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INDIAN FASHIONS

We offer India's largest collection of Indian Fashion Jewelry (also Know as Costume Jewelry), Like Kundan Necklace, Bridal Necklaces, Polki Necklaces, Victorian Necklaces, Bangles, Jhumka Bangles, Lakh bangles, Polki Bangles, Gold Plated Bangles, Beaded Jewelry, Stone Studded Jewellery, Fashion Jewellery, Western Jewellery and Lac jewelry (also known as lakh or lakhha jewellery), We have over 19,500 designs of various Jewelry items, readily available in Wholesale Quantities, at the Cheapest Prices Possible. Our fashionable & exclusive Jewelry items are available in variety of colors & patterns.
Fashion jewelry are forever popular, whether as a stand-alone or combined with other metals and stones. It is unrestrained by terms like value and rarity and can be fashioned to form any ornament. The best thing about fashion jewelry is that it never goes out of fashion.

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DIAMOND & GEMSTONE NECKLACES: FASHION THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE!

Why did vintage designer costume jewelry become so popular in days gone by? The answer is simple isn't it.  Designers like Schiaparelli, Sherman, D & E, Miriam Haskell, Stanley Hagler and so many other renowned vintage designers set beautifully colored stones, crystals, beads, baroque pearls etc into gorgeous designs that were affordable for the masses. To gather rubies, emeralds, diamonds and set them into 14k, 18k etc. in the same designs would have made the end product unaffordable for any but the rich and famous. Beautiful designer costume jewelry made a woman feel rich even when she wasn't, and let's face it, little has changed. Costume jewelry remains popular, even though right now vintage costume jewelry sales are in bit of a slump (if I'm to believe my associates) but that will turn around too. Sales in all areas come in waves: what's hot now is dead tomorrow and vice versa. So I'll say as I did in my SHERMAN BLOG that this is a buyer's market for costume jewelry right now and smart shoppers would be wise to buy up now, whether you're a collector or seller. But that's not what I want to discuss today.

Today I want to chat about fine jewelry, specifically diamond and gemstone necklaces. While my daughter (and it seems the bulk of our customers) are into rings, I'm a necklace person. I find it hard to resist a lovely piece when I come across it but of course, buying real diamond and gemstone jewelry is expensive. I do buy it, and it costs me the earth. But I look at it this way: fine jewelry with real diamonds and gemstones is never out of style and it's a valuable investment. If things get tough, you will always be able to sell off diamond and gemstone jewelry. It's not quite the same with costume jewelry ie. those jewelers who have estate sections in their shops don't show costume jewelry but they will show "the real thing" because they know there's always a buyer for a lovely diamond necklace, bracelet or ring.

And the other side of investing in fine jewelry is the family heirloom aspect: I never really thought much about that until I asked one of our dear regular customers why she buys so much fine jewelry from us. Apart from "I just love it" she also said the thought of leaving such valuable pieces to her family is very satisfying. Whether they wear them or sell them down the road, they'll always be worth lots of money.

Now take that absolutely magnificent Jadeite and diamond necklace shown at the top of this post: how often do you come across a piece as beautiful and valuable as that one? We were in a high profile jewelry shop last week that has an estate section. Prices for pieces like the one above were $80,000 or more! Well ours costs nothing like that. This necklace comes with an appraisal for over $13,500 and during our GRAND OPENING SALE at RUBY PLAZA  which ends May 31st, you save a further 15%. CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE & LEARN MORE!

But perhaps that one's out of your budget (we do layaway by the way). Well then, what about that stunning 18k diamond necklace above? It's appraised at nearly $5000, comes with over 1.5cts of VS diamonds and you can take 15% off our asking price on that one as well. CLICK THIS LINK to see more photos now.

Perhaps you're into sapphires and diamonds? Then take a look at the superb sapphire and diamond necklace on the left. Set in 14k white gold, it has 0.87cts of diamonds and a whopping 1.37ct deep blue sapphire in its center. Its appraisal is well over $3000 but it's very reasonably priced and again, during our GRAND OPENING SALE at RUBY PLAZA, you can take another 15% off that price. SEE MORE HERE.

 Perhaps your taste (and budget) would prefer something simpler? Check out the super pretty diamond heart pendant shown on the right. It has nearly .65 cts of diamonds. Don't you just love that design? So different! There's no chain with this one but perhaps  you have one of your own. We do have some fine white gold 14k chains that will go well with this one if you don't. Oh, yes, it's set in 14k white gold.  I think it's gorgeous. See more photos and read up on it HERE.


Well I could go on and on but it's easier if you just jog on over to OUR NEW SHOP AT RUBY PLAZA or OUR SHOP AT RUBY LANE and poke around for yourself while this GRAND OPENING SALE is on and can save you 15% on our regular prices for a lot of items, including coral necklaces, costume jewelry, diamond and gemstone rings, bangles, bracelets and even designers like CARTIER and TIFFANY. Our sale ends May 31st so why not save 15% NOW?

And in case you didn't know, while both our shops carry all the same items, at this point only the RUBY PLAZA SHOP has more contemporary jewelry and hence, more items to choose from. We hope you come visit soon!

THE CANARY SINGS IN YELLOW DIAMOND RINGS

If you've been watching trends in diamond rings lately, especially amongst celebrities, you might have noticed that colored diamonds are the latest craze. Celebrities are sporting red, blue and especially yellow diamonds, everything from the soft canary yellows to deep, saturated yellows, and in our VINTAGE JEWELRY SHOWCASE at RUBY LANE, yellow diamond rings are indeed, our hottest selling item. But here's the thing: unheated, untreated, natural colored diamonds of great clarity and color are hard to come by and cost a fortune. That's why wearing such rings is pretty much only for the rich and famous. The rest of us make do with treated or "enhanced" colored stones as these are more affordable. Sadly, they are also likely to be less permanent, more prone to chipping etc. So when we're shopping for colored diamonds rings for our shops at RUBY LANE and the new shop at RUBY PLAZA, we spend hours searching for affordable "natural" yellow diamond rings because we want our customers to have only the best they can afford.

Take that fabulous cocktail/dinner ring shown at the top of this blog. It has 2.14cts of NATURAL (not enhanced) diamonds ranging in clarity from VS - Si1 and with E - G color. This applies to both the clear and yellow diamonds. The radiance and sparkle in this ring is incredible. It's 18k yellow gold and weighs over 13 grams. We had it appraised just this month and the appraisal came in over $8500 CAD. You can see more photos and learn more about it only at VIANVI: VINTAGE and CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIBLE JEWELRY at RUBY PLAZA, our new shop where we can now sell newer and even brand new items that we weren't able to sell in our VINTAGE JEWELRY SHOWCASE at RUBY LANE.  This ring is for the lady with larger fingers (like me) but if you want a yellow diamond ring for a smaller finger, then how's this one shown below:

This ring, available in both of our RUBY LANE and RUBY PLAZA shops, features a 0.57ct cushion-cut natural fancy yellow diamond surrounded by another 0.86cts of brilliant Si1 - i1 clear diamonds. Appraised at around the same price as the other ring above, this is the chance for a woman who wears a small ring size (4 3/4 - 5) to snap herself up a yellow diamond ring. Again, please consult the actual listing (click on LINKS above) for more photos and full details.

Below are some more photos of jewelry with canary yellow diamonds that we've already sold from VINTAGE JEWELRY SHOWCASE at RUBY LANE:

Aren't these gorgeous? And one thing is certain: we can't keep them in stock. Almost as soon as we list a new canary or fancy yellow diamond ring in our shops, they're gone! Of course, the reason for that is simple: we carry only the best quality we can find in natural, untreated diamonds and offer them to our customers at reasonable prices. We're not saying everyone can afford them but those who can know they'll pay less with us than they will with other vendors who are looking to really cash in on this latest trend: colored diamonds! And it won't be over in a hurry because right now, canary yellow diamonds sing!

While we have you, you might want to slip over to OUR NEW SHOP at RUBY PLAZA now. While you'll find a lot of the same items we carry in our SHOP AT RUBY LANE, you'll find others you'll never see there. On top of that, we're kicking off our new shop with a GRAND OPENING SALE that starts on Saturday, May 15th. We haven't decided when it will end but as usual, it's first in, best dressed. So if you've had your eye on something in our RUBY LANE SHOP for a while, you might want to GO! to our RUBY PLAZA SHOP this weekend. It just might be on sale there in our GRAND OPENING SALE. See you there! Look for items marked GO!

IS THIS A GENUINE TIFFANY BANGLE OR NOT?

Okay, any Tiffany experts out there? I need help as I think that maybe, just maybe, I've been duped again, but I'm not sure.

I attended an estate auction about a month back. They had 4 pieces of "authentic" Tiffany jewelry there. Whoo-hoo I thought! My lucky day. If I didn't buy anything else, I was determined to win all four pieces of Tiffany. Well I won and congratulated myself. So did the other bidders around me.

During a lull in the auction ..well a lull for me as they were auctioning off die cast car collections, comics, and all the crystal in the world it seemed (doesn't anyone value real crystal anymore ... this stuff was going for peanuts ) ... sorry, I digress. So while that was going on, I took out my Tiffanys and began examining them. Something didn't seem quite right on two of the pieces.  The weight of a necklace seemed too light for silver and a charm wasn't stamped. Hmmm... Then there was one of those bangles that looks like mesh: lo and behold, the Tiffany stamp was crooked. Okay. These had to be knock-offs. The other two pieces were harder to decide. Everything looked good with them. I got my money back on the two suspect pieces and told the auctioneer I'd be testing the others and to expect a call from me if I wasn't satisfied they were the real thing. Thinking back on it, why didn't I just hand the whole lot back!

Well we tested the silver when we got home and couldn't find any reason to believe the last two pieces were bona fide Tiffanys. We took photos so we could list them in OUR NEW SHOP at RUBY PLAZA (these weren't vintage enough for Ruby Lane) and were all set to go when my daughter stopped me dead: she questioned the 1837 logo on the Tiffany bangle shown above.  She'd been poking around the net and found a different logo for "1837 Tiffany" It wasn't fully oval with rounded edges. It actually had a hard edge with a little corner at either end. So, was my Tiffany bangle authentic or not? Wasn't it possible for Tiffany to have more than one logo over the years? After all, designers do modify their logos from time to time, don't they?

Well I spent several hours yesterday trying to find photos of authentic "1837 Tiffany" logos. It was hard to find. Nor could I find any written material on the logos. There was tons of really good information on eBay about how to spot fake Tiffanys. I learned a lot from that but my question is still unanswered.

You see, what I read on eBay is that real Tiffany is stamped thus in many cases:
Year, Tiffany & Co., 925 along with the copyright symbol. Well that's exactly what is on my bangle:

The spacing is perfectly even between the letters. The stamps are definitely engraved, not lasered (apparently if it's lasered on you can see dots under magnification ... not the case here). It's scuffed enough to have been worn and loved. The outer stamping (top photo) is consistent with authentic Tiffany. 

And now here's what's really confusing me:  I visited the Tiffany website in Canada and at the top of the page on BRACELETS is a photo showing that "1837" logo identical to the one on my bangle!! Click that BRACELETS link and see it for yourself... curved edges on that oval, just like mine! Below is a photo I found on eBay of the other logo:

Here's another : 

See how the "1837" logo is slightly squared on the edges of that oval? Not nice and round like mine ... or like the one shown on the Tiffany website!!

So I need help. What do  you think? Any Tiffany experts out there who can resolve this for me? I'd already listed this bangle in my RUBY PLAZA SHOP but I've taken it off for now until I get some definitive answer ... if I can. Can you help? Is this bangle of mine an authentic Tiffany or not?