Feature Friday: Rose Gold Love Bangle 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 featuring one of our favorites, the Cartier rose gold Love bangle. Our pre owned Cartier Love bangles are always a favorite, but…
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Spotlight on: Onyx Jewelry Too many people lack an appreciation for onyx, compared to other gemstones. People know the origins of diamonds and pearls, but who knows where onyx is born, or how its lustrous bands of color are formed? In fact, the average person is apt to know only of black onyx, when in…
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Piecing Together the Perfect Arm Party Last month, I introduced the concept of needing an Arm Party in the post Party Jewelry You’ll Need Going Into the New Year. While I introduced the concept, lets expound by looking at a few amazing pieces from the Raymond Lee Jeweler’s Showroom that would work well at creating…
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Tuesday Shoesday: Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra! Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra necklaces and Alhambra bracelets are some of our favorite pieces. We love the candy colored array of the motifs in several of our favorite precious gems. Whenever we buy preowned Alhambra or vintage Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra, we treasure the little time…
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Best Golden Globes Jewelry Last night kicked off 2013 Award Season! We had a blast Live Tweeting the red carpet arrivals with the rest of the jewelry industry. It also provided us plenty of handy notes to remember precisely whose looks we loved and whose we would leave. We also saw plenty of trends emerging…
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We can’t believe that 2012 is nearly over! And we’re counting down to counting down on Monday, but int he process we’re checking out the top posts of 2012. Our dear blog readers stuck with us as we launched a few new blogs, and jumped on board with some of our own favorite posts. Apparently…
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Like every luxury jewelry contender, Tiffany & Co. has to stay ahead of the curve. Every season, this jeweler rolls out dozens of new pieces to coincide with changing trends and public interest—and the holidays are no different. Take a peak at this year’s Tiffany and Co holiday 2012 collection. There is still time to…
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It came out of an era of elegance and beautiful things. Belle Epoque jewelry is a style that is historical yet still applicable in life today. The most beautiful jewelry pieces often reflect some of this signature style, and the popularization of this type of jewelry helped influence decades worth of rings, necklaces and bracelets…
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Bulgaria, already a hotbed for artifacts and fascinating historical treasures, has once again provided valuable insight for the modern world about past civilizations. Recently, a variety of gold treasures were discovered near Thracian tombs in the northern portion of the country. Who were the Thracians? The Thracians were a people who once ruled throughout Bulgaria…
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Coral jewelry is a popular accessory that is an expression of romanticism and beauty. Since it comes from the depths of the sea, it has almost a mysterious element to its shine. If you are interested in buying a piece of coral jewelry, here are a few things to help you understand these majestic pieces.…
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Having recently enjoyed an evening of awards honoring the top names in Country Music at the recent 46th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, the plethora of Country Music stars that lined the red carpet stunned the onlookers, viewers and media. With a spectrum of gorgeous bracelets, rings, cocktail dresses and custom tailored suits on…
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With the holidays vast approaching, it’s no wonder that many are sitting around, contemplating the best gift ideas ever. It’s really no use–the internet answers all of these questions for you!! Check out some great jewelry ideas for the ladies this holiday season. Whether you’re gifting to your mom, your sister, daughter, wife, or girlfriend–they…
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Do you have $120 sitting in the bottom of your handbag just looking for something unique to be spent on? Are you tired of the sheer weight of that gold jewelry hanging around you wrist? Perhaps you want to give airport security something to boggle their minds. Well then perhaps Dior may just have the…
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Most luxury watch owners likely won’t use their timepiece to check spring and neap tides but it was precisely the need for an accurate tidal chronometer that led Ira Krieger to design his first watch. A rising tide prevented Krieger’s family boat from passing under a bridge and, realizing the need for a watch that…
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Today’s Tuesday Shoesday has us doing the wave. How could we not stand up and cheer when faced with fabulously strappy waves of Jimmy Choo leather? In snakeskin and patent, the Jimmy Choo Ivette and Lance sandals shout glamour, and we’re amplifying their statement with diamond encrusted waves. Gently undulating curves of white gold and…
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Bringing us the best in fashion since 1943, New York Fashion Week is a semi-annual event that showcases the top designs for spring and summer in February, and Fall and Winter in September. This past fashion week was no let-down, providing the press a showcase to remember. With changing trends and styles, these are the…
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Last night we joined in with the rest of the jewelry industry to live tweet the Emmy’s red carpet expecting an abundance of fabulous jewels. Well, it wasn’t the Oscars, and with nary a necklace in sight, the stars stuck to a major theme: statement earrings. We also saw our fair share of fabulous statement…
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Every woman knows that a wardrobe is not complete without certain staples. A little black dress. The perfectly tailored suit. Live-in-them jeans. That special occasion dress that makes you feel absolutely stunning. But a woman’s jewelry wardrobe is equally important. These are the pieces of jewelry every woman should own. Once upon a time, a…
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Whether you need a piece for that special anniversary, or you simply enjoy showering the loved one in your life with luxury items, there simply isn’t anything more high class than a Roberto Coin jewelry piece. Between necklaces, watches and bracelets, this jewelry designer has luxury completely covered. Roberto Coin began his jewelry designing business…
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The US Olympic officials faced a lot of scrutiny 2 weeks ago as the American Olympic Athletes were dressed in uniforms made in China. The small reform to the matter was that Olympic officials contracted a Rhode Island based jewelry company to design and manufacture Olympic Bracelets for the team. Every Olympics, the US Olympics…
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Bvlgari is one of the top brands in jewelry. When you’re looking for something stunning that is worthy of the red carpet, it’s easy to find what you’re looking for from this company. They have provided necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and timepieces to a number of celebrities for many, many years. The company has been…
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The summer is almost over, but the jewelry trends of the summer seem like they are here to stay! Summer evokes bright, bold colors and jewelry that are sure to catch your eye. The color blocking trend was big in fashion this spring and the trend dripped over into summer jewelry. Colors are a fun…
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Mixed Metal Jewelry A trend that has been here and gone every so often since the 1970s, mixing metals is an eclectic way to feature more than once piece of jewelry at a time. Perhaps you adore a certain gold necklace, but really enjoy wearing your platinum and diamond tennis bracelet, too! What’s wrong with…
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After Cartier’s “Cartier and Aldo Cipullo, New York City in the 70’s” exhibition earlier this year, the hardware-inspired “Juste un clou” Cartier nail bracelet buzz keeps going strong. Originally designed by Cartier’s in-house designer Aldo Cipullo back in the 70’s, this timeless piece of jewelry is much more than “just as a nail”. It is…
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Today we are spotlighting a gemstone in a league of its own—it is not a crystal, and it actually has a little bit of water in it at all times. Known for its playful color properties, you’ve probably seen opal more abundantly in necklaces or earrings rather than bracelets or rings. This is simply because…
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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 battle continues! Pandora and Chamilia, companies that sell upscale sterling silver charm bracelets and coordinating jewelry, are, once again, in a scuffle. Pandora previously claimed that Chamilia infringed its patent-pending bead threading system, but the court decided in favor of Chamilia in 2009, saying that although their threading systems are the same, competition is, overall,…
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Cameo is a method of carving that features a raised positive relief image contrasting a negative intaglio image. The method is often used to make jewelry with different stones layered together. The most popular stones for this are onyx and agate but other semi-precious gemstones can be used as well. Cameo jewelry dates as far…
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Accessorize Like a Celebrity They have million dollar style. Literally. So is it any surprise that we want to dress like a celebrity? These days, I’m all about stealing the show with the right accessories. We all know that the wrong hat,string of pearls or ring bling can ruin an outfit; so for inspiration, I…
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Tiffany & Co. for Great Gatsby Baz Luhrmann’s remake of the great American novel isn’t due until Christmas this year, but book, movie and fashion fans alike are already salivating. The film’s trailer, released a few weeks ago, confirmed what many already suspected – that the movie would be chock full of amazing costumes. Daisy…
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Today’s Masculine Monday is dedicated to a true visionary whose genius schemes unfortunately outpaced his actual execution of them. He shall, of course, remain nameless. As one of Florida’s largest buyers of pre-owned and estate designer jewelry, we often hear interesting, colorful, and downright disturbing tales when our customers come to sell us their jewelry…
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Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile Welcome to our new series, 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…
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Great Tips That Will Help You To Store Wedding Jewelry A wedding is the most awaited and auspicious occasion in everyone’s life and for this occasion, would-be brides try to purchase the best bridal jewelry and gowns. They likely will want to keep their beautiful jewelry as it is for long period of time. Many…
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Jennifer Lawrence Makes It Work In Hunger Games One of the biggest responses in history of film-making has occurred in March, 2012. The phenomenon is called “Hunger Games”; a movie that has caught the attention of Jennifer Lawrence fans. Although she is not an newcomer to the big screen, this one film will undoubtedly put…
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Breitling’s New Luxury Line-up Whenever the production of fresh and new designer watches is released, there are certain expectations that typically come along to enhance levels of excitement or positive anxiety. It is all good; preparing the future clients for what is anticipated to be an experience to remember. We all know the Chronomat GMT…
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