INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

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2 years ago

July 21, 2021

INSTORE Staff

INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

.925Suneera

Black rhodium-plated sterling silver bracelet with one 14K gold link and one 3-row champagne diamond link, $3,618

DANA FRIEDMAN:

Can’t say enough about this edgy design! The textured links done in the wax are like nothing I have ever seen. The sparkle on one link is smart, and the black rhodium keeps this masculine!

CLAUDIA MATA:

I like the various tones and textures of this bracelet.

INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

Benchmark Rings

14K yellow gold signet ring with tantalum center dragon design, $1,200

INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

Bleu Royale/CrownRing Bridal House ^TIE

14K yellow gold rope edge detailed men’s band encrusted with 99 round black pavé set diamonds (4.40 TCW), $7,475

INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

E. Eichberg, Inc. ^TIE

18K yellow gold cufflinks with 2 rhodochrosite cabochons (23.85 TCW), 8 tsavorites (0.60 TCW), and 344 diamonds (0.86 TCW), $16,000

INSTORE Design Awards 2021 – Men’s Jewelry

RETAILER’S CHOICE AWARD

Benchmark Rings

14K yellow gold ring with 1 carat of edge-set diamonds and raised textured dragon scale pattern. $3,850

It Was Time to Make a Decision. It Was Time to Call Wilkerson.

Except for a few years when he worked as an accountant, Jim Schwartz has always been a jeweler. He grew up in the business and after “counting beans” for a few years, he and his wife, Robin, opened Robin James Jewelers in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We were coming to a stage in our life where we knew we have to make a decision,” says Jim Schwartz. He and Robin wanted to do it right, so they called Wilkerson. The best surprise (besides surpassing sales goals)? “The workers and associations really care about helping us move out own inventory out of the store first. It was very important to us.”