NEW YORK — Marina B, the fine jewelry collection conceived by Marina Bulgari in the Eighties, will relaunch later this year.
Acquired by Windsor Jewelers Inc. last year, the company will unveil about 50 to 60 styles at the Couture Show at The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas in June, said chief executive officer Paul Lubetsky.
“The industry is missing that strong look that used to be around in the Eighties,” Lubetsky said. “Everything is retro chic in design. It’s not your standard jewelry look. It’s very bold.”
Wholesale prices start at $1,000 and venture well into the million-dollar range, but the average price hovers around $6,000. Pendant earrings and necklaces made with 18-karat yellow gold, baguette diamonds and precious and semiprecious stones wholesale for $5,800 and $10,000, respectively. Other materials include golden sapphires, rubies, honey-colored citrine, tourmaline, onyx and black jade.
Lubetsky’s team combed through Bulgari’s archives, which contained thousands of her old designs, some dating back nearly 30 years. “We’re taking the best pieces [Bulgari] ever had and remaking them. We’re making to the exact standards that she made them. We aren’t skimping anywhere.”