Archive for Tiffany & Co
Q: Your website is very informative, and I like that you can be terse as well as candid about diamonds and the industry. Anyway I am looking for advice on purchasing an engagement ring for my girlfriend. She just loves the Tiffany Novo, and after searching for what I might propose to be better I really have to agree that it is pretty fantastic looking. What is your opinion on Tiffany’s – worth it or just paying too much for the name? I found a pretty similar style on BlueNile – the Petite Pavé-Set that I quite like. Looking through the diamond specs there are so many factors but yet how can I be sure (or close) to knowing what the ring will look like in real life? One diamond I found was this: http://www.bluenile.ca/build-your-own-diamond-ring?action=add&offer_id=9917&shape=&forceStep=DIAMONDS_STEP#diamonds_forceStep=DIAMONDS_STEP|builder=BYOR|pid=LD01648760. At $1800 CAD, this would amount to $4100 CAD with the ring and matching wedding band (is platinum worth the premium over white gold?). I’m looking at spending probably $4,000 – $5,000. I want the size to be ‘just right’ – not obviously small and not gawdy, but above all I know she wants it to be very ‘sparkly’. She likes princess cut, but would a round cut more likely sparkle more? Would I be getting a much better ring by spending a little more? I’m in Canada, so please let me know if James Allen sells to us here, since I like this virtual loupe idea. Thanks
Following the previous Daily Diamond selection of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
Diamond Magnified 20x - Click to Enlarge
Carats: 2.05
Diamond Clarity: VS2
Measurements: 8.13*6.96*4.49
Length/Width Ratio: 1.17
Depth: 64.5%
Table: 65%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $12,410
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James Allen also has a large variety of engagement rings to choose from to pair with today’s daily diamond selection. The most classic (and most often requested) engagement ring style is the “Tiffany” style solitaire engagement ring. What makes the Tiffany style look unique is the “knife-edge” look around the shank. The shank, instead of being rounded, comes to an edge all the way around. With a diamond this substantial in size, it would be best to have a shank width of at least 2.5 mm such as with James Allen’s 18k White Gold Pave Set 4 Prong Diamond Engagement Ring.
Today’s daily diamond selection will of course be clean to the naked eye (as are all of our daily diamond selections). The only thing to be of concern with today’s selection would be that some people might not like their cushion cut to be quite as rectangular as today’s. Most cushions have Length-to-Width ratios of about 1.10. Today’s stone’s ratio is 1.17, so it’s slightly more elongated.
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Police in New York Bust Tiffany & Co. Knock-Off Dealer
Posted by: | CommentsFrom Washington Examiner:
The 28-year-old man was arrested on a trademark counterfeiting charge after a Port Authority of New York & New Jersey police officer stopped his van near the tunnel early Saturday. Port Authority spokesman John Kelly says the man had run a red light.
Didn’t your mother ever teach you that when you’re hauling a van full of illicit goods, you never ever run a red light?
Monday’s NY Times Takes a Hard Look at the Jewelry Business
Posted by: | CommentsFrom The New York Times:
There really isn’t a whole lot new here that we haven’t seen elsewhere. The industry is suffering badly, and the only sector that’s showing any resistance to the recession is Bridal. One thing which I always assumed, but never read anywhere, was that while volume in Bridal hasn’t changed much, revenue must be decreasing somewhere due to downsizing. This article addresses the issue head-on:
“The half-carat is the new three-carat,” explained Hayley Corwick, who writes under the pseudonym Lila Delilah for Madison Avenue Spy, a blog about designer sales.
And this:
In a different economy, Billy Mitchell and Nicole Drucker of San Francisco might have splurged on a $10,000 engagement ring. But Ms. Drucker is out of work and they need to save for a house. So in April, Mr. Mitchell got down on one knee on the Golden Gate Bridge and proposed with a $4,000 diamond ring he had bought on the Internet.
Tiffany & Co: Save the Coral!
Posted by: | CommentsFrom the Israel Diamond Industry Portal:
I wonder if they care as much that their diamonds are polished by child laborers in Indian slums?
Tiffany and Co. has reaffirmed its “no coral sales” policy with the unveiling of store windows with an “Under the Sea” theme. The high-end jewelry chain’s declared aim is to raise awareness about the damage coral harvesting causes to critical marine ecosystems.
Tiffany’s windows now feature a fantasy world with each store window offering a different view of the ocean floor.
Luxury jeweler Tiffany explained that its goal is to inform the public that corals are living animals which, together with the reef systems they create, provide marine life with food and fertile grounds for reproduction.
Tiffany Chairman and CEO Michael J. Kowalski stated: “Today, corals are in crisis–the result of destructive fishing methods, climate change and their removal for use as decorative objects and jewelry. In 2002, we discontinued selling coral jewelry, concluding that in a world where corals and reef communities are under siege, we could not be complicit in their destruction. It is our hope to raise consumer awareness of this important issue and to urge fellow jewelers to join us in refusing to sell coral jewelry.”
Luxury jewelerTiffany also supports nonprofit organization SeaWeb and its “Too Precious to Wear” campaign, whose aim is to educate consumers and retailers about coral conservation. Tiffany has actively backed the reauthorization of a U.S. Coral Reef Conservation Act and the addition of red coral to the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix II, which includes species threatened with extinction unless trade is carefully monitored.
By: Rachel Lieberman, Israel Diamond Industry Portal
