2012 Veil Trends Today’s weddings are all about couples who want every aspect of their day to reflect their personalities, their story, their relationship as a couple. One aspect of the wedding day that remains an individual reflection is the attire of the bride & groom. Grooms run the gamut of interest & investment in…
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Sell Jewelry Boca Raton Our bags are packed & we’re getting ready to jet off to Vegas for our first round of summer shows! Before we kick off our time at the Las Vegas Antique Jewelery & Watch Show, we’re hoping to do a little sightseeing. The shops at Caesar’s, the Bellagio, and Circus Circus…
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Chopard Stars in Cannes The most fabulous film festival in the world, Cannes, brings out the stars in full force. And, as we love to report, with stars come fabulous red carpet jewelry! This year, Chopard partnered with the festival to sponsor Cannes Film Festival, and the stars honored the luxury jewelry brand by wearing…
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Diamond Engagement Ring Boca Raton Dear readers, you know that feeling you got as a kid on Christmas morning, or right before tearing into a pile of birthday presents with your name all over it? That’s the feeling we get when perusing the Raymond Lee Jewelers bridal cases & spotting new diamonds! Granted, no diamond…
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Babe Ruth Jersey Auction Breaks Records The past week has certainly been a remarkable time for auction houses! First Christie’s breaks records witht he sale of Mrs. Lilly Safra’s jewels, then Sotheby’s smashes its own world record with its Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva. Now, the sale of Babe Ruth’s earliest known jersey marked the…
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Gold Art Deco Choker 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’s featured piece is an amazing estate Art Deco choker set in 18kt yellow gold and studded with the sparkliest diamonds you can imagine. 7.85 carats…
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Giants Super Bowl Rings Tiffany & Co. presents the Super Bowl XLVI rings to the world champion New York Giants in Manhattan The Giants’ Super Bowl XLVI Championship rings have finally been unveiled. Wednesday night, the team, coaches & staff gathered at Tiffany & Co. in New York to be presented with their brand new…
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Diamond Solitaire Engagement Rings In 1886, Tiffany & Co. introduced the Tiffany setting: a a single, sparkling diamond held by 6 prongs of precious metal. While the myriad styles of different engagement rings allow brides & grooms to choose the ring that best suits their style, the diamond solitaire remains the most popular engagement ring…
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Diamond Jubilee Crown As England celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, some of the globes most prominent designers do as well. Amongst them is De Beers, who has designed a commemorative Talisman crown for HRH. The crown, wrought in yellow gold and sapphire blue velvet, boasts 974 diamonds – 797 of which are polished. The rough…
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Gold Multistone Necklace Feature Friday is Fashion Friday; we’re featuring one of our favorite pieces from the showroom fashioned two ways for whatever your weekend holds. This week’s featured item is this gold and multi-stone station chain necklace. This long necklace features citrine, blue topaz and amethyst set in glowing yellow gold. It’s the perfect…
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Green Cocktails Today’s Thirsty Thursday is brought to you by the color green! We’re already smitten with may’s birthstone emerald and today our love affair continues with a citrusy, tangy lemon citrine. Set in yellow gold, this vintage lemon citrine ring makes us want to pucker up! And wouldn’t you know, it looks luscious with…
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Mother’s Day Gifts Under $250 Mother’s Day is this Sunday, don’t forget! If you’re panicking and hastily hand crafting a macaroni necklace for Mom’s special day, hold it right there. That technique only works for the under 8 set, and besides – we’ve got some jewelry that mom will treasure even more. The best news…
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Top 10 Met Gala 2012 Looks Last night’s “Oscars of the East Coast” and “Night of 1,000 Dresses” brought out every supermodel, celebrity, and designer to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute to honor Miuccia Prada. The red carpet preceding the event was touted last night by Tommy Hilfiger as “The Superbowl of Fashion.”…
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Tropical Shoes Get into a Palm Beach state of mind with fabulous jewels in the tropical tradition; pumps in raffia, palm print, seafoam green and conch shell coral are the perfect match for Raymond Lee Jewelers’ diamond encrusted palm trees, golf-course-green emeralds, fabulously Deco earrings & classic coral earrings. Grab your favorite pairing & meet…
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Mint Julep Margarita No matter how you’re spending your day today, you can’t claim that you’re without an excuse to celebrate! Today’s celebration of Cinco de Mayo is a perfect time to break out your best guacamole recipe, while the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is the ideal excuse to don your most fabulous…
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Kentucky Derby, Cinco De Mayo Today’s Feature Friday/Fashion Friday This or That is a special Cinco de Derby edition! One of May’s most fabulous events falls on the same day as its most festival holiday tomorrow, so it’s the perfect time to celebrate. Today’s quandary begs the question: This or that for these emerald and…
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Blackberry Martini We’re going to the dark side for today’s happy hour. This week’s cocktails are decidedly dark and make use of juicy blackberries. While this Black Swain-inspired martini is surprisingly sweet, the David Yurman Onyx and diamond Wheaton ring is imposing and seductive. We love the oversized slab of stone, especially its checkerboard facets,…
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Clarity Enhanced Diamonds Today we pose a philosophical question to our readers: Is the customer always right? At Raymond Lee Jewelers, we’re of the mind that yes, yes they are. However, a recent incident that left a bad taste in a customer’s mouth forced us to ask the question again, and our VP Lee wondered…
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Pear Shaped Diamonds If you’ve always been told to eat your peas and carrots, allow us to enlighten you to an extremely appetizing new combination – pears and carats. These pear shaped diamond solitaires are strikingly simple with plenty of sparkle. A pear shaped diamond is a contemporary choice, more unique than a round but…
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Luxury Resort in Thailand 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 we’ll…
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Emerald Rings Net-a-Porter‘s best footwear paired perfectly with Raymond Lee Jewelers’ jewelry picks of the week; this week May’s birthstone – emerald- steals the spotlight, but not before a round or 4 with these verdant wedges. We adore the green hues on these designer wedges, almost as much as we do the stunning emerald set…
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Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Necklace Feature Friday is Fashion Friday; we’re featuring one of our favorite pieces from the showroom fashioned two ways for whatever your weekend holds. Welcome back to Fashion Friday/Feature Friday! Today we’re mad for color-blocked coral and crepe in the same color. We just love a crisp white pair of…
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Red Velvet Cake Martini Dear readers, cocktail hour is quickly approaching, and we’re well prepared! Today’s cocktails are an incomparable pairing of sweet treats. Our recent trip to Chicago brought an onslaught of stunning gemstone and diamond deco settings; they were all begging to be set with gorgeous diamond center stones ant we were happy…
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The World’s First Facebook Ring Experiment The brainchild of contemporary jewellery designer Andrew Geoghegan, this unique experiment allows ‘likers’ of his Facebook page to vote on fundamental design choices to help create the world’s first Facebook ring. Here’s Andrew explaining the experiment (with the help of his rather cute dog Wilbur): Award winning designer, Andrew…
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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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Neon Flats Our weekly footwear favorites from Net-a-Porter have us falling flat on our faces. Neon Flats for spring in every shade from shocking citrus to neon pastel green have us celebrating spring, comfortable feet, and glorious jewelry in technicolor. Suede, rubber and laser cut leather compete for the spotlight with brightly hued Cartier, sunny…
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The Chicago Antique Jewelry & Watch Show If you followed our adventures in February then you’ll be well aware that Raymond Lee Jewelers travels to the best and most exciting shows in the jewelry industry. February’s world wide show tour brought new inventory, sales to happy customers, and a busy month for our staff. We…
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Cartier, Rolex, and Tag Heuer Feature Your Watches Luxurious, stunning, exciting, beautiful, and elegant are five terms used often when the brand names of luxury watches is part of a conversation. The comparisons among Rolex, Cartier, and Tag Heuer can be stark in contrast, style, and cost. Among these four very popular watchmakers, each draw…
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Cake Batter Martini Happy Hour is just around the corner, and today’s Thirsty Thursday Cocktails are truly meant for celebrating! We’ve paired a cake batter martini with a gemstone sprinkled cocktail ring to create a truly sweet treat. Specs and recipe below! Item Details You are Viewing this Authentic 14K White Gold, Multi-Colored Gemstone Fireworks Ring.…
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Designer Rain Boots Spring is in the air, and that means raindrops are as well! Our weekly footwear favorites from Net-a-Porter are thoroughly waterproof today. Dolce & Gabbana, Hunter, Burberry and Moschino all embrace the stormy weather with gorgeous designer rain boots – also lovingly referred to as wellingtons or wellies – designed to keep…
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TAG Heuer Tag Heuer is a Swiss watch manufacturer. The brand specializes in production of luxury time pieces that distinguish with their performance and appearance. Despite the great design of all watches, the best advantage of Tag Heuer is the quality and capability of their products. We shall also say that they are the first…
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Brad and Angelina Engaged! Well readers, it’s official – Brad and Angelina are engaged! If you were under the impression that they’ve been married for years you’re not alone, but you are in fact wrong. News broke yesterday that the famous pair had solidified their future together with an engagement ring. Before the couple’s manager…
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Frozen Lemonade with Coconut Rum Today’s Happy Hour cocktails du jour are a refreshingly tropical frozen lemonade with coconut rum recipe, best enjoyed while wearing this fabulous deco revival emerald and diamond cocktail ring. We love the lightness added to both of these cocktails, thanks to some ice (both of the frozen water and hardened…
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Cartier Love Bracelets – A Timeless Classic The Cartier Love bracelet or bangle is a timeless piece that can work in any woman’s wardrobe. We consider it a jewelry collection staple, and a true classic. The Cartier Love collection now includes rings, necklaces, cufflinks, and even watches, but it all started in 1969 with the…
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Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, and Katy Perry Wear Luxury Watches – Timepiece Thursday There are upcoming releases from Rolex, Cartier, Breitling and other famous luxury watchmakers that will absolutely amaze those who are waiting in the wings. If you are one that is looking for something more along the lines of a luxury pre-owned watch,…
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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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5 Epic Fail Proposal Videos (And What You Can Learn From Them) There’s no one way to propose to your girlfriend. A wedding proposal can be elaborate. It can be simple and sweet. It can be in public. It can be at a private spot. Indeed, most wedding proposals are not nearly as extravagant as…
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Kate Middleton, Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Hurley’s Gorgeous Engagement Rings Engagements are without a doubt at the top of the list when it comes to the most special time in a bride’s life. The sheer thrill of receiving a beautiful and stunning engagement ring can send her into the clouds. Celebrities often are modeled after…
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Tuesday Shoesday Shines with Strappy Gold Heels & Accessories This week’s footwear favorites from net-a-Porter are all about the sparkle. We adore these strappy heels, all resplendently replete in gold with sassy ankle straps. We love this daring-yet-darling look, especially when it’s paired with our favorite glitzy gold and diamond accessories, with a few sapphires…
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Spring Fashion Trends: April’s Hottest Accessories and Clothes It’s Fashion Friday here on the Raymond Lee Jewelers Blog, and we’re just a tad obsessed with April’s hottest trends. April’s must-have fashion and accessories are updated classics, colorful pastels and blasts from the past. We’ve chosen our favorites below! Ahoy! – We love a sailor striped…
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Thirsty Thursday Cheers, readers! It’s almost the end of the day, and nearly the end of the week. Today’s Happy Hour deserves something as fresh as the spring season, and we think this minty sangria will do the trick. Paired perfectly with this two tone gold, diamond, green quartz & amethyst checkerboard ring, it’s an…
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Engagement Rings Under $1000 that Take Our Breath Away! We’re big on budgets here at Raymond Lee Jewelers. It’s why our inventory is almost always priced for less than retail, and it’s why our customers love shopping with us. Well, it’s one of the reasons. Today we’re celebrating Wedding Wednesday with these gorgeous engagement rings…
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