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Despite sky-high prices, the demand for high-end designer men and womens jewelry brands only continues to grow.  Leading market research firm, Euromonitor International, recently reported that 2018 is set to see a staggering total of  $37.8 billion spent in this market . In this article we will answer the following questions: What are the top designer jewelry brands in 2018? How can I authenticate my designer jewelry? What makes designer jewelry valuable? How can I sell designer jewelry online? WHAT ARE THE TOP 10 DESIGNER JEWELRY BRANDS IN 2018? Tiffany & Co. Harry Winston Cartier Chopard Van Cleef & Arpels Graff David Yurman Buccellati Bvlgari Boucheron Tiffany & Co. Starting our list of the top 10 designer jewelry brands is of course: Tiffany & Co. First called Tiffany & Young, Tiffany & Co. began as a stationery and fancy goods store in New York. Today, however, it is a household...

Photo: Courtesy Siegelson   VIEW GALLERY — 11   PHOTOS A survey of the most iconic and important 20th Century jewelry designers is fraught with the same subjective pitfalls as any other assemblage of art. In an appraisal of Modernist paintings, for example, is Magritte’s  The Treachery of Images  relatively more or less important of an artistic icon than, say, Duchamp’s  Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 ? And so it is with jewelry: On a short list of designers, reasonable people can disagree about the merits of Gérard Sandoz – after all, his career as a gem artist was cut short by a second life as an actor. That’s why it’s important to ensure that anyone curating such a list of greats is qualified to opine. And Lee  Siegelson  certainly knows his gems. The third-generation jeweler has spent years assessing, collecting, and selling gallery-quality  vintage  pieces from the brand’s office on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Louis, Lee’s...