Uneek Jewelry
The Vision cushion ring in platinum features an 11.58-carat GIA-certified sapphire center stone flanked by two tapered baguettes (F, VVS) and 158 micro-set round brilliant cuts (F-G, VS, 0.84 TCW), $176,620
CLAUDIA MATA:
It’s all about this perfect sapphire, and I love how the design really lets the stone shine and stand out.
DANA FRIEDMAN:
I feel we now call halos a classic look. This ring appears to be perfectly made.
MARK TAPPER:
WOW!!! The color and faceting pattern of this sapphire is just special. With a center stone like this, you just cannot go wrong.
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E. Eichberg, Inc.
18K yellow gold and platinum 900 (10% iridium) ring featuring 10.24-carat peacock sapphire surrounded by 325 multi-colored sapphires (1.75 TCW) and 196 round brilliant diamonds (1.03 TCW), $32,000
Schaffrath
La Luna matte brushed 18K yellow gold ring with diamond (0.50 TCW), $9,500
RETAILER’S CHOICE AWARD
Pamela Froman Fine Jewelry
18K pink and white gold with a diamond shape Starbrite John Dyer morganite stone (6.8 TCW) with diamonds (0.24 TCW). $17,250
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
