The Tiffany & Co. Timeline
2020
Tiffany & Co. launches the Diamond Craft Journey, becoming the first global luxury jeweler to share the countries where their newly sourced, individually registered diamonds of .18 carats and larger are crafted.
1977
Tiffany is commissioned to create the NBA Championship Trophy. It stands two feet tall and weighs approximately 16 pounds.
1974
Tiffany introduces the gemstone tsavorite and names it in honor of Tsavo National Park near the border of Kenya and Tanzania, where it was discovered.
1968
Tiffany introduces tanzanite, a gemstone discovered in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. To this day, it remains the only gemstone that can be found in just one country: Tanzania.
1967
Tiffany crafts the Vince Lombardi Trophy® for the first NFL® Super Bowl®. It weighs in at seven pounds.
1940
The Tiffany flagship store opens at the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, establishing the area as New York’s premier shopping destination.
1910
Dr. George F. Kunz introduces morganite to the American public and names it in honor of financier and philanthropist J.P. Morgan. Discovered in Madagascar, the gem is a rare pink to peach variety of beryl.
1886
Charles Lewis Tiffany introduces the Tiffany® Setting, the engagement ring as we know it today. Flawlessly engineered, the six-prong setting is virtually hidden and allows the brilliant diamond to float above the band and into the light, resulting in a ring so beautiful it has been a symbol of the world’s greatest love stories for over 130 years.
1885
Tiffany redesigns the Great Seal of the United States. It appears on the dollar bill to this day and enables everyone to carry a Tiffany design in their wallets.
1868
Tiffany & Co. starts manufacturing gold fashion jewelry designs, making luxury available to Americans.
1866
Tiffany introduces the Tiffany Timer, America’s first stopwatch.
1851
Tiffany is the first American company to institute the .925 sterling silver standard, which is later adopted by the United States.
1848
Tiffany becomes a renowned destination for diamonds when Charles Lewis Tiffany purchases the gemstones from European aristocrats and brings them back to the U.S., allowing the nation’s elite to purchase major jewels at home for the first time.
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