Pawnshops are often associated with coins and bullion, in addition to gold and diamond jewelry. But luxury watches are another category that pawnshops like Beverly Loan Company buy, sell and lend against daily. Fine watchmakers like Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe set impeccably high standards for design and style and continue to make top-selling […]
Now a trending jewelry accessories in today’s market, signet rings once served great historical purpose. The term “signet” or “seal,” from the Latin “sigillum,” dates back to at least the late 13th century. At this time, the signet ring served as a small seal used as a signature for official documents before widespread literacy. Men […]
Luxury lender, The Loan Companies, comments on the downfall of online collateral lending, as Borro Private Finance withdraws from the pawn industry. Jordan Tabach-Bank, a board member of the National Pawnbrokers Association and CEO of The Loan Companies, a luxury collateral lender that chooses to stay offline, said, “Online loans may seem like the easiest […]
In August, Beverly Loan Company had the opportunity to underwrite LIFT-Los Angeles’s annual Backpack Drive, during which over 200 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed and educational activities and expert talks were conducted. We are proud to play a part in helping our local community through partnering with such a beneficial organization. Read more […]
Choker necklaces are a trend that cuts across many cultures and class lines. Centuries before chokers were donned by the celebrities and fashionistas of today, women in ancient civilizations wore them to protect the neck, a very important and vulnerable part of the body. Women from the Sumer Empire in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, for […]
Prickly? Dry? Not at all! Cartier takes the cactus to a spectacular and fantastical level with its new Cactus de Cartier collection. Throughout its history, the high jewelry house has used flowers in daring, colorful and original ways to inspire its creations. Drawing on the variety of shapes and colors in the flora and fauna […]
Notoriously, the record-breaking artists that commandeer the headlines during auction season are all men like Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. While women artists have yet to shatter the hundred million dollar mark like their male counterparts, these powerhouse ladies reign supreme in the bidding arena. Georgia O’Keeffe holds the number one spot with […]
On March 4, 1931, René-Alfred Chauvot patented his design of a “wristwatch which can slide on its base and flip over on itself,” soon to be called the Reverso. Earlier that winter, while traveling through India, César de Trey, a Swiss businessman and avid watch collector, attended a polo match at a club of British […]
Only 0.0001% of diamonds mined are naturally colored. Their rarity and beauty have not only contributed to their increase in popularity in the diamond market, but also their great expense. Colored diamonds also travel great lengths from mine to retailer, often originating in Africa, South America and Australia. Diamonds can occur naturally in a myriad […]
Most women wear diamond studs that cost between $500 and $50,000. Although it seems like the latter is a costly price to pay for jewelry you would wear daily, can you imagine wearing $70 million worth of diamonds in your ears even just for one night? Within weeks of selling the Pink Star diamond, the […]
