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Eye Candy: Yellow Diamond Engagement Rings!

June 19, 2013 10:53 am , 1 Comment , Raymond Lee Jewelers

Yesterday’s profile on fancy yellow diamonds got us craving more canary. Luckily, we’re feasting our eyes & bling loving hearts today on some of the most fabulous engagement ring eye candy we’ve devoured in quite some time. Today is all yellow diamond engagement rings, all the way. Besides the yellow diamond celebrity engagement rings we mentioned yesterday, women who love a yellow diamond engagement ring crave something different, something opulent, and something warm. Rare, breathtaking and absolutely captivating, a fancy yellow diamond is a prized possession, and today we’re giving you5 glorious options to rock on your finger!

First up, this stunning 2.02 carat oval. Its soft, buttery richness is amplified by a warm gold bezel setting, while its bling factor is boosted by a cut cornered halo of white diamond pave. A micropave split shank gives this ring major presence on your finger, and even the gallery boasts a little micropave, adding another .63 carats of diamonds.

This ring takes the same setting, but loses any negative space by putting a larger diamond in the middle, and this one is cushion cut for our modern brides. The grand total for yellow diamonds on this ring: 2.62cts, while the white diamond total jumps to 1.20ctw.

This fancy yellow, another cushion cut, takes on a decidedly more radiant shape. Its yellow gold bezel is cut cornered like a radiant would be, but the cushion cut suits the diamond better and lets all 2.26cts of it shine. We love the rounded corners on the micropave frame, and rows of micropave on the thick shank, adding .87ctw of white diamonds.

We’re smitten witht his two tone vintage inspired fancy yellow engagement ring. This is one of the most unique settings we’ve ever seen, thanks to its two-tone, carved and diamond studded gallery and its play on traditional engagement ring elements. Let’s start with the center stone, a 1.71ct cushion cut fancy yellow set snugly into yellow gold. Its “halo” is a radiant shaped white gold border with round white diamonds embedded, a play on the micropave and pave above. The shoulders, where you’d at first glance see half moons, trapezoids or trillions, are in fact several light fancy yellow round brilliants set into formation. And again – this gallery is unlike any we’ve seen recently. You get a bonus pic:

Last, but by no means least, may we present one of our favorite things: a big, huge yellow diamond.

Ah, an 8.02 ct light fancy yellow in all its glory. The internal characteristics on this giant rock earn it an SI3 in clarity (which would render a colorless diamond practically industrial grade). However the yellow tint of this diamond masks some and gives the visible inclusions an antique feel, almost like mercury glass. This old fashioned vibe is played up by a gorgeous frame of white diamond pave that almost reminds us of a Victorian locket. The triple split shank also boasts some pave, making this ring sparkly from every angle.

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Montegrappa Chaos Reigns

June 14, 2013 11:23 am , Leave a Comment , Raymond Lee Jewelers

Sylvester Stallone is many things, but subtle and classy aren’t two of them. Bold, brash and over the top are descriptions that better suit the infamous blockbuster film star, who is most famous for his portrayal of an unconquerable boxer and a frenzied soldier in the midst of war. So, it follows suit that any accessories, pen, watch or cufflinks, made for such an ostentatious personality would have to be equally theatrical.

Presenting: the Montegrappa Chaos watch. Montegrappa, a pen maker from Italy, created this stunning piece of men’s jewelry. Though garish to the point of ridicule — one critic described it as “the worst thing to happen to Italy since Mussolini”— it’s undeniably perfect for the peacocking Stallone.

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The Origins of the Watch

The watch, you may be amused to discover, wasn’t the first piece in the set. Stallone originally contracted Montegrappa to create a pen for his character in “The Expendables,” his latest shoot-em-up film series. He required something hyper-masculine, with lizards, snakes, skulls and roads of fire criss-crossing the body of the instrument. Thus was born the Chaos pen. A limited edition run was created, and both 22-karat gold and sterling silver versions were available.

Once the pen sold out, Montegrappa figured there was a market for this sort of extravagance. Keeping customers of Ed Hardy in mind, he created the equally flamboyant Chaos watch, which features those same roads of fire, made from rubies, the skull, the snaking lizard bodies and a surprisingly refined watch face. Naturally, it was loathed or loved, but nothing in between.

Montegrappa has clearly latched onto a niche market, so now there’s a full set of options from the Chaos line, including the pen, watch, cufflinks and inkwell. In case you find yourself jonesing for the accouterments of a Bond villain, Montegrappa will always have your goods.

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Learn Or Burn – Anniversary Reminder Wedding Band

June 10, 2013 5:18 pm , Leave a Comment , Raymond Lee Jewelers

There’s a new concept ring in the works…and it is supposed to help you remember REALLY important dates. Alaska Jewelry has come up with The Remember Ring™, a basic wide band in 7 styles of 14k white and yellow gold that has a built-in Hot Spot ™ that comes to life once a year.

Here’s how it works: a micro thermopile inside the band converts electricity from your hand’s heat. This electricity runs a perpetual microchip clock and keeps the battery charged. When you buy the ring, you specify a date to be remembered forever; an anniversary for instance. The ring is programmed…and needs no special care. It is impact resistant, completely waterproof, and has a lifetime warranty. It can stay on your finger biding its time until the day before THE DATE.

Twenty four hours before you have to acknowledge it, that Hot Spot™ inside your Remember Ring™ comes to life. It heats up to 120º F for about ten seconds. You scratch your head….decide you were imagining things and go back to what you were doing. An hour later, it happens again. Ten seconds of heat that isn’t exactly burning you but it isn’t comfortable either. Maybe you weren’t imagining things. When it happens again, an hour later, hopefully the little light comes on inside your brain and you decide to check the date.

It’s written inside the ring, right over the place that’s been zapping you. If you have been particularly dense, it might take a few more zaps of ten-second-heat-reminders to get you to remember, but this ring will keep it up the entire twenty four hours before THE DATE. You have time to buy your beloved a beautiful anniversary gift, maybe something from Raymond Lee Jewelers! You look good, every year without fail. That just might be worth the $760.00 asking price when it comes on the market.

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Spotlight on: Suzanne Syz

April 2, 2013 11:45 am , Leave a Comment , Raymond Lee Jewelers

The jewelry collections designed by Suzanne Syz are influenced by her time of cavorting with the likes of Andy Warhol, Jean Michael Basquiat and other creative souls.

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Automn oac leaves earrings in yellow gold set with emeralds, rubies, orange-red, yellow and white sapphires and chocolate diamonds via Suzanne Syz

Born in Zurich and educated in Paris, Suzanne moved to New York in the 1980s. Traveling in their circles, she became a collector of the works of those contemporary artist of that era. Suzanne couldn’t seem to find exactly what she wanted in jewelry for herself. During the 1990s, she began to design her own jewelry. The whimsical and joyful pieces are a combination of her love of nature, fairy tales and her art collection.

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Ariel’s Treasure bracelet featuring amethysts, peridot, rubellites, aquamarines, Mandarin garnets, tsavorite, rose cut diamonds, brilliant cut diamonds, and pink, purple, blue and orange sapphires all set in yellow, white and rose gold. Via Suzanne Syz

Today, Suzanne lives in Geneva along with her fabulous art collection. Her signature color is purple and her home decor is in a retro 1950s to 1960s style. Some of her art collection includes a Nelson marsh mellow sofa and an Andy Warhol stitched photograph of Liza Minelli.

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Lovely yellow-gold ring featuring 13.34 carat spessarite garnet, 43 brown diamonds totaling 1.12 carats and 375 very intense yellow diamonds that total 7 carats. Via Suzanne Syz

Suzanne Syz’s showroom is an extension of her home and the creativity that these artists and their works inspired. Suzanne uses traditional gems such as diamonds, emeralds and sapphires with enamel, gold and titanium. Along with her creative inspiration and team of highly-skilled Geneva-based craftsmen, she produces unique and unconventional jewelry collections.

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Kermit on a Lilypad brooch featuring chrysoprase, spessartite garnets, tsavorites, rubies and diamonds set in white gold. Via Suzanne Syz

The glamorous, highly complex designs by Susanne Syz have been sought after by famous clients such as Elizabeth Taylor and the Archduchess Francesca von Habsburg-Thyssen.

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One of Our Favorite Large Marquise Engagement Rings

March 23, 2013 10:38 am , 1 Comment , Lizrlj

Marquise engagement rings had their first heyday in the late 70′s and early 80′s. The elegant, elongated shape, combined with the fire and sparkle that only a brilliant cut affords made this diamond cut enormously popular for engagement rings. The settings then tended to combine the cut with yellow gold and possibly a smattering of channel set accent diamonds. However now, we see a trend in women who sell engagement rings with marquise cuts – or better yet, bring in their diamonds to upgrade their wedding set. And while sometimes our clients like a totally different cut and shape, sometimes all it takes is a new setting to breathe new life into a cherished diamond. This stunning 5 carat marquise needed a little zsush – so it met a gorgeous platinum setting studded with .5 ctw of round brilliant diamonds and .93 ctw of baguettes. Of course, pictures and descriptors don’t do this deco inspired beauty justice – so we’re sharing video!