INSTORE Design Awards 2024 – Fancy-Cut Diamond Ring

Published

9 months ago

May 6, 2024

INSTORE Staff

Aiya Designs (First Place)

Cross ring in 14K yellow and white gold ring with a 1.15-carat cross-shape natural salt-and-pepper diamond and natural diamonds (1.29 TCW), $2,999

AME VAN DYKE:

Lovely cut and color in the perfect setting.

SMITHA SADANANDAN:

This fancy-cut and natural-color salt-and-pepper diamond cross has an edgy look.

JENNY O’CONNOR CALLERI:

This is such an incredible use of an industrial diamond. Way to go!

The Jewelers Vault (Second Place & Retailer’s Choice)

Elongated deco ring in 18K yellow gold with a custom mounting design, Euro-style shank, 1.02-carat elongated oval-shape rose-cut natural diamond, claw-style prongs, elongated baguette-cut natural diamonds (0.54 TCW), trillion-shape natural diamonds (0.24 TCW) and natural-color pink mined diamonds (0.21 TCW), $8,200

Jye’s International, Inc. (Third Place)

Engagement ring in 18K palladium white gold with VVS-clarity and F-G color diamonds, including 0.53-carat pear-shape diamond, three equal-size marquise-cut diamonds (0.59 TCW), a 0.2-carat princess-cut center diamond and brilliant-cut diamonds (0.11 TCW), $15,000

Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting

Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift. To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”