We were very pleased when TheFashioniStyle.com picked our big Platinum Diamond Pink Tourmaline Ring (33.33ct no less!) for their latest "Over the Top" feature.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
For Something Blue try Sapphires or Aquamarines
Many thanks to the team at wantthatwedding.co.uk for featuring Lucie Campbell diamond sapphire and aquamarine pieces in their recent 'Something Blue' feature.
We learned something new about the old expression Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. According to them, there's long been an association between weddings and the colour blue - "as a symbol of love, modesty, fidelity, good luck, purity and loyalty".
Visit our website to find the featured aquamarine and spinel diamond drop earrings
and sapphire diamond bee brooch.
We learned something new about the old expression Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. According to them, there's long been an association between weddings and the colour blue - "as a symbol of love, modesty, fidelity, good luck, purity and loyalty".
Visit our website to find the featured aquamarine and spinel diamond drop earrings
The particular sapphire diamond ring featured is so new it's not yet on the website
but email richard@luciecampbell.com to find out more about it or drop into the shop to see it in person. You can browse all our sapphire rings on the website or indeed all our sapphire jewellery.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
New Lucie Campbell brooches in Country Life
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| Country Life's selection of 'stylish accessories for the girl with the Cartier watch' |
Two of the three pieces featured are so new they're not yet on the website. If you would like to find out more about the Diamond butterfly brooch (top left, £28,000) or the Flower spray brooch (top right, £34,000) please email richard@luciecampbell.com
The 18ct yellow-gold canary and white diamond bow brooch (centre of picture, £27,950) is on the website.
The butterfly and flower spray brooches can be worn separately but is actually one intricately composed piece of jewellery. When worn together as one piece the effect is tremendous for such delicately wrought diamond jewels. We would urge you to come into the shop and see how beautifully this clever piece works.
We are so pleased that fashion has lately caught up with diamond & gemstone brooches. Brooches offer jeweller and wearer some latitude, they are a perfect subtle vehicle for expressing your personality and wit. A signature animal - a cat, a bee, a butterfly - might be transmuted into an exquisite jewel or there is real theatre in spectacular diamond set flower sprays with removable butterflies, trembling diamond feathers and beautiful diamond set bows.
Browse all our brooches
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Lucie Campbell cover shoot
The cover model also wears our 18ct Yellow Gold Tanzanian Pink Spinel diamond cluster necklace with 35.89cts Spinels and 16cts Diamonds.
The inside spread featured our Emerald Diamond pendant
Monday, 2 April 2012
Time Out reviews Lucie Campbell
"Those with cash to splash should head to this family-run jeweller on New Bond Street. An expert in handcrafted fine jewellery, Lucie Campbell presents an astonishing collection of rings, earrings, necklaces and the like worthy even of a fairytale princess. You have to pay for the pleasure, of course, with a diamond ring starting from £1,500 to in excess of £20,000."
We are quite fairytale but we would respectfully point out that we have many diamond & pearl necklaces, brooches, and earrings under £1000.
Please see Time Out's website here and, if you're a customer, please do add your rating & review of Lucie Campbell. Don't forget, if you have a Lucie Campbell story to share we have free pairs of Curzon cinema tickets for you - read more.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Press coverage: Exquisite nesting birds diamond brooch
Thank you to Boutique magazine for featuring our very seasonally apt nesting birds brooch in their fashion spread this month.
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| Platinum and 18ct Yellow Gold Ruby Sapphire and Diamond Nesting Birds Brooch £12,500 |
To see more please visit our website or come into our shop at 26 New Bond Street. If you have any questions please email me: richard@luciecampbell.com
Enjoy the wonderful spring weather!
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Tips on choosing a diamond
Don’t worry it is not too complicated!
One can buy a diamond with a certificate or without a certificate.
Without a certificate you are relying on the vendor’s assessment of the stone or your own expertise. This could be dangerous since even small differences in quality can dramatically affect the price.
It would be recommended if you are buying a large diamond, say over ½ct, you buy it with a certificate. Some shops will issue their own certificate; call me cynical but this is not as good as a certificate from a reputable independent laboratory. The most respected laboratory in the world for diamonds is the GIA.
The Certificate confirms that:
On the subject of ethical sourcing of diamonds our message is very simple: We only ever buy from the most reputable sources with whom we have a longstanding relationship and can therefore rely on their scrupulous work to assure us that their stones are sourced ethically. Approximately 50% of all diamonds are currently mined in central and southern Africa. Others diamonds come from Canada, Russia, Brazil, and Australia. Indeed many of the stones we use are both mined and polished in Russia, free of the problematic history of conflict diamonds.
Buy from a reputable jeweller which not only stocks beautiful diamonds but also stunning jewellery because the most wonderful diamond in the world will not look good in an ugly ring!
Good Luck!
If you would like to know more please email richard@luciecampbell.com
Browse all our Excellent cut GIA certified Round Diamond jewellery
Visit the GIA London website
One can buy a diamond with a certificate or without a certificate.
Without a certificate you are relying on the vendor’s assessment of the stone or your own expertise. This could be dangerous since even small differences in quality can dramatically affect the price.
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| 18ct Yellow Gold Diamond earstuds with 2x 0.83ct FVS2 Triple Excellent Diamonds GIA Cert # 1106722380 & GIA Cert # 1126228742 (See below to view the GIA certificates) |
"I would strongly recommend you purchase a diamond with a GIA certificate."
The Certificate confirms that:
- It is a Diamond
- The weight of the diamond. There are big price differences for small changes in diamond weight with price jumps at 1ct, 1.50ct etc
- The dimensions of the diamond
- The colour, ie. how white it is. Colours D, E and F are termed colourless and these are the colours we recommend.
- The clarity, these are the natural imperfections in the diamond. We recommend VS2 and exceptionally good Si1 diamonds.
- For round diamonds, the cut grade. The cut grade is a measure of how sparkly the diamond is and takes into account the angles, dimensions, polish and symmetry of the stone. We recommend 'excellent cut' diamonds.
You can view GIA certificates on the GIA website: http://www.gia.edu/reportcheck/
For example, you can look at the certificates for the Lucie Campbell diamond earrings shown above: here and here Please look at what a fantastic pair these stones are. We match not only the weights, colour, clarity, but also the diameters, depth, table and depth percentage to a ridiculous degree.
For example, you can look at the certificates for the Lucie Campbell diamond earrings shown above: here and here Please look at what a fantastic pair these stones are. We match not only the weights, colour, clarity, but also the diameters, depth, table and depth percentage to a ridiculous degree.
For cushion, emerald, oval, princess and all other non-round cut diamonds you really need to look at the stone to determine how much it sparkles. The certificate tells you the quality of the colour and the imperfections in the diamond but tells you very little about the sparkle and cut unless you are an expert. You must remember that the quality of the cutting, the angles, dimensions and polish etc determine how much it sparkles and not the colour and clarity. A poorly cut D Flawless diamond will not sparkle!
On the subject of ethical sourcing of diamonds our message is very simple: We only ever buy from the most reputable sources with whom we have a longstanding relationship and can therefore rely on their scrupulous work to assure us that their stones are sourced ethically. Approximately 50% of all diamonds are currently mined in central and southern Africa. Others diamonds come from Canada, Russia, Brazil, and Australia. Indeed many of the stones we use are both mined and polished in Russia, free of the problematic history of conflict diamonds.
Buy from a reputable jeweller which not only stocks beautiful diamonds but also stunning jewellery because the most wonderful diamond in the world will not look good in an ugly ring!
Good Luck!
- Richard Campbell
If you would like to know more please email richard@luciecampbell.com
Browse all our Excellent cut GIA certified Round Diamond jewellery
Visit the GIA London website
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