brand new year! With 2016 on the horizon (literally…tomorrow’s horizon!) we’re so grateful for another year of business in fabulous, sunny South Florida. When our founder, Jeff Josephson, first set up shop in Boca Raton over 30 years ago, he…
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2015 is quickly wrapping up, and before we sign off for New Year’s Eve, we’ve been recapping what the hottest pieces in our store were all year. Of course, our store is only half of our identity, and we take great pride in our online existence – especially for our long distance fans and clientele!…
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When it comes to engagement rings it can sometimes seem like what’s old is new again. Before Diamonds by Raymond Lee came along, Raymond Lee Jewelers focused exclusively on estate jewelry – especially vintage and antique. And while we specialize in estate designer jewelry like Tiffany, David Yurman, Cartier and Bulgari, our estate and antique…
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Today’s countdown to 2016 includes a very colorful top 10 – our fancy colored diamonds! These gorgeous confections are perfect for brides who want something different, but still luxurious. We can customize any of our designer settings with fancy colored diamond center stones (and most of them with fancy accents too.) But a lot of…
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There are two weeks left in this long, crazy year that was 2015, and if you know us, you know we’re sending you out with plenty of sparkle (and welcoming you with plenty of bling, but you’ll have to stay tuned to see what we have up our sleeves!) This year, we loved watching our…
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Can you believe Christmas is only 10 days away!? We can’t, and we’re so excited for the busiest time of the year. It’s when our showroom doors don’t close until every client has found their perfect gift. It’s when we get harried phone calls from frantic husbands, asking their favorite team member to set aside…
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How a Diamond is Cut and Polished When it is taken from the mine, a diamond is not the sparkly gem you imagine. There is a complex process that a diamond goes through before it is used in a ring, necklace or set of earrings. When you hear about the latest massive diamond discovered –…
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The holidays are a perfect time to talk wedding bands. If you’re planning a wedding, you may have agreed to keep this Christmas small – little, meaningful gifts to each other to set aside more money for the wedding budget. And a great way to commemorate your first (and likely only!) engaged Christmas is by…
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This Sunday kicks off the eight nights of Hanukkah, and this year a new lyrical list of Jewish celebrities, non-fiction and real-life alike has us excited for the festival of lights. Put on your yarmulke, here comes Hanukkah So much fun-ukah to celebrate Hanukkah Chanukkah is the Festival of Lights, Instead of one day of presents,…
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Forget golden rings – we’re all about rose gold rings this holiday season! Rose gold is one of the biggest trends in jewelry, but it’s not that new. Plenty of our vintage and estate pieces are crafted in gorgeous, warm rose gold. This pretty pink alloy has been around for quite some time. Nevertheless, it…
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December is here, and with it, the flurry of the holidays! The countdown to 2016 is also on, and dwindling fast. And we’re ready to end this year with a bang and celebrate 2016 with some bling. Whether you’re planning the perfect holiday, or you’re ready to say “out with the old and in with…
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Cyber Monday is HERE! We’re ending November with an amazing sale and wrapping up our weekend of no interest financing for 5 years. Today, online-only, all of our designer Officina Bernardi pieces will be 40% off! We love Officina Bernardi – the pieces are stylish, everyday wear that are on trend and come in gorgeous…
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This big day – or should we say weekend – has finally arrived. Beginning today, our Black Friday specials and hours are in full effect. Instead of closing at 6, we’re keeping the lights on and the diamonds sparkling for every single last customer. Ditto for Saturday, when we’d usually close at 5 – out the…
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Can you believe it? One week from today we’ll all be stuffed to the gills with turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and the fierce desire to do battle over flat screen tv’s and Apple watches. Of course, even if Black Friday sporting isn’t quite your thing, we might be able to tempt you. With Thanksgiving…
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And we’re not talking your average diamond here. Joseph Lau, of property firm Chinese Estates Holdings, snapped up two diamonds headlining major Geneva auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s last week. Lau, who is a Hong Kong real estate maven and “fugitive from justice” (for evading a 5 year jail sentence for bribery and money laundering…
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