Time to start shopping for an engagement ring? Congratulations! We’re thrilled for you and so excited you’re taking this huge step in your relationship. If you’re reading this post, you’re doing everything you can to ensure you choose the perfect engagement ring. We don’t blame you for doing your homework – in fact, it makes…
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2015 had plenty of memorable engagement ring moments – most of which we recapped in our countdown to the new year! But 2016 is shaping up to be a banner year for engagement ring trends. At Diamonds by Raymond Lee we’re eagerly stocking up on plenty of this year’s emerging trends and adding new designs…
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Who doesn’t love a good halo? At this point, the design is more than a trend – it’s a bridal staple. Like a pear shape, or a cathedral setting, or white gold. The halo has simply been accepted into the canon of bridal and engagement ring styles. And each jeweler or designer puts their own…
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With the grand opening of Diamonds by Raymond Lee right around the corner, it’s all we can do not to daydream about our designer engagement rings all day every day! We’re so excited to bring some of our prestige brands to the new location, like A. Jaffe, Verragio, and Simon G. plus the very exciting addition…
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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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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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Thinking of proposing this holiday season? Whether you have a very special gift planned for one of next week’s 8 nights, or you’ll be slipping something extra into her stocking come December 25th, we think the holidays are the perfect time to propose – and we’re not alone! Over 1/3rd of all engagements happen between…
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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. When it…
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Engagement Rings in Boca Raton have one major requirement: they need to be luxurious. Luckily, we’ve cornered the market on luxury bridal. We’ve slowly been adding to our ranks of designers, adding A. Jaffe, Gabriel NY, Ever & Ever, Uneek, Simon G. and Verragio to our showcases over the past few years. In fact, our…
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TGIF! Today we’re rolling out the red carpet for our newest bevy of designer engagement rings. We’ve added to our selection some gorgeous Ritani engagement rings! Ritani is one of the newest high end designer engagement ring brands, stepping onto the bridal jewelry scene in 1999. This brand masters the art of designing the engagement…
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RITANI 0.43ctw Diamond Cushion Halo Engagement Ring Find this RITANI 0.43ctw Diamond Cushion Halo Engagement Ring at Raymond Lee Jewelers in Boca Raton — Palm Beach County’s destination for engagement rings, men’s wedding bands, wedding bands for women and diamond rings. Brand RITANI Vendor Model # 1RZ3152-65 Material 18k Gold Carat Weight Approximately 0.43ctw of…
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RITANI 0.55ctw Cushion Halo Diamond Engagement Ring Find this RITANI 0.55ctw Cushion Halo Diamond Engagement Ring at Raymond Lee Jewelers in Boca Raton — Palm Beach County’s destination for engagement rings, men’s wedding bands, wedding bands for women and diamond rings. Brand RITANI Vendor Model # 1RZ1327-65 Material 18k Gold Carat Weight Approximately 0.55ctw of…
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RITANI 0.86ctw Cushion Halo Diamond Engagement Ring Find this RITANI 0.86ctw Cushion Halo Diamond Engagement Ring at Raymond Lee Jewelers in Boca Raton — Palm Beach County’s destination for engagement rings, men’s wedding bands, wedding bands for women and diamond rings. Brand RITANI Vendor Model # 1RZ2817-65 Material 18k Gold Carat Weight Approximately 0.86ctw of…
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What are split shank engagement rings? Well, in the wide world of bridal jewelry, they’re a pretty specific style of ring, referring to one feature – the shank. The shank is the part of the engagement ring that supports the center setting and wraps around your finger. It could be diamond studded, plain platinum, engraved,…
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Rose gold engagement rings are one of the biggest 2014 wedding ring trends. But rose gold accented engagement rings are equally hot, and very appealing to brides who want something a little different, but very subtle, and still timeless. Verragio, one of the designer engagement ring lines we carry, does rose gold cents like no…
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HOW is it September? Yes, we obviously knew it was coming, but whew that first month of fall always takes us by surprise. Granted, Fall is a relative term here in Boca Raton. It’s more hurricane prep and welcoming the snowbirds here than pumpkin spice-ing and breaking out the riding boots. Just kidding, we’re always…
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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 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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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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There are certain items that are a great bargain at various times in the year. TV’s in February. Mattresses in May. Suits in June. But a little known fact is that summer time is one of the best times of the year to buy an engagement ring. Granted, we think that any time is a…
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Whether you are looking for the perfect engagement ring or you are simply searching for a new set of diamond earrings, it is a good idea to know the difference between the most popular diamond cuts out there. There literally are dozens of different available cuts, but these 10 cuts are the ones that are…
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Just starting to browse engagement rings? The infinite options can seem overwhelming, we know. We get lost admiring our own hundreds of engagement rings every day, but when we look online? Forget it. The gorgeous engagement rings bursting from our Twitter feed, Instagram feed and Facebook timeline give us endless inspiration. And that’s ideal for us –…
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Spring has finally arrived, putting an end to the brutal cold felt across the country over the last few months. Several celebrities couldn’t wait for Mother Nature to warm up. We hear that over a dozen Tinseltown bachelors turned the heat up on their romances with a proposal. We got to peak at a few rings and can…
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Today we celebrate a momentous occasion, the birthday of one Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The brunette beauty ran away with our hearts (and Prince William’s) so many years ago, and cemented her stature in the jewelry hall of fame when she said “Yes!” to Will’s proposal and his late mother, Diana’s engagement ring. It was…
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Halo engagement rings – yay or nay? If 2014 taught us anything, it’s that halo engagement rings aren’t going anywhere any time soon. This huge trend swept the world of bridal jewelry to create the most popular style of engagement ring Boca Raton has ever seen. Scratch that – it’s not just the Boca engagement…
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We’re back today with another installment of engagement rings we’ve hand picked to suit your budget! If you’re looking to spend $6,000 on an engagement ring, you have a world of options. We’ve gone through some of our ready to wear rings, along with semi-mountings from our Uneek and Verragio lines. We’ve kept the semi-mountings…
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Shopping for an engagement ring this holiday season? We’ve got you covered. We know it can be frustrating to shop online, especially, where you’re bombarded by pictures of 5 carat stunners that cost more than some people make in a year. But gorgeous engagement rings for every budget are out there. And we’re highlighting some of…
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As 2014 (quickly!) comes to an end, we’ve got our sights set eagerly on 2015. But we also don’t want to neglect these last, magical weeks of the year. So we do want to wrap up our 2014 with some reflection, review, and plenty of sparkle. And normally we reserve all of our “best of”…
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It is officially engagement season. During this time of year – the holiday season between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day – more couples get engaged than during any other time throughout the entire year. The gathering of families, holiday magic, and a romantic snowfall or two never hurt the odds of a proposal. Another benefit to…
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If you’ve started engagement ring shopping, or “engagement ring browsing”, its precursor, then you know your options are basically infinite. No longer are your choices relegated to yellow gold or white gold for your solitaire. Now, you can have any configuration you’d like, including aforementioned solitaire. And it doesn’t even have to be a diamond.…
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It seems like just yesterday we were announcing our first designer engagement ring line, Verragio. But now that we’ve been enjoying these sparklers for several months, we figured that our designer engagement ring case might be looking a little sparse. We’re the first to admit you can never have too much bling! So we started…
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At long last, the fashion It Girl, former The City star, sometimes model, socialite and real life Blair Waldorf Olivia Palermo has finally given her loyal subjects a glimpse of her stunning engagement ring. Palermo wed her model/photographer fiancé, Johannes Heubl, last month in a super private and intimate ceremony. The bride wore haute hot pants.…
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Wedding season is in full swing, and with it, #hintingseason. That’s right, there’s a finite number of bouquets you can catch before you start browsing through the engagement ring section on our site. And while pinning plenty of diamond rings you love is a surefire way to get started, is it the best way to get…
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If you’re planning on popping the question in the near future, then buying an engagement ring is probably up there on your “to-do” list. These days, there are so many different styles of engagement rings that it can be overwhelming to choose one for your partner. To help you get started, however, take a look…
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You’re engaged. Not only did he pop the question, at the perfect time, in the perfect place, he presented you with an 18-karat, two-tone fancy yellow cushion cut diamond engagement ring. The very one the two of you admired last fall, during your trip to meet his grandparents in Boca Raton, FL. Without a doubt, he has wowed…
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When you’ve reached celebrity status, you’ve earned the right to have — and wear — the best of the best. That’s why we all take notice when our favorite celebrities happily announce their pending nuptials… and show us their bling! Here, we’ll show you just a few of the recent celebrity engagement rings we’ve seen;…
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We love nail art. We love engagement rings. We love the pairing of nail art and engagement rings. So it’s high time for a follow up on our favorite game of mix and match. When engagement rings are so perfectly tailored to one’s personality, it only makes sense that your wedding day manicure would be…
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What a way to kick off the weekend – with some fabulous celebrity engagement ring eye candy! Matthew Morrison, star of Glee, proposed to girlfriend Renee Puente, and their engagement was announced last night in a perfectly musical way. The couple, who have been dating since 2011, attended the White Tie and Tiara Ball in…
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We’re satisfying our afternoon craving for engagement ring eye candy with some marvelous split shank engagement rings! The split shank setting is a gorgeous way to mount a diamond, and can skew modern or completely vintage, depending on the color of the metal, the shape of your center stone, and how elaborate the setting is.…
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Choosing the perfect square-cut diamond is a great choice for any accessory. We most commonly see this cut in rings, but you can use it in other contexts as well. Square diamonds look great as stud earrings. They also look wonderful in bracelets and even on watches as accent stones. The great thing about these…
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Looking to add to your diamond jewelry collection, diamond bands and eternity rings particularly, this guide has every deets you need to know. At Diamonds By Raymond Lee and Raymond Lee Jewelers in Boca Raton, we stay up-to-date with the latest in diamond jewelry designs, so we are sure you will fall in love and…
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A stunning classic such as the square-cut three-stone diamond ring is a great choice for an engagement ring. We know that choosing an engagement ring can seem really daunting. You are tasked with choosing something that will be worn every day for the rest of your life. That is quite a bit of pressure. So…
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It is interesting to see how the jewelry market dominates the general fashion world. The jewelry market always has an exciting variety we all want, which is why it is continually on the rise. This time, we have a luxury pear diamond ring. What makes it luxurious? The emergence of these luxury pear diamond rings…
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Stunning accessories like a halo ring are an excellent choice for an engagement ring or even a statement ring. These rings are classic in design, elegant, glamorous, and have an amazing amount of sparkle and shine. Timeless pieces like halo rings look great with a wide range of styles and work well for pretty much…
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A diamond ring is a piece of jewelry that is the epitome of class and style. When we think of diamond rings, most of us think of engagement rings. We wear our engagement ring on a daily basis, so it makes sense that we want to carefully choose a piece that fits our lifestyle and…
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If you happened to visit a diamond jewelry store or do some research on diamond engagement rings, you might have come across the term’ Diamond Accent, or ‘Accent Diamonds.’ These are one of the main features of a diamond ring, adding to its elegance and beauty. Diamond accents are small stones that circle around a…
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Regardless of why you are buying a ring, diamond rings are the ultimate ones to give. It is a unique gem that you want to save for special occasions. Whether you’re planning to buy one for an engagement, wedding, or for another celebration, diamonds are the way to go. As you already know, diamonds are…
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When it comes to jewelry, we want to show our taste, our discernment, and our style. Diamonds, as the saying goes, are a girl’s best friend, but many people don’t realize the wide variety of colors diamonds can be found in. Colored diamonds are rarer and are thus more coveted than traditional clear diamonds. The…
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