Stefan Paul

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Part of a small chain of jewelry stores in New York City, Montauk, and Greenwich, Stefan Paul opened this Plaza Hotel location in late 2008. The three owners�a watch expert, an antique collector, and a designer�opened their first store in Manhattan back in 1953. Each of the company’s stores has a different name, and this one is dedicated to co-owner Mario Novo’s son, Stefan Paul. Set in the center of the Plaza’s Grand Concourse level, the shop contains five cases of jewelry from its own manufacturer, a few Steinway watches (shaped like the company’s grand pianos), vintage jewelry, and some diamond necklaces and earrings from industry heavyweights like David Webb and Van Cleef & Arpels. Stefan Paul prides itself on being a bit more affordable than its peers in the Plaza�prices dip as low as the mid-three-digits, though they can still soar into the millions, depending on the order. The most popular piece is a classic diamond chain, available in 20 to 40 karats, but the store also sells colored diamonds, remounts rings, and does a fair amount of business in �push presents��pendants or other statement pieces given to mothers who have just given birth. — Rachel Corbett