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Best Bridal Design
18k yellow and platinum ring with 0.45 ct. t.w. diamonds; $5,200 (without center stone); Atelier by Noam Carver; 514-381-1589; noamcarver.com
Best Earring Design
Sleeping Beauty Skies earrings with 12.44 cts. t.w. Sleeping Beauty turquoise, 2.67 cts. t.w. mandarin garnets, 2.12 cts. t.w. Australian opals, and 0.87 ct. t.w. round brilliant diamonds in 14k yellow gold; $9,395; Parlé Jewelry Designs; 800-635-9800; parlegems.com
Pearl Jewelry
18k rose and yellow gold Ella earrings with 12.5 mm golden South Sea pearls, 11 mm Tahitian pearls, 9.5 mm Australian white pearls, pink sapphires, white diamonds, and 18k yellow gold and pink sapphire dagger on 18k yellow gold and white diamond hoops; $21,840; Rosa Van Parys Jewelry; 818-928-4430; rosavanparys.com
Best Ring Design
14k yellow gold signet ring with 1 mm emerald and Souvenir and floral engraving; $3,250; Heavenly Vices Fine Jewelry; 404-307-1639; heavenlyvices.com
Colored Stone Jewelry
Headdress earrings with 9.53 cts. t.w. blue-green tourmaline, 8.07 cts. t.w. citrine, and 0.9 ct. t.w. diamonds; $23,575; Graziela; 800-961-1170; grazielagems.com
Colored Diamond Jewelry
Shades of Yellow fancy-shape diamond bracelet; $91,000; Norman Silverman Diamonds; 213-687-3985; normansilverman.com
Diamond Jewelry
Rising Sun earrings in 18k rose gold with 0.25 ct. t.w. suspended center diamonds and 2.38 cts. t.w. side diamonds; $5,250; Setu Doshi/J.B. Brothers USA; sales@jbbrothersusa.com; jbbrothersusa.com
Contemporary Metal Jewelry
Black titanium domed wedding band with salt-and-pepper diamonds and braided gold edges; $500; Thorsten; 888-209-4757; thorstenrings.com
Tanzanite Jewelry
Tail Feather 14k white gold necklace with 6.58 ct. tanzanite and 1 ct. t.w. diamonds; $9,999; Brecken Farnsworth/Parlé Jewelry Designs; 800-635-9800; parlegems.com
Personalized Jewelry
14k yellow gold personalized laser enamel photo pendant with 2 cts. t.w. diamond bezel; $6,000; Mitchell K. Jewelry; 833-799-2738; mitchellkdesigns.com
Best Price Point
14k yellow gold Ethiopian opal and 0.08 ct. t.w. diamond celestial 16- to 18-inch necklace; $924; Stuller; 800-877-7777; stuller.com
Gold Jewelry
Candle lantern in 14k gold with enamel; $2,176; Tekin Seyrekoglu Jewelry; seyrekoglu@seyrekoglu.com; seyrekoglu.com
Best Necklace Design
Handmade platinum and 24k yellow gold Crescent Moon necklace with 2.9 cts. t.w. white diamonds, 0.65 ct. t.w. fancy pink diamonds, 0.44 ct. pear-shape fancy intense pink diamond, 5.15 ct. oval conch pearl, and 1,020 round brilliant diamonds in the diamond cube chain; $62,500; Joden World Resources; 800-747-7552; joden.com
Lab-Grown Diamond and/or Gemstone Jewelry
14k white gold 0.375 ct. t.w. lab-grown diamond negative-space ring; $1,194; Stuller; 800-877-7777; stuller.com
Men’s Jewelry
14k rose gold wedding band with tiger iron inlay and round red rubies; $1,000; Thorsten; 888-209-4757; thorstenrings.com
Mixed Metal Jewelry
Platinum and 18k yellow gold earrings with 12.94 cts. t.w. fancy yellow pear-shape diamonds, 5.16 cts. t.w. round diamonds, and 1.4 cts. t.w. oval diamonds; $640,000; Rahaminov Diamonds; 213-622-9866; rahaminov.com
Best Bracelet Design
Larger Than Life fancy-shape diamond bracelet; $700,000; Norman Silverman Diamonds; 213-687-3985; normansilverman.com
Best Statement Piece
Entwined ring with 5.01 ct. pear-shape white diamond and 5.03 ct. pear-shape fancy yellow diamond in platinum and 18k yellow gold; $296,000; Rahaminov Diamonds; 213-622-9866; rahaminov.com
Platinum Jewelry
Crossover V1500 ring in platinum with free-floating 1 ct. diamond center stone, translucent red corundum inlay, and inside diamond accents; $49,000; Schaffrath; 49-618-167-3060; schaffrath1923.com
Silver Jewelry
Ag+C wide diamond pavé Flexi Cuff in 18k gold–plated sterling silver with black ruthenium and 5.86 cts. t.w. dusky diamonds; $2,700; Nadri; 201-585-0088; nadri.com
Fashion/Bridge Jewelry
24k gold and oxidized silver rectangular black tourmaline rutilated quartz earrings with emerald- and step-cut diamonds in 18k white gold bezel; $3,150; Lika Behar Collection; 201-933-7200; likabehar.com