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Mastoloni Introduces ‘The Cultured Couple’
It’s the company’s first and only collection featuring lab-grown diamonds.
Mastoloni just introduced “The Cultured Couple” a new 12-piece collection with each piece featuring one cultured pearl and one lab-grown diamond.
New York—Mastoloni has unveiled its latest pearl jewelry collection, and it involves the debut of lab-grown diamonds for the decades-old pearl company.
Cleverly trademarked “The Cultured Couple,” the collection is comprised of 12 pieces, each featuring a cultured pearl paired with a lab-grown diamond.
The rings are available with a 0.25-carat diamond, with the choice of a bezel or prong setting, and a 0.50-carat diamond option, also with the same setting choices.
The pendants are available with a 0.50-carat or a 0.75-carat diamond, also both with the choice of a bezel or prong setting.
The stud earrings are available in a 0.50-carat total weight option and a 1-carat total weight option, also with the choice of a bezel or prong setting.
Everything is set in 14-karat yellow gold. The price range is $1,000 to $2,300.
The company said all styles are labeled “LGD” and the diamonds are lasered “LCD.”
It is the company’s only line with lab-grown diamonds and will remain that way, according to the company. Styles from The Cultured Couple will not be made with a natural diamond option.
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Cleverly trademarked “The Cultured Couple,” the collection is comprised of 12 pieces, each featuring a cultured pearl paired with a lab-grown diamond.
The rings are available with a 0.25-carat diamond, with the choice of a bezel or prong setting, and a 0.50-carat diamond option, also with the same setting choices.
The “Cultured Couple” rings featuring the 0.25-carat diamond with prong setting ($1,065, left) and the 0.50-carat diamond with bezel setting ($1,505, right).
The pendants are available with a 0.50-carat or a 0.75-carat diamond, also both with the choice of a bezel or prong setting.
The Cultured Couple pendant featuring the 0.50-carat diamond with prong setting ($1,300, left) and the 0.75-carat diamond with bezel setting ($1,960, right).
The stud earrings are available in a 0.50-carat total weight option and a 1-carat total weight option, also with the choice of a bezel or prong setting.
The Cultured Couple stud earrings with the 0.50-carat prong-set diamond ($1,320, left) and in the 1-carat diamond with bezel setting ($2,210, right).
Everything is set in 14-karat yellow gold. The price range is $1,000 to $2,300.
The company said all styles are labeled “LGD” and the diamonds are lasered “LCD.”
It is the company’s only line with lab-grown diamonds and will remain that way, according to the company. Styles from The Cultured Couple will not be made with a natural diamond option.
The collection premiered at the JCK show in Las Vegas in June, where Mastoloni said it was well received by retailers who are working with lab-grown diamonds, noting, “they loved the idea.”
Retailers who ordered at the show are set to receive their shipment in the next few weeks, according to the company.
Retailers can view the new collection through the company’s designated online wholesale portal.
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