Hamptons Jewelry Show to Debut This Summer
The retail show is open to the public and will run July 24-27.

The inaugural Hamptons Jewelry Show is set for July 24-27 and will take place at the Southampton Fairgrounds, welcoming more than 80 jewelry and watch dealers from around the world.
A 70,000-square-foot climate-controlled pavilion will feature an art gallery-like setting with a carpeted floor on a raised platform, as well as outdoor dining and a wine and spirits bar.
The show will integrate designers and goldsmiths with elite estate jewelers, as well as major national and international brands.
It will feature a wide selection of fine jewelry pieces, including 17th century artifacts, Art Deco pieces, estate jewelry, and modern-day bespoke designs.
Participating designers and dealers include Tamsen Ann Ziff of Tamsen Z, De Beers Award-winner Cornelis Hollander, estate jewelry dealer Rick Shatz, Thailand-based contemporary jeweler Mousson Atelier, and luxury certified pre-owned timepieces leader Phigora Watches.
Award-winning pieces will be available, such as designer Jonathan Lee Rutledge’s “Blue Waters” necklace, which won a Spectrum award in 2014, as well as rare diamond jewelry such as Italian diamond company Scarselli Diamonds’ $3.5 million fancy pink diamond ring.
Other exhibitors include fine jewelry designer Alexis Barbeau, sewn metal/hand-stitched silver and gold jewelry design house Caps Brothers, estate and antique jeweler Craig Evan Small, gem carver and goldsmith Don McCoy Fine Jewelry, South Africa-based Jenni Gault International Jewelry Design, museum quality creator Michael Boyd Studio, designer Joon Han, whimsical jewelry brand Ox-NY, hip-hop jewelry specialist Padvamati Diamonds, and experimental enamellist Shana Kroiz.
Newly launched brand Hartley Vandâr will bring a fancy vivid gray lab-grown diamond, billed as the only one in the world.
Exhibitor offerings will also include signed pieces from Buccellati, Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, De Beers, David Webb, Harry Winston, Hermes, Piaget, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Show director Hilary Joy Diaz, New York-based jewelry designer and founder of Hilary Joy Couture, will present the new event with Rick Friedman, founder of the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.
Organizers said the show is the largest marketplace of jewelry and watches ever assembled in the Hamptons and aims to establish itself as one of the largest shows in the country to be open to the public.
A VIP opening preview will take place July 24 from 5 to 9:30 p.m., benefiting the Longhouse Reserve, a 16-acre sculpture garden and community staple in East Hampton.
VIP preview tickets are $200.
Following the preview, the show will be open July 25-27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
General admission tickets are $40.
More information is available on the Hamptons Jewelry Show website.
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