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Centurion Honors Designers, Retailers in Scottsdale
The winners of the Centurion Design Awards were announced at a gala dinner held during the show, as were the Vendors’ Choice Retailer Awards and the newly added Showcase Awards.
Pictured here are Olivia, David and Michael Cornell of Cornell’s Jewelers in Rochester, N.Y. The store won two Vendors’ Choice Retailer Awards--Best Merchandise Presentation and Best Digital Presence.
Scottsdale, Ariz.--Centurion honored a number of brands, designers and retailers for excellence during its recently concluded show in Scottsdale.
The winners of the Centurion Design Awards were announced at a gala dinner held last week, as were the Vendors’ Choice Retailer Awards and a new award added this year, the Showcase Awards.
The winners for each category are below.
--Bridal: Christopher Designs
--Colored Stone Classic: JB Star
--Colored Stone Fashion: Spark Creations
--Diamond Classic: Etho Maria
--Diamond Fashion: Siera Jewelry
--Gold: Nanis
--Mixed Precious Metals: Armenta
--Pearl: Mizuki
--Platinum: Gumuchian
--Sterling Silver: Syna
--Watches: Michele
Centurion exhibitors decide the Vendors’ Choice Retailer Awards, voting for the retailers whom they deem the most outstanding in a number of areas.
The winners in each category were as follows.
--Most Community Engaged Retailer: Tivol Inc. in Kansas City, Mo.
--Most Savvy Buyer: Be On Park in Winter Park, Fla.
--Best Merchandise Presentation: Cornell’s Jewelers in Rochester, N.Y.
--Best Digital Presence: Cornell’s Jewelers
--Most Outstanding Retail Partner of the Year: a three-way tie between Montelongo’s Fine Jewelry in College Station, Texas; Shelter Wade Jewelers in San Antonio; and Tivol
Centurion also announced a new award this year, the Showcase Design Competition, which was awarded to Tara Pearls for a bridal theme that incorporated real wedding cakes with pearls and humorous cake toppers.
Armenta’s 18-karat lariat necklace with diamonds won in the Mixed Precious Metals category.
This engagement ring from Christopher Designs with side baguettes and round brilliant diamonds set in 18-karat white gold won in the Bridal category.
First place in the Diamond Classic category was Etho Maria’s cognac briolette diamond cuff set in rose gold.
Winning top honors in Platinum is this Cascade drop necklace from Gumuchian featuring one pear-shaped diamond weighing 1.52-carats accented by a total of 14.71 carats of diamonds.
Michele’s winning watch is inspired by Swan Lake and has a diamond dial that features swirling white enamel and diamonds meant to reflect the softness of swan feathers.
This Mizuki minimalist pearl collar necklace featuring a baroque pearl and diamond on 14-karat yellow gold won first place in the Pearl category.
Winning first place in the Gold category was this 18-karat yellow gold bracelet with diamonds from Nanis.
This 18-karat gold retro bangle with pave diamond accents from Siera Jewelry took home top honors in the Diamond Fashion category.
Spark Creations won the best design in Color Stone Fashion, its fifth consecutive win in the category, with this necklace that boasts a rare 24.45-carat green sphene, accented with diamonds and set in 18-karat yellow and white gold.
Syna’s oxidized silver dragon snake bracelet with gold, champagne diamond and tsavorite accents won in the Sterling Silver category.
Tara Pearls won the new award introduced this year, the Showcase Design Competition, for its bridal-themed booth pictured here. (Photo credit: Tara Pearls Instagram)
JB Star’s one-of-a-kind platinum ring set with a 17.58-carat Sri Lankan sapphire and pave and emerald-cut diamond accents won the Colored Stone category.
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