We’ve shared before the best metals for your engagement ring to make your diamond look the best. This in addition to our engagement ring cheat sheet means that this week is quickly becoming all about helping you choose just the right ring. Of course, as you well know if you read our blog regularly, the most important…
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You’re engaged! He actually (finally?) got down on one knee and presented you with your dream engagement ring. You’ve already called your parents, and your best friends. You probably have even done a cute Facebook engagement announcement. But before you start cake tasting, dress shopping, and saving bouquet ideas to your Pinterest boards, there’s one important…
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Or, when IG really is too good to be true. Like most things on the internet, if something just has an unbelievable price, it’s probably unbelievable – or maybe you’re not getting the whole picture. And when it comes to pictures, especially ours on Instagram and Facebook, sometimes the price tag looks WAY too good to…
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You don’t have to trade in your entire wedding set when you get the itch to upgrade! Whether you love your current setting or the stone has sentimental value (for obvious reasons) upgrading your engagement ring and wedding band doesn’t necessitate saying goodbye to the rock you love. Let’s say you adore your hard-to-find oval…
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If you follow us on social media, you know that we’ve been gearing up for the opening of our brand new store, Diamonds by Raymond Lee. On Friday, August 7th 2015, the Josephson family welcomed Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie, along with City Council VIP’s and Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce executives to the groundbreaking…
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As summer wraps up, and back to school season looms large, South Floridians everywhere look forward to one thing: tax free weekend! This back to school tax holiday lets parents and students stock up on everything they’ll need for the new school year (well, in theory. Let’s just hope it lasts you through October.) And…
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When you’re engagement ring shopping, you want to get the best deal possible, right? And you should want to make it as easy as possible too. Well if you want both, you have a new slice of the internet in your corner. The blog Beyond 4 C’s covers the ins and outs of diamond shopping…
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We have all have some basic ideas about what diamonds are, where they come from, their value, and what they look like. Some may even understand the intricacies of the 4-C’s of color, cut, clarity and carat weight. The reality of diamonds however, may be a bit different than what we understand them to be.…
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Vintage engagement rings are among our favorite things. Not only are they beautiful, but their history whispers of old love stories we can’t get enough of. These are rings with a past, rings worn on the hands of those who were madly in love, and maybe even dressed as flappers. Physical beauty aside, they’re good…
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Sometimes, when you see a ring, the only logical thing you can do is screenshot it, send it to your best friend, and caption it “Dead.” While our rocks have been known to cause heart palpitations, we’re hoping to avoid any literal death-by-diamond incidents. And we don’t mean that in the Instagram sense of literal.…
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We’ve previously covered what to do in the case of a broken engagement (Did he/she leave? Yours to keep. Family heirloom? Give it back. Holiday or birthday engagement? Check your state’s laws). But what do you do when you aren’t the betrothed, but rather the bestie of the lucky new engagement ring owner? Heck, even…
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Engagement rings for men might not be something you’re totally familiar with, but they are a growing trend. As the traditional meaning of marriage continues to evolve, couples are looking at different ways to express their love and new ways to take their relationship to the next level. Whether it’s for a bride proposing to her…
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We love diamonds, have we ever mentioned that? We love our large diamonds, our important diamonds, our GIA diamonds, our antique diamonds and vintage diamonds. We especially love fancy colored diamonds. When we buy fancy colored diamonds at a show, or people sell fancy colored diamonds in our Boca showroom, it’s always exciting. And the…
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Cleaning your engagement ring will quickly become a favorite pastime when you’re newly engaged. With all eyes on your new rock, and near-constant demands to see the ring, you want to keep your beautiful new diamond ring in tip top shape for admiring. Luckily, it’s easy to clean your engagement ring at home. Cleaning your…
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Cushion Cut diamonds are the most popular fancy shape diamond on the market. The modern cushion cut is similar to a brilliant cut, the cushion is more similar to a round’s facet pattern, and plays with light in the same way; while it’s less “brilliant” it does have more fire, making it more colorful when flashing. It also…
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