INSTORE Design Awards

INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Colored Diamond Jewelry

Published

2 years ago

May 12, 2022

INSTORE Staff

INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Colored Diamond Jewelry

Gems of Note

Argyle Bloom ring in platinum and 18K white gold with a 1.05-carat natural fancy deep pink color emerald-cut diamond with GIA and CGL Argyle reports surrounded by E-F-color, VS1-clarity Asscher-cut collection-grade colorless diamonds (2.86 TCW), $800,000

Kyle Roderick:

A statement ring that speaks volumes of precise cut, rich color, white hot clarity, and COOL carats.

David Johnson:

Unlikely use of step cuts to create a halo that doesn’t take away from the incredibly rare color of the center stone.

Mary Margaret Beaver:

This is a unique and unexpected interpretation of the diamond halo and one that is worthy of the exceptional pink diamond it so beautifully showcases.

INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Colored Diamond Jewelry

Kristin Hanson Jewelry (2nd Place and Retailer’s Choice)

Argyle Leaf ring in 18K rose gold has natural-color pink Argyle and colorless diamonds (1.49 TCW) and is inspired by cherry blossoms, $13,600

INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Colored Diamond Jewelry

Aiya Designs

Salt and Pepper ring in 14K yellow gold with of salt and pepper and white full-cut diamonds (2.25 TCW), $4,499

GO TO MAIN AWARDS PAGE

When There’s No Succession Plan, Call Wilkerson

Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”