BEST

OF THE
BEST
THE WINNERS & FINALISTS OF THE 2019
J E W E L E R S ’ C H O I C E TAWA
H E WRIDNSN E R S & F I N A L I S T S
OF THE 2018
J E W E L E R S ’ C H O I C E AWA R D S
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CONTENTS
4 EDITORS’ PICKS
6 COLORED DIAMOND
JEWELRY
8 DIAMOND JEWELRY
10 COLORED STONE
JEWELRY
14 LAB-GROWN DIAMOND
AND/OR GEMSTONE
JEWELRY
15 PEARL JEWELRY
16 TANZANITE JEWELRY
17 PLATINUM JEWELRY
18 GOLD JEWELRY
19 SILVER JEWELRY
20 CONTEMPORARY
METAL JEWELRY

C
22 MIXED METAL JEWELRY
ongratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2019 JCK Jewelers’
23 FASHION/BRIDGE
Choice Awards! We hope you are captivated and inspired by this
JEWELRY
year’s honorees.
24 PERSONALIZED Now in its 12th year, the Jewelers’ Choice Awards remains the only
JEWELRY honor in the industry that is voted on exclusively by retail jewelers. It’s
25 MEN’S JEWELRY a rare opportunity to see which pieces the retailers find both beautiful and salable.

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY HANNAH KHYMYCH; STYLIST: NINA STERGHIOU; MANICURIST: ROSEANN SINGLETON/ART DEPARTMENT; SWIMSUIT: ROSACHA
As you’ll see in the many categories ahead, there are so many innovative
26 BEST PRICE POINT standout pieces in this year’s contest. As always, we are impressed and gratified
26 BEST EARRING DESIGN by the quantity of entries and number of retailer votes we receive.
28 BEST BRACELET Congratulations to Mizrahi of Beverly Hills whose bespoke pink diamond ring
DESIGN won this year’s grand prize. Kudos also go to the brands who won multiple awards,
29 BEST RING DESIGN including Belle Étoile, Paula Crevoshay, and Malo Creations.
In addition to the award winners, check out “JCK’s 5 Faves: 2019 Editors’ Picks”
31 BEST NECKLACE
on page 4. It is always fascinating to compare the editorial team’s expert eye for
DESIGN style with that of the retailers.
32 BEST BRIDAL DESIGN Along with exposure in this “Best of the Best” supplement (and in JCK’s March/
34 BEST STATEMENT PIECE April issue for the first-place winners), this year’s honorees will also be celebrated
at the Friday morning retailer breakfast at this year’s JCK Las Vegas show! We’ll
36 INDEX
showcase video of all the winners and signage highlighting winners and finalists
(not to mention bonus copies of this supplement at the event).
Congrats again to all winners and finalists, and many thanks to our retailer-
readers who got out the vote!
See you in Vegas,

BEST
OF THE ABOVE AND
ON THE COVER:
BEST
THE WINNERS & FINALISTS OF THE 2019
2019 Grand
Prize Winner,
J E W E L E R S ’ C H O I C E TAWA
MARK SMELZER
H E WRIDNSN E R S & F I N A L I S T S

Mizrahi of
OF THE 2018
J E W E L E R S ’ C H O I C E AWA R D S

Beverly Hills PUBLISHER

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2019 EDITORS’ PICKS

We asked the JCK editorial team to cast their “votes” in the
Jewelers’ Choice Awards. Here are the pieces they selected as their
favorites—among all the entries—and why they love them.
1 MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO, MANAGING EDITOR
ANYE DESIGNS HAVANA CLUSTER RING
COLORED STONE JEWELRY, $2,500 & UNDER
Los Angeles brand Anye Designs makes the coolest cluster rings: beautifully assembled
collections of mixed-cut stones, artfully arranged to provide a maximum burst of color. Thanks to

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those gorgeous oval-, round-, and marquise-shape blue-green tourmaline and a few judiciously
placed emerald accents—not to mention the diamonds—this one-of-a-kind Havana ring practically
glows. And it’s a bargain to boot: 2.37 cts. t.w. in 14k white gold for only $2,500. What a gem!

AMY ELLIOTT, ALL THAT GLITTERS BLOGGER

YAEL DESIGNS TOI & MOI BANGLE
BEST BRACELET DESIGN, OVER $10,000
I fell in love with this bracelet at the 2019 AGTA Spectrum Awards editor’s day last summer. Designer
Yehouda Saketkhou’s well-executed Toi & Moi motif is becoming one of his most recognizable
signatures in addition to an unfettered love of colored gems. These two traits make a stunning

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display in this piece, which feels like a mini monument to the allure of opals. I like that it’s a twofer—
two superb examples of the most coveted opals in the world presented in the same design. There’s
also something so decadent and luscious about the amorphous stone shapes, yet that very quality
makes the ring feel cool, modern, and everyday wearable.

VICTORIA GOMELSKY, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ROSA VAN PARYS MONTANA 2.0 PINK SAPPHIRE EARRINGS
PEARL JEWELRY, OVER $2,500

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My love affair with pearls began nearly 20 years ago, when I visited a South Sea pearl farm off
the northern coast of Australia and learned why the cultured gems are considered the world’s
most valuable pearls. What I love about designer Rosa Van Parys’ sexy earrings is that she
doesn’t let that fact get in the way of her fierce, edgy vision. These danglers are anything but
demure, and I adore them for it!

BRITTANY SIMINITZ, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

LIVEN CO. PARAIBA TOURMALINE NECKL ACE
COLORED STONE JEWELRY, OVER $10,000
The colors of Liven Co.’s Paraiba tourmaline teardrop are nothing short of soothing. Its pink and
blue pastels, made even softer by a 14k rose gold frame with diamonds, evoke a sunset over the
sea—so dreamy. As bicolor—and tricolor!—gemstones continue to make waves (pun definitely

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intended), this multihued marvel is just what I’m looking for in 2019.

EMILI VESILIND, SENIOR EDITOR

SAMIRA TURQUOISE HEART EARRINGS
BEST EARRING DESIGN, $2,500–$10,000
I love all things heart-shape these days; after all, the world could all use a little more love right
now! Samira’s turquoise and diamond earrings are sweet and feminine—and quite glam with those
diamond borders! But the beautiful turquoise makes them feel earthy and bohemian as well. I’d
wear them all summer long.

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COLORED DIAMOND JEWELRY

$10,000 & UNDER
2019 PRINCE
AWARD JEWELERS
WINNER

MIRA STYLE
JEWELLERY CO. LTD. 2019
FINALISTS
JYE'S INTERNATIONAL INC.

COLORED DIAMOND JEWELRY

OVER $10,000

2019
GRAND
PRIZE
WINNER

PAULA CREVOSHAY

2019
AWARD
WI NNE R JYE'S INTERNATIONAL INC. 2019
MIZRAHI OF BEVERLY HILLS FINALISTS

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DIAMOND JEWELRY
$2,500 & UNDER

ASHER JEWELRY

SETU DOSHI /
2019 DINARO CREATIONS 2019 JB BROTHERS USA
AWARD FINALISTS
WINNER

DIAMOND JEWELRY
$2,501–$10,000
2019
AWARD
WINNER

SHY CREATION

ZUNDAA 2019
DINARO CREATIONS FINALISTS

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DIAMOND JEWELRY
DIAMO
OVER $10,000
OV

TAMARA COMOLLI FINE

JEWELRY GMBH

SIERA JEWELRY INC. NORMAN SILVERMAN

2019
AWARD 2019
WINNER FINALISTS

COLORED STONE JEWELRY

$2,500 & UNDER

PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS

ANYE DINARO
DESIGNS CREATIONS
2019
AWARD
WINNER 2019
FINALISTS

10 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

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THE BEST

COLORED STONE JEWELRY

$2,501–$10,000

2 01 9
AWAR D
W I NNE R

DENNY WONG
DESIGNS

SHY CREATION
PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS
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 BEST OF
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COLORED STONE JEWELRY

OVER $10,000

LIVEN CO.
2019
AWARD
WINNER

J. J. COLLECTION
GRAZIELA 2019
GEMS FINALISTS

LAB-GROWN DIAMOND AND/OR

201 9 GEMSTONE JEWELRY
AWARD ALL PRICE POINTS
WI NNE R

SPENCE DIAMONDS

CHARLES & STULLER INC. 2019

COLVARD
FINALISTS

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 PEARL JEWELRY
$2,500 & UNDER
LIKA BEHAR
2019
AWARD
WINNER

MASTOLONI

2019
ALAMEA HAWAII LLC FINALISTS

PEARL JEWELRY
OVER $2,500
,500

ALAMEA HAWAII LLC

2019 YOKO LONDON JYE’S

INTERNATIONAL 2019
AWARD INC. FINALISTS
WINNER

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TANZANITE JEWELRY
$10,000 & UNDER

2019
019
AWARD
WINNER EAST ARTS JEWELRY
MFY. LTD

2019
FINALISTS

PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS
STULLER INC.

TANZANITEE JEWELRY
TANZAN
OVER $10,000
OVE

PAULA CREVOSHAY

2 01 9
201 2019
AMBIENCE INC. JYE’S
AWARD INTERNATIONAL FINALISTS
WIIN
W NNENER
R INC.

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 PLATINUM JEWELRY
$10,000 & UNDER

BEVERLEY K

GABRIEL & CO.

2019
AWARD 2019
WINNER FINALISTS
MALO CREATIONS

PLATINUM JEWELRY
OVER $10,000

JYE’S
INTERNATIONAL
INC.

2019
AWARD 2019
WINNER FINALISTS
MICHAEL SCHOFIELD & CO.
STULLER INC.
INC

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GOLD JEWELRY
$2,500 & UNDER

BREUNING

ROYAL CHAIN
2019 GROUP THORSTEN
AWARD
WINNER 2019
FINALISTS

GOLD JEWELRY
OVER $2,500

JYE’S MARIKAA
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATION OLD
DESERT GOLD
INC.

LIKA BEHAR
LI

2 019
2019
AWARD 2019
WIINNE
W NNE R FINALISTS

18 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

 SILVER JEWELRY
$500 & UNDER

2019 NADRI JEWELRY

RY
AWARD
WINNER

ALAMEA HAWAII LLC

GABRIEL & CO. 2019

FINALISTS

SILVER JEWELRY
$501–$1,000

HEAVENLY VICES FINE

JEWELRY
BELLE ÉTOILE

2019 2019
AWARD FINALISTS
WINNER BREUNING

JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019 19

 BEST OF
THE BEST

SILVER JEWELRY
SIL
OVER $1,000

NADRI JEWELRY

LIKA BEHAR VAHAN JEWELRY

2019
2019 F
FINALISTS
AWARD
WINNER

CONTEMPORARY METAL JEWELRY

ALL PRICE POINTS

THORSTEN
2019 MALO CREATIONS
STULLER INC.
AWARD 2019
WI NNE R FINALISTS

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MIXED METAL JEWELRY

$1,000 & UNDER

LIKA BEHAR

ROYAL CHAIN GROUP

2019 2019
AWARD FINALISTS
WINNER
TRITON

MIXED METAL JEWELRY

RY
OVER $1,000

VAHAN JEWELRY

20
2019
FINALISTS
S

2019 LIKA BEHAR

AWARD
WINNER MALO CREATIONS

22 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

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FASHION/BRIDGE JEWELRY
$500 & UNDER

BELLE ÉTOILE

2019
AWARD
WINNER

www.berndwolf.com
LAFONN

BERING TIME INC. 2019 2019 F IN A L I S T

FINALISTS
 BEST OF
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FASHION/BRIDGE JEWELRY
OVER $500

NADRI JEWELRY

BELLE ÉTOILE
BERND WOLF GMBH
2019
AWARD 2019
WINNER FINALISTS

PERSONALIZED JEWELRY
ALL PRICE POINTS

GABRIEL & CO.

2019 MALO CREATIONS

AWARD STULLER INC.
2019
WINNER FINALISTS

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 MEN’S JEWELRY
$1,000 & UNDER

ROYAL CHAIN GROUP

THORSTEN
201 9
2019
AWARD
AWAR D THORSTEN
2019
WI NNE R
FINALISTS

MEN’S JEWELRY
OVER $1,000

PARAGON

WILLIAM HENRY
2019
STULLER INC.
AWARD 2019
WI NNE R FINALISTS

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BEST PRICE POINT

$1,000 & UNDER

STULLER INC.

2019
2019 NEON GEMS INC. FINALISTS
AWARD
WINNER LAFONN

BEST EARRING DESIGN

$2,500 & UNDER

201 9
AWARD
WI NNE R

SHY CREATION

BEVERLEY K 2019
ALAMEA HAWAII LLC
FINALISTS

26 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

 BEST EARRING DESIGN
$2,501–$10,000

2019
AWARD
WI NNE R

MIRA STYLE
JEWELLERY CO. LTD.
PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS 2019
FINALISTS
SHY CREATION

BEST EARRING DESIGN

OVER $10,000

2019
AWARD
WI NNE R

YAELL DDESIGNS
ESIGNS

KABANA
2019
RAHAMINOV DIAMONDS FINALISTS

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THE BEST

BEST BRACELET DESIGN

$2,500 & UNDER
2019
AWARD
WINNER

DINARO CREATIONS

BELLE ÉTOILE
FREYWILLE
2019
FINALISTS

BEST BRACELET DESIGN

$2,501–$10,000
$2,

I. REISS

2019
019 KAPSASKIS DIM & SIA OE
AWARD
WARD GABRIEL & CO. 2019
WINNER FINALISTS

28 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

 BEST BRACELET DESIGN
OVER $10,000

BEVERLEY K

RAHAMINOV DIAMONDS

2019
AWARD 2
2019
WINNER YAEL DESIGNS FINALISTS
FINALI

BEST RING DESIGN

BE
$2,500 & UNDER
$

LAFONN

2019
FINALISTS

PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS SU-RAJ INTER
2019 GOLD INC.
AWARDRD
WI NNE
NE R

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 BEST OF
THE BEST

BEST RING DESIGN

2019 $2,501–$10,000
AWARD
WINNER GABRIEL & CO.

2019
FINALISTS
FREYWILLE

DALLAS PRINCE &

COMPANY

BEST RING DESIGN

OVER $10,000

MIZRAHI OF
BEVERLY HILLS

JODEN WORL
WORLD
RESOURCES
RESOURCE
2019 2019
AWARD FINALISTS
WINNER NOVEL COLLECTION

30 JEWELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2019

 BEST NECKLACE DESIGN
$2,500 & UNDER

KABARÓVSKY
JEWELLERY HOUSE
2019
PARLÉ JEWELRY
AWARD DESIGNS
WINNER GABRIEL & CO.
2019
FINALISTS

BEST NECKLACE
NECK DESIGN
$2,501–$10,000
$2,50
2019
2019 F
FINALISTS
AWARD
AWAR D
WII N
W NNE
NE R

PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS

MAUI DIVERS JEWELRY

ROYAL
O CHAIN
C GROUP
G O

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 BEST OF
THE BEST

BEST NECKLACE DESIGN

OVER $10,000

PARLÉ JEWELRY
DESIGNS
2019
AWARD
WINNER

JODEN WORLD
RESOURCES 2019
FINALIST

BEST BRIDAL
BRID DESIGN
$2,500 & UNDER
SHY CREATION

2019
FINALISTS

201 9
2019
AWARD
WIINNER
W NNE R
ANYE DESIGNS
NOAM CARVER FOR MIRA STYLE
CROWNRING BRIDAL HOUSE JEWELLERY CO. LTD.

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 BEST BRIDAL DESIGN
$2,501–$5,000

MIRA STYLE
JEWELLERY CO. LTD

CKC SONS SSHY CREATION

2019
AWARD
WINNER 2019
F
FINALISTS

BEST BRIDAL DESIGN

BES
OVER $5,000

BRILLIANT EARTH

2019
FINALISTS
MARISA PERRY
ATELIER
2019 SETU DOSHI /
AWARD JB BROTHERS USA
WINNER

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BEST STATEMENT PIECE

$10,000–$30,000

KATHERINE LEGRAND
RAND
MITH
CUSTOM GOLDSMITH

2019
FINALISTS
2019
AWARD GRACE HAYS &
WINNER ROBERT RUSSELL JYE’S INTERNATIONAL INC.

BEST STATEMENT
STATE PIECE
OVER $30,000
$

NELSON JEWELRY
USA INC.

2019
FINALISTS

2019
AWARD NORMAN SILVERMAN
WINNER GERHARD D. WEMPE KG

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INDEX
Alamea Hawaii LLC ................................... 15, 19,
26
Ambience Inc. ............................................ 16
Anye Designs ............................................. 10, 32
Asher Jewelry ............................................ 8
Belle Étoile ................................................. 19, 23,
24, 28
Bering Time Inc. ......................................... 23
Bernd Wolf GmbH ...................................... 24
Beverley K .................................................. 17,
26, 29
Breuning ..................................................... 18, 19
Brilliant Earth ............................................. 33
Charles & Colvard ...................................... 14
CKC Sons .................................................... 33
Dallas Prince & Company.......................... 30
Denny Wong Designs ................................ 12
Dinaro Creations........................................ 8, 10,
28
East Arts Jewelry Mfy. Ltd......................... 16
FreyWille..................................................... 28, 30
Gabriel & Co. .............................................. 17, 19,
24, 28, 30, 31
Gerhard D. Wempe KG .............................. 34
Grace Hays & Robert Russell .................... 34
Graziela Gems ............................................ 14
Heavenly Vices Fine Jewelry .................... 19
I. Reiss ........................................................ 28
J. J. Collection ............................................ 14
Joden World Resources ............................ 30, 32
Jye’s International Inc............................... 6, 15,
16, 17, 18, 34
Kabana ....................................................... 27
KabarÓvsky Jewellery House ................... 31
Kapsaskis Dim & SIA OE ............................ 28
Katherine LeGrand Custom Goldsmith .... 34
Lafonn ......................................................... 23,
26, 29
Lika Behar .................................................. 15,
18, 20, 22
Liven Co. ..................................................... 14
Malo Creations........................................... 17, 20,
22, 24
Marika Desert Gold.................................... 18
This company index is published as a convenience and not as part of the Jewelers’ Choice Awards contract.
Every care has been taken to index companies correctly. No allowance will be made for errors due to
spelling, incorrect page numbers, or failure to insert or include information.
Marisa Perry Atelier................................... 33
Mastoloni.................................................... 15
Maui Divers Jewelry .................................. 31
Michael Schofield & Co. ............................ 17
Mira Style Jewellery Co. Ltd . ................... 6, 27,
32, 33
Mizrahi of Beverly Hills ............................. 6, 30
Nadri Jewelry ............................................. 19, 20,
24
Nelson Jewelry USA Inc. .......................... 34
Neon Gems Inc. ......................................... 26
Noam Carver for CrownRing Bridal House
32
Norman Silverman..................................... 10, 34
Novel Collection ........................................ 30
Paragon ...................................................... 25
Parlé Jewelry Designs ............................... 10, 12,
16, 27, 29, 31, 32
Paula Crevoshay ........................................ 6, 16
Prince Jewelers ......................................... 6
Rahaminov Diamonds ............................... 27, 29
Royal Chain Group ..................................... 18, 22,
25, 31
Setu Doshi / JB Brothers USA ................... 8, 33
Shy Creation............................................... 8, 12,
26, 27, 32, 33
Siera Jewelry Inc. ...................................... 10
Spence Diamonds...................................... 14
Stuller, Inc. ................................................. 14, 16,
17, 20, 24, 25, 26
Su-Raj Inter Gold Inc. ................................ 29
Tamara Comolli Fine Jewelry GmbH........ 10
Thorsten ..................................................... 18, 20,
25
Triton........................................................... 22
Vahan Jewelry ........................................... 20
William Henry............................................. 25
Yael Designs ............................................... 27, 29
Yoko London............................................... 15
Zundaa........................................................ 8
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