Uneek Fine Jewelry Collections (First Place & Retailer’s Choice)
Pretty Pink Pear ring in platinum and 18K white and rose gold with a 1.36-carat light pink diamond with VVS1 clarity, vivid pink diamonds, white pear-shape diamonds and round brilliant-cut diamonds (combined weight of 0.82 TCW), $299,995
ANDREA RISO:
Pretty in pink, isn’t she?
RICHA GOYAL SIKRI:
A classic, timeless ring packed with beauty, durability and rarity.
CARTER MALOUF:
This ring gets to the point of its intensely colored and pointed center stone and pear-shape accents.
Le Vian (Second Place)
Katya ring in platinum and 18K “Strawberry Gold” with a 2.21-carat pear-shape natural light pink diamond, natural light pink diamonds (0.14 TCW), and pear- and round brilliant-shape F-G-color, VS1-clarity “Vanilla Diamonds” (2.22 TCW) with a GIA report, $346,198
Pompos Jewelry Corporation (Third Place)
L’Oasis de la Rosée ring in platinum and 18K rose gold with a pear-shape, modified brilliant-cut, natural light brown-pink 2.53-carat diamond with a GIA report, round brilliant diamonds (1.08 TCW), and round brilliant-cut fancy pink diamonds (0.72 TCW), $270,000
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."
