Buccellati

Buccellati Reports U.S. Sales Dip

Filed under: Jewelry

Across various sectors of the luxury market the story seem to be the same, the mid-range is suffering while the high end remains strong. Reuters reports that Italian jeweler Buccellati has seen a drop in less expensive jewelry in the United States. Maria Cristina Buccellati, head of communication for the company, says that they've only just started to feel affects of the faltering economy in the U.S. Bucellati's concerns follow those expressed by Buglari and Richemont. For Buccellati sales of jewelry priced between 10,000 euros ($15,880) and 30,000 euros ($47,152) had slowed in the United States but jewelry items priced above 100,000 euros ($157,175) are still having strong sales.

Buccellati is fairly protective of their brand and are not as well known as other high-end jewelers, partially because they are one of the only high-end jewelers who does not routinely lend jewelry for actresses to trot out on the red carpet. They also don't aim for the masstige market, Buccellati makes only about 3,000 jewelry pieces a year and around 500 of those are one-of-a-kind pieces.

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The Top 10 Jewelry Brands (As Ranked by Wealthy Consumers)

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Although anybody can take gold and diamonds and make jewelry, some jewelers have the gift of putting precious metals and gems together to form truly beautiful and inspiring pieces of art. Much like in the art world every person has their own personal tastes and preferences when it comes to jewelry, but of the best jewelers in the world have you ever wondered who was the best of the best? The Luxury Institute in New York did, and so they recently interviewed 500 wealthy luxury consumers and asked them to rate 20 of the world's top jewelers in order to come up with a ranked list of the top 10.

Harry Winston came out as the #1 most prestigious jewelry brand.

Do you agree or disagree? See the rest of the top 10 and then let us know in the comments!

Gallery: The Top 10 Luxury Jewelry Brands

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Buccellati Magnolia Flower Earrings

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Handcrafted using Renaissance-era methods, Buccellati jewelry is known for being intricately detailed. An up close look confirms these Magnolia Flower earrings are no exception. The 18-karat white gold petals are as delicately veined as you would find them in nature and the yellow gold flower centers are realistically interpreted with dimension and depth. Available in pierced or clip styles, the earrings measure 1¼" diameter and are available at Gump's for $9,000.

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