Ross-Simons Holiday Preview is here!

Holiday catalogs are already circulating and Ross-Simons is not skimping on all the goodies this year! So many great choices in the holiday preview, whether you want gold, diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, or rubies under your tree. I have a few favorites of my own…they are shown below. If you are a fan of Ross-Simons, let me know about your shopping experience and your jewelry purchases. Do you have any holiday favorites?

Anything personalized makes a great holiday gift, and since monograms and name plates are very trendy, these make the perfect pair of earrings. They are done in 14k yellow gold. Pricetag is $315, but sales do run often, so be on the lookout.

Snake rings are necessary. This is probably the cutest one out there right now. I bought a snake ring on eBay and was very disappointed and returned it. It was so huge, it scaled down to my knuckle and up half my finger. This one looks like it would fit perfectly, while continually being timeless. This one is priced at $236 and is 14k white gold and diamonds.

Don’t these earrings look like they are vintage, art deco? They are actually not vintage, but they have a great vintage style to them. Onyx, coral and diamonds combined with white gold make these new earrings seem like a peek into the past. They dangle 1.75 inches and are priced at $175.

Will you find any of these under your tree this year?

Gift-Giving Tips for the Man in your Life

So many special occasions come and go each year–birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Valentine’s Day,  and a few far and in between.  If gift giving is on the agenda, it could either be a very exciting time, or a very stressful time.  Buying jewelry for men is not an easy task and most don’t even like wearing jewelry at all.  So I guess that has to be the first thing to ponder.  Whether you are shopping for dad, brother, husband, boyfriend, son or any other male out there, you have to think “what would he really want and use?” 

Price: $175, from PrincetonWatches.com

For two occasions, one birthday and one Valentine’s Day, I purchased these two watches for my boyfriend.  The Swiss Army watch was given to him because he would always say “I need a new watch” all the time.  I knew this would fit his style and was very durable for the adventures he likes to go on.  It ended up being the best purchase I’ve ever made for someone and he never takes it off.

Price: $95, from fossil.com

The other watch that I bought for my boyfriend is this watch from Fossil.  We went to a few weddings one summer, and his Swiss Army watch was just not flowing well with the dress shirt and tie.  I made a mental note to buy him a dressier watch for these kinds of occasions, so I did.  He really liked this one as well.

I think every guy could use a new watch.  It is probably the only piece of jewelry you could buy for a man and not feel too unsure if he will like it or not.  Watches even come in a wide range of price points—Swiss Army and Fossil are great brands for budgets ranging from $80-250.  Then you could even get into the thousands and ten thousands with some watches.  Ones like Rolex, Tag Heuer, Cartier, Girard-Perregaux, Breitling, Raymond Weil…among others.