INSTORE Design Awards 2024 – Necklace Over $5,000

Published

2 years ago

May 8, 2024

INSTORE Staff

Hearts On Fire (First Place)

LU Droplet Uniform necklace in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (25 TCW), $115,200

JULIA HACKMAN-CHAFE:

This necklace is modern and sophisticated.

JULIE PHILLIPS ROBERTS:

All day and night wearable diamonds, perfect!

DIANE GARMENDIA:

Really sophisticated look from afar, detailed design up close, and engineered perfectly to float on a neck.

Kabana (Second Place ^TIE)

Pendant in 18K yellow gold inlaid with Australian Crystal Opal and round diamonds (.042 TCW) on an 18-inch chain, $21,535

UNEEK (Second Place ^TIE)

Station necklace in 18K white gold with royal blue sapphires (20.02 TCW) with a report from GIA, mirror-finish bar links, brilliant-cut diamonds (8.35 TCW) and an oval-shape clasp with diamonds (0.32 TCW), $240,545

Pompos Jewelry Corporation (Retailer’s Choice)

Via Blu necklace in platinum with 4.90-carat rectangular emerald-cut Ceylon-origin heated sapphire with custom-, baguette-cut diamonds (2.22 TCW) and round-brilliant diamonds (0.27 TCW) on an 18-inch diamond-cut platinum chain with princess-cut sapphires and carré diamonds (0.54 TCW), $100,000

After 35 Years in Kent, Bonaci Fine Jewelers Found the Right Partner to Close the Right Way

Bob Bonaci spent 35 years building a jewelry business and community presence in Kent, Washington. When he decided it was time to retire, he knew the process would take careful planning — and the right help. Fellow jewelers who’d been through it pointed him to Wilkerson. The results exceeded expectations. Wilkerson’s hands-off approach let Bonaci step back while the team handled every detail, meeting his personal and financial goals throughout. “It is phenomenal, the success that we’ve had.” Watch Bob share his retirement story.