1. Vacheron Constantin
(Manufacturers/Luxury Timepieces)

... in the watch-making industry Vacheron & Constantin proved that it is still among the leaders in creating innovations. To outline the beginning of the 3rd century of its watchmaking the company created ...

2. Jaeger LeCoultre
(Manufacturers/Luxury Timepieces)

... pass the test of time and are considered by connoisseurs to be among the very best in the world. Nineteenth Century Achievement 1844 Invention of the Millionometer. 1847 Invention of the crown ...

3. Emeralds
(Gemstones/Colored Gemstones)

... Prior to the 20th Century jewelers used the term water as in "a gem of the finest water" to express the combination of two qualities, color and crystal. Normally, in the grading of colored gemstones, color ...

4. Rubies
(Gemstones/Colored Gemstones)

... red garnets, and colored glass have been falsely claimed to be rubies. Imitations go back to Roman times and already in the 17th century techniques were developed to color foil red -- by burning scarlet ...

5. Diamonds
(Gemstones/Diamonds)

... as gemstones since their use as religious icons in ancient India and usage in engraving tools also dates to early human history. Popularity of diamonds has risen since the 19th century because of increased ...

6. David Webb
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

... by Jeanne Toussaint for Cartier at the beginning of the century, as well asFaberge's richly enamelled jewels and eighteenth-century Indian enamel work. For the rest of the decade, it was hard not to see ...

7. Pierre Vever
(Manufacturers/French Jewelers)

... the history of jewellery production and design in France: French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century.  ...

8. Verdura
(Manufacturers/Italian Jewelers)

... subtle references to historical sources. The cross hailed both to war-time medals and also, specifically, to an aristocratic, eleventh century Catholic fraternity, the Knights of Malta, that adopted the ...

9. Van Cleef & Arpels
(Manufacturers/French Jewelers)

... a pink diamond of 38.64 carats, and Empress Josephine’s Tiara. The firm has also created impressive pieces in every design period throughout the twentieth century. In the 1940’s, for instance, it created ...

10. G. Paulding Farnham
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

Arguably Tiffany and Company's most eminent nineteenth-century jewelry designer. In 1885, at the tender age of 26, G. Paulding Farnham joined Tiffany’s design department. Studying under Edward Moore ...

11. Tiffany and Company
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

... Charles Lewis Tiffany gained sole control of the firm and changed its name to the more familiar, Tiffany and Company. In 1870, the firm opened its famous Union Square location in New York. As the century ...

12. Seaman Shepps
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

Seaman Schepps was an American jeweler famous for his Retro and 1950’s jewelry. The son of East Side immigrants, Schepps traveled from New York to California around the turn of the century as part of a ...

13. Marcus and Co.
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

... profile clientele throughout the twentieth century, including John D. Rockefeller. The firm closed for a brief time during World War II. In 1962, it merged with Black, Starr, and Frost.  ...

14. J.E. Caldwell
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

... end of the nineteenth century, the firm began to create beautiful gem-set, hand fabricated Art Nouveau jewels. Its pieces are among the finest examples of American Art Nouveau jewelry; they feature finely ...

15. Garrard
(Manufacturers/English Jewelers)

... in 1735, became famous by catering to the lavish whims of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales. Wickes’s firm changed hands and locations several times throughout the eighteenth century. In 1802, Robert ...

16. Fouquet
(Manufacturers/French Jewelers)

... Century, the apprenticeship included physical abuse, long work hours (14 to 20 hours a day), low pay, and nearly unbearable living conditions. Fouquet stayed for five years after which he trudged from ...

17. Faberge
(Manufacturers/Russian Jewelers)

(1842 - 1917) Russian jeweller famous for its objets d’art and, in particular, its enamelling. The Fabergé family heritage hails to seventeenth-century France. Expulsed from the region when Louis XIV revoked ...

18. Castellani
(Manufacturers/Italian Jewelers)

(1814 - 1930) Italian jeweller initiating the archaeological revival movement in the mid-nineteenth century. Castellani’s founder, Fortunato Pio Castellani, opened up shop in Rome in 1814. In 1826, he ...

19. Cartier
(Manufacturers/French Jewelers)

... its particular style, date to around this time, i.e., the turn of the twentieth century. For its first fifty years (1847-1900), the firm retailed jewellery and objects made by other firms, including Fossin, ...

20. C.D. Peacock
(Manufacturers/American Jewelers)

... the years, the firm expanded its selection of jewelry as demand grew. At the turn of the twentieth century, it was known as an outlet for Chicago Arts and Crafts style jewelry. It is still one of Chicago's ...