Weddings Summer 2008 > Engagement

Elizabeth Locke at Peipers + Kojen

Elizabeth Locke’s hand-hammered, yellow-gold bands ($1,500 to $20,000) are an alternative to traditional solitaire rings. Images etched onto the surface set Locke’s jewelry apart from the rest, as do her stacked bands of colored stones.

Eric Originals & Antiques, Ltd.

Eric Originals carries cushion- and old-mine-cut diamond rings (starting at $2,000), as well as signed originals from designers like Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Company, and David Webb.

Escada

This glamorous fashion house outsources it’s engagement rings to Universal Pacific, who will do the legwork to bring you Escada’s patented whopping 97-facet ring with a twelve-sided diamond resting in the scooped-out, heart-shaped mounting (from $28,000).

Fortunoff

An unpretentious alternative to some of the grand jewelry houses along Fifth Avenue, Fortunoff has a huge assortment of engagement rings, starting from solitaire diamonds ($350) to elaborate, cushion-cut diamonds (from $10,000).

Fragments

The fashion crowd swears by this downtown shop. We like Annie Fensterstock’s vintage-inspired rings in 22-karat gold (starting at $1,000 for simple bands; $2,000 for diamond bands), and a made-to-order Ray Griffiths eighteen-karat-gold or platinum wedding band (starting at about $2,000).

Frank Pollak & Sons

Frank Pollak is the third owner by that name to be at the helm in the company’s 100-plus years. He carries fine diamonds from 3/4 of a carat to ten carats, and current best sellers are micro-pavé settings with large, intricately shaped stones. Prices start at $7,000.

Fred Leighton

Fred Leighton’s elegant diamond and platinum engagement rings are celebrated for their antique cuts, some of which have original mountings. The jeweler specializes in styles from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the signature collection harks back to these vintage gems. Rings start at $20,000.

Ginkgo New York

Ginkgo’s tasteful options come in all shapes and sizes—an intricate, diamond-encrusted band runs $3,420; a gorgeous diamond-and-Colombian-emerald dazzler will set you back $43,000.

Graff

This east-side jeweler is packed with impressive white and yellow diamonds (Graff also carries natural pink and blue ones). If the sky’s the limit, Graff is one of the few places where you’ll find a 40-carat, D-color, flawless diamond.

Greenwich Jewelers

This cozy, family-owned boutique is one of the few places in the city that stocks Canada’s exclusive Polar Bear Diamond, and they also do on-site jewelry repair, gem setting, sizing, engraving, and appraisals. Prices upon request.

Harry Winston

This Fifth Avenue landmark has more than twenty wedding-band styles and diamonds in an extensive range of sizes, shapes, and prices. With its own workshop upstairs, Winston can easily customize rings to satisfy almost any whim. Full-circle diamond wedding bands start at $3,500.

H.Stern

645 Fifth Ave., at 51st St.; 212-688-0300; hstern.net An appealingly low-key, no-nonsense source for clean designs, H.Stern has a strong selection of princess-cut and radiant-cut diamond rings. White- and yellow-gold wedding bands start at $95. Engagement rings start at $6,000 and go well into the six figures.

Jacob & Co.

]Jacob the Jeweler might be the king of bling for rap stars, but his family-owned business still caters to noncelebrity clients. He operates out of a “mine-inspired” storefront on the East Side, and specializes in unusual diamond cuts. Prices start at $5,000.

Jelena Behrend Studio

Behrend creates artisanal engagement rings and wedding bands in platinum and yellow, rose, white, or green gold; she combines them with details like precious stones and custom hand-engraving. From $300.

Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller specializes in altered versions of classic and estate jewelry—from delicate to dramatic, fine to faux. Wear the Jen Estate Earrings: Diamond drops ($295 in fourteen-karat white or yellow gold) in lieu of plain studs.

Jeri Cohen Jewelry

At this Upper East Side jewelry boutique, designer Jeri Cohen hand-selects diamonds from Canadian mines and then crafts your personalized ring. Engagement rings from $5,000; diamond wedding bands from $900.

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