Capture the Moment with these Holiday Specials!

November 16, 2015 1:45 pm Leave a Comment

It is the most wonderful time of the year at Carreras Jewelers!

Everyone comes into our store looking to find the perfect gift for their loved ones and leaves with something truly special. Our stocking stuffers, ornaments, and special holiday fine jewelry pieces are always at the top of people’s lists.

So without further ado…here are our 2015 Holiday Specials!

Our Sterling Silver snowflake earrings and pendant would look great at any holiday gathering and make stocking stuffers! Together they are $125 (regularly $155, also sold separately).

If you want to add a little more bling, we also offer the snowflake pendant with a diamond accent in sterling silver for $110 (regularly $135) and in yellow gold for $295 (regularly $375)

We know everyone loves our sterling silver Hand and Hammer Silversmith ornaments! We have a variety of these beautiful ornaments online and in our store.

Finally, the holidays are not complete without diamonds!! These 14K white gold petite diamond circle pendants, featuring a single ruby, emerald, or sapphire are amazing with a special holiday price of $1195 (regularly they start at $1485). We also have a beautiful all diamond pendant with a special holiday price of $1395 (regularly $1850).

All of our holiday specials are available online and in our store on Libbie Avenue.

From all of us at Carreras Jewelers, we wish you a wonderful holiday season!

Silver Restoration Event

October 12, 2015 2:09 pm Leave a Comment

These are Not Grandmas Brooches!

August 24, 2015 2:25 pm Leave a Comment

Brooches are back — you heard it here first. Inspired by T&C’s September issue, Frank Everett, the VP and Sales Director of Sotheby’s Jewelry Department, selected his favorites from Sotheby’s upcoming Important Jewels sale. From birds encrusted with rubies and sapphires to geometric diamond designs, you can find a brooch to suit any style. And if you decide on a favorite, feel free to bid on it at Sotheby’s on September 24th and 25th, and wear them in your hair à la Jackie Kennedy, or on your cardigan like Sarah Jessica Parker.

Watch Frank’s Files – We Love the Brooch!

Shop our amazing collection of estate brooches

The Ruby

July 8, 2015 1:04 pm Leave a Comment

The Gemological Institute of America explores this July birthstone and why it’s one of the most historically significant stone.

“Red is the color of our most intense emotions—love and anger, passion and fury. It’s associated with objects of power and desire—like fast cars and red roses.”

Ruby History and Lore

Shop our entire Ruby collection online or in store.

Pearls – Preserving the Priceless

June 4, 2015 2:03 pm Leave a Comment

Long known as the “Queen of Gems,” pearls possess a history and allure far beyond what today’s wearer may recognize. Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised of matched spheres was a treasure of almost incomparable value, in fact the most expensive jewelry in the world.

“Pearls are more delicate than you might think: Contact with metal and gemstones, another pearl, or even rough textiles can scratch them. Exposure to chemicals, including everyday cosmetics, can mar or pit pearls. If allowedto dry out they may discolor, or even crack. The good news is that caring for and storing your pearls really isn’t that complicated.” Brown Safe offers Do’s & Don’ts for Preserving the Priceless.

Their quick glance at protecting during everyday wear:

1. Put your pearls on last–after you’ve already applied all your cosmetics and toiletries, including hairspray, perfume, lotion, and makeup.

2. Take your pearls off first–before you apply makeup remover, lotion, or any other cleansers or cosmetics.

3. Clean your pearls after you wear them, using cotton swabs or a soft cloth. You can use non-chlorinated water to clean your pearls if necessary, but stay away from soap, chemicals, or anything abrasive (including toothpaste).

4. If you wear your pearls often, have them restrung about once a year. Ask the jeweler to put a small knot between each pearl if appropriate–this’ll keep the pearls from bumping against one another, and also keep them from all sliding off the string together if it happens to break.

Shop all of our Pearl pieces and come in store for your cleaning and re-stringing needs.

The Overflowing Jewelry Box

May 14, 2015 3:57 pm Leave a Comment

By nature we are gatherers and collectors; but what happens when your collection turns into and overflowing jewelry box? The Carreras team is here to help! See our tips, ideas, and services we offer for all of your jewelry collections.

Clean out the jewelry box and take inventory!

Now is the time to take out all of your pieces and set up your 4 wearing categories. This process will help you decide what is important to have, what you love to wear, or pieces with sentimental value you want to pass down from generation to generation.

1. Wear daily or weekly

2. Wear for special occasions

3. Do not wear

4. A family piece

Bring back the Sparkle!

The items you wear daily, weekly, or for special occasions: are they clean and polished or in need of repair? Carreras offers free jewelry cleaning and inspection. This is the time to check the integrity of your pieces and bring back their sparkle.

Less is More

In efforts to assist you with cleaning out your jewelry box our Appraiser/Buyer would love to see the pieces you are not loving or not wearing.

Carreras specializes in period time pieces from the late 1800s and on. Bring in everything piece you want to sell, (even if you think it’s fake),as you never know what you might have!

Give yourself 45 minutes to visit our buying office, we take our time with each customer. We offer to purchase your items for a cash offer or as a trade offer ( trade in offers receive 25% more than cash offers) to use towards a new Carreras purchase.

Less clutter in your jewelry box and more for you!

Shop our Estate Collection
More Information about our Buying Office

Re-Design

This leads us to the most creative option: how can we re-design the pieces you do not wear or family pieces to pass down to the next generation? Our custom designs will bring back to life to your previously loved piece!

A few ideas:

Let us remove stones from a ring and set it into a new pendant.

Do you prefer a different metal or mounting? By resetting any family gemstones into a more modern mounting and metal you have a new piece with your very own flare!

Marrying the look of two pieces into one new stunner for your hand….. yes!

View a selection of our Custom Designs

The ideas are endless and it all starts with some light cleaning.

Mother’s Day Specials

April 22, 2015 1:51 pm Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day Special

Celebrate everything she does for your family by giving her the gift of Carreras!

Tree of Life

Sterling Silver Necklace $54.00 or 14kt Gold Necklace $334.00

* Gold available with or white out pendant

Each Tree of Life purchase will receive an additional treat from Mango Salon.

A complimentary FreshDry package

(2 Blowouts valued at $48.00/each)

Posh Mommy

personalized, engraved jewelry offers luxurious,

everyday jewelry for mommies with style.

Shop Posh Mommy

*All Posh Mommy personalized items

must be ordered by Monday, April 27th

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Birthstone Jewelry

commemorate your family’s birth months with stunning

birthstone rings, earrings, necklaces

Shop Birthstones

Let us help you select the perfect birthstone gift, contact us at info@carrerasjewelers.com

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Capture the Moment

An engraved Reed & Barton picture frame is the perfect way to hold the moment.

Shop Capture the Moment

Preserve the Day

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Our Gold & Silver Lockets offer Mom the comfort of family close to their heart.

Our extensive Rembrandt Charm collection and Estate Charms are the personalized

touch for every bracelet.

Shop Charms & Lockets

Win Diamond Studs!

March 30, 2015 7:22 am Leave a Comment

April’s birthstone is the Diamond, and we are going to celebrate all month long! Check in each week this month for your chance to win a pair of Diamond Stud earrings.

April 6^th-11^th Diamond Trivia

Answer our questions correctly and you will be entered to win!

April 13^th-18th Guess the Diamond

Stop by at 121 Libbie Ave to guess the following:

Guess the Cut of Diamond – Can your eye spot a Pear, Cushion, or even Round Brilliant cut diamond?

Guess the Better Cut Diamond – How sharp are your diamond skills?

*Must be in store to enter.

April 20^th-25th “Show us your Carreras”

We want to see your Carreras! Show us your rings, necklaces, estate pieces, pearls and Diamonds!

Entries accepted via:

Email (info@carrerasjewelers.com)

Twitter @carrerasjeweler

Facebook.com/CarrerasJewelers

*One entry per person accepted

April 27th-30^th Your Diamond Piece of Choice

Pick out your favorite Carreras Diamond piece at carrerasjewelers.com

Add the link to the piece on our Facebook page

*One winner will be randomly selected on May 1st

Remember the Choker? It’s the Neck’s Big Thing

March 23, 2015 1:35 pm Leave a Comment

The Wall Street Journal brings us back to the drama of the choker and how it is making a come back.

“A choker is super elegant,” says Sameer Lilani of Amrapali. “It accentuates a woman’s femininity. Like a pair of high-heeled shoes, it changes the posture of the lady. As it sits tight around the neck, you are less likely to slump and it makes you sit upright. There is a lot of drama with a choker.”

Read the full article from wsj.com here http://www.wsj.com/articles/remember-the-choker-its-the-necks-big-thing-top-chokers-overflowing-with-drama-1426686819

Our Elizabeth Gage estate choker available for your neck’s big thing.

Carreras “Hoops” Madness

March 12, 2015 8:05 am Leave a Comment

We are feeling the excitement of March basketball madness! This is your chance to win Carreras!

Tell us your NCAA winning team and combined score and be entered to win these Charles Garnier Paris “Aurora” Hoop earrings.

by Charles Garnier

*Name your winner in comments section on our Facebook page by 10:00am, March 17th*

*Winner of Charles Garnier hoops will be announced April 7, 2015. Entries must be received by 10:00am March 17th. If multiple winners, entry will be randomly selected.

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