It’s #FancyFriday and that means we’re upping the ante. Today, the spotlight is on (appropriately) our favorite fancy yellow pieces. Both Raymond Lee Jewelers and Diamonds by Raymond Lee specialize in premium diamonds, and fancy yellows are no exception. We take great pride in sourcing the best fancy yellows, the biggest fancy yellows, and the…
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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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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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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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There was no bigger trend this year than ring stacks. Period. This beautiful trend lets brides-to-be and longtime married ladies alike customize their engagement rings even further than our already amazing options. Beyond choosing (or hinting towards) the exact color metal, stone, or any other modifications they’d like from our designer settings, adding stacked wedding…
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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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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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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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Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We’re closed today so our staff can spend this day of thanks with loved ones. We’re so grateful to our community for the last 32 years of luxury, for the clients we’ve earned and new friends – family really – we’ve added along the way. From one generation,…
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Choosing the perfect engagement ring is easy. Finding the right wedding band to pair it with? That’s a different story. Many of our prestige designer lines like Verragio and Simon G. include matching sets. So when you or your fiancé pick out your engagement ring, you can take note of whether or not that particular…
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This weekend is already exciting. Starting on Friday and running all weekend through Cyber Monday, we’re offering an insane 5 YEARS of $0 down, 0% interest on pretty much our entire selection. But Small Business Saturday holds a special place on our holiday calendar. It’s the perfect time to get everything on your wish list,…
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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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The round brilliant diamond is by far and away the most popular diamond shape. This shape defines “classic.” When people think of an engagement ring, so often the first image that pops into their head is of the round brilliant solitaire. The beauty and timelessness of this particular shape secures it the number one spot, with…
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With November arriving at last, it means one thing around here: the holiday music begins. Of course, it also means that we start taking our orders directly from the North Pole and the discerning wish lists that only Boca Raton can come up with. We spruce up our showroom (pun intended) with the best and…
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Starting your hunt for the perfect engagement ring? Do yourself (and your intended) a favor and skip the big box store. They might be great for buying electronics, but the same principles do not apply when shopping for an engagement ring. What is a big box store? Think about the jewelry commercials you’ve seen during…
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Our designer engagement ring trunk show is tomorrow! We are so excited, it feels like the day before Christmas around here (though with significantly less holiday treats, but we and our waistlines are fine with that.) We’ve been stocking up on all of our fabulous designer engagement rings, with an expanded selection ready to burst…
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Have you heard? This Saturday, there’s only one place to be if you’re hunting for an engagement ring. And that’s at 22191 Powerline Road Suite 12B (yep, our Boca Raton showroom.) On October 3rd, from 10am-5pm, we’re flooding our showcases with an expanded selection of all of our most jaw dropping, stunning designer engagement rings…
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Today, the odds are stacked in your favor. There’s a 100% chance you’re about to be stunned by some gorgeous stacks! You know we love a good bracelet stack – especially when Cartier Love Bangles are involved. But lately, we’ve been all about the ring stack. It all started when we became Gabriel & Co.…
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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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There are 5 easy ways to spot a cubic zirconia – and you likely encounter cz’s more often than you think. Our designer lines – A. Jaffe, Verragio, Uneek, and Gabriel & Co. – are all set with cubic zirconia center stones. The diamonds in the settings themselves, along with gemstones and accent stones, are all real.We…
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What’s better than a trunk show featuring one of our fabulous designer engagement ring lines? A trunk show featuring all of them. On Saturday, October 3rd, Raymond Lee Jewelers is going entirely bridal, and filling our store’s showcases with all of our very best designer engagement ring settings. From 10am – 5pm, you can come…
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Oh. My. Gosh. You found a ring! Or a receipt! Or a suspiciously sparkly browsing history on your boyfriend’s computer! Congratulations, you snoop. Kidding! Whether you were hunting for clues or simply folding laundry, you are now privy to some major information: someone you love bought an engagement ring. Or is very close to signing…
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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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Twisted shank engagement rings emerged as one of the hottest trends of 2015. And, unbelievably, it’s already the end of August – so we’re headed into fall (which we all know flies by faster than any other part of the year in one quick shot from Halloween to NYE!) Which means that 3/4 of the…
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We’ve written before about how to get the engagement perfect engagement ring – geared towards our Raymond Lee Brides – but at the end of the day, it’s typically the groom doing the shopping! Now don’t get us wrong, we’ve seen our fair share of “just browsing” turned into surprise in-store proposals. We’ve also noticed more…
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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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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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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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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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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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Are you shopping for an engagement ring? Or perhaps just starting to browse? You’ve come to the right place. Not only do we sell some of the hottest designer lines, antique and estate engagement rings, but we’ve got some great advice to boot. At least we think so. When you first start looking through engagement…
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Can you believe we’re nearly 6 months out from Christmas? That’s right, the holiday season will arrive in the blink of an eye. And when one of our team members happily announced there were only 24 weeks left ’til Christmas, we just had to share our holiday spirit with all of our shoppers! No matter…
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This week, we’ve been focusing on the 4 C’s you need to know to get a great deal on a diamond. So far, we’ve covered diamond Clarity Grades, Cut Grades, and carat weight. Today, I’ll be explaining diamond Color grades. Diamonds come in a large variety of colors, some rarer and more valuable than others…
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Yesterday, we talked all about diamond carat weights, and how to use the scale to get the best deal on a diamond using this price factor. Today we’re diving into everything you need to know about diamond cut. And while most people thing carat weight is the most important of the 4 C’s, we argue…
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We’re closing in on the sweetest holiday of the year: St. Valentine’s Day! This Saturday you can impress your Valentine with sweet treats, beautiful trinkets, and promising not to take them to see 50 Shades (Have you seen the press tour? Save yourself the ticket/popcorn fare.) Instead, treat your lady to some fun gifts courtesy of…
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Choosing the perfect engagement ring requires more than just pricing and looks – the cut, design and stone is also important considerations. We at Raymond Lee Jewelers aim to satisfy and please all our customers. We will work with you until you get the results you want. Finding the right stone When you have found…
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One of the most frequent questions we get on our Facebook page is “How much would this cost with a __ carat diamond?” It’s usually in reference to one of our s-t-u-n-n-i-n-g Verragio, Uneek, or Gabriel & Co. engagement ring mountings, all of which are set with cubic zirconia until they are purchased. Though occasionally…
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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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Grooms, and often brides, will go to unusual lengths, to find unique settings to plan a romantic marriage proposal. Many times the first question after viewing the engagement ring is, “So, tell us how it happened? Where were you? Was it Romantic?” You’ve noticed that in romantic movie scenes, the proposal often seems spontaneous…
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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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Are you preparing to propose this holiday season? You’re not alone! In a phenomenon your girlfriend has already noticed on Facebook, literally every single person you know is getting engaged right now.* And if you’re sweatily crossing off days on your Advent calendar until the 25th (or casually keeping an eye on the calendar until…
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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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