Today’s featured piece is a unique, beautiful find that we’re excited to show off. This carved white opal cameo ring is a serious statement piece. Carved into the classic cameo piece, the sheer size of this massive opal is what makes this piece truly amazing. We love the smooth edges of the bold gold ring,…
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Today’s hazy August days and steamy temps call for an extra refreshing happy hour. Nothing fits the bill better than light lemon, and an extra dash of thyme elevates this summer soother by Club Monaco to specialty status. It also gets a boost from this fabulously sophisticated morganite ring by H. Stern. A dramatic step…
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Happy Wedding Wednesday readers! Today we’re drooling over bezel set engagement rings, one of our favorite forms of e-ring eye candy. The bezel setting is one of the oldest settings, but lends a surprisingly modern look to any ring – even our antique engagement rings! The bezel setting is a metal (typically gold or platinum)…
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Thinking about buying that engagement ring but not sure what to get? While some soon to be engaged partners look at rings together, others prefer a little mystery and surprise. Yet, you want the ring to be special and to fit your partner’s tastes. So were to begin? We think that the engagement ring trends…
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If you’re a regular blog reader, you know how much we love our engagement rings. From pear shaped to princess cuts, and every era of jewelry design going all the way back to the early 19th century, our bridal showcases are full of mesmerizing diamonds. Gazing at them daily is a joy we love to…
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Omega watches have been in the making since 1848 when Louis Brandt began to assemble them using pieces made by local craftsman. That’s 164 years worth of Omega watches, each unique in its style and function. Omega has been known as the pioneer in watchmaking and has created a large variety of watches from the first watch…
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It’s show time again! The RLJ team is in NYC this weekend for one of our favorite watch and antique shows. Today, U.S. Antiques kicked off its sixth annual antique jewelry and watch show at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan. The show, accodring to U.S. Antique Shows: “… is our most intimate event serving the…
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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. Is there anything that kicks off the weekend better than a little vintage VCA? We think not. Today’s featured item(s) are a fabulous set of Van Cleef & Arpels mother…
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We’re out on the fringe today with some of our fabulous dangle earrings. Tassels and rope designs are one of the hottest trends in jewelry today, with some of our favorite designers showing off the motif on all their newest pieces. The fringe is a playful riff on the theme, with slightly looser interpretations of…
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Fashion trends may come and go but there is one trend that will never go out of style: heavenly jewelry! It is the icing on any outfit, and if your birthday is in July, it is the icing that is even better than the icing on your birthday cake: your birthstone. This July let your…
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Today we’re kicking off a new Wedding Wednesday series: wedding wardrobe inspiration! We’ve paired our favorite of-the-moment wedding apparel with timeless accessories for perfect bridal looks. Today we’re swooning for this Kaufmanfranco princess gown in a warm silk with a full, cascading skirt. The silhouette is as classic as it gets, but a deep v…
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When choosing accessories for your wedding dress, you may be faced with a puzzling (albeit fabulous) dilemma: pearls or diamonds for wedding? Here is the rundown on traditional statistics and some great wedding jewelry options. Traditionally, the rule of thumb is that if your dress has sparkles or embellishments, you should stick to pearls, or…
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