INSTORE Design Awards 2025 – Colored Stone Over $5,000

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10 months ago

April 30, 2025

INSTORE Staff

UNEEK (First Place)

Power of Red three-stone ring in platinum with a rectangular-shape 3.53-carat Burma-origin heated ruby (GIA report), rectangular-shape heated rubies (4.08 TCW) and micro pavé bead-set double halos of brilliant-cut diamonds (1.46 TCW), $151,440

INSTORE Design Awards 2025 – Colored Stone Over $5,000

Yael Designs (Second Place^TIE & Retailer’s Choice)

One-of-a-kind ring in platinum and 18K yellow gold with a 4.92-carat Nigerian Paraíba tourmaline, marquise-shape (0.98 TCW) and round- (0.59 TCW) diamonds and oval-shape Nigerian-origin Paraíba tourmaline, $271,433

INSTORE Design Awards 2025 – Colored Stone Over $5,000

Dalgleish Diamonds (Second Place)^TIE

Verde ring in 18K yellow and white gold features a 3.25-carat mint-color, cushion-cut garnet and diamonds (1.31 TCW), $16,495

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