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TROPHIES & AWARDS
Bespoke trophies from Opulent Luxuries
As we all know, the most
sought after aspiration for
every professional athlete is
to present a Championship
Trophy to the world.
The current landscape
for this coveted symbol
does not truly embody the
astounding accomplishment
of the greatest competitors
worldwide.
Until now, the work of Tiffany, Waterford and
Baccarat set the “Gold Standard” for our
world’s elite by manufacturing accolades
made from common place materials such
as wood, metal and crystal (which is mere
glass comprised of lead), typically bolted
together using screws, etc., and therefore
synonymous with the phrase – “lets bring
out the hardware.”
Jeff Rutstein spent more than a decade in
professional sports on the marketing side (New
Jersey Nets, US Soccer & Octagon) before
creating his own company, Opulent Luxuries.
Jeff’s adolescence comprised of trekking
around the world with his father (who is a
PHD Geologist/retired Professor of Geology)
– venturing deep into the earth, in search of
the most extraordinary gemstones. Jeff was
able to combine both of their backgrounds
and present a vision to not only raise, but set
the bar and re-define the industry as well
as the perception of the most treasured icons
presented in the sports & entertainment industry.
These bespoke creations are “Patent
Pending,” made exclusively from the
finest semi-precious gemstones extracted
throughout the globe and designed by
hand from the worlds’ most gifted artisans,
which is an incredibly painstaking process.
They present a remarkable provenance
reminiscent of “Indiana Jones/Romancing
the stone,” with a grading scale synonymous
with diamonds (cut, color & clarity).
For the first time
ever, the amazing
story of these rare
treasures are on
par with the journey/
accomplishments
of the worlds’ most
gifted athletes,
entertainers and
industry leaders.
From the ESPY’s
fashioned in
Phantom Quartz
(which derives its’
name from the
Greek mythological
word “Krustallos “ – meaning ‘Ice created
by the Gods’) to the first ever football crafted
from a single amethyst crystal (known for its’
spectacular purple tones) for New England
Patriots owner Robert Kraft – Opulent
Luxuries have the ability to yield virtually
any design imaginable for the most
discerning audience and VIP’s in the sports,
entertainment and corporate industries.
Opulent Luxuries do not feature a catalogue,
as all of their work is customized for each
client predicated on design, gemstone &
budget. Each production piece begins with
the extraction of the desired gemstone and
concludes with an astonishing design that
has its own signature of fractures and
inclusions, which formed naturally over
millions of years through a series of
catastrophic geologic conditions during
the formation of our planet’s continents.
Jeff Rutstein, President, Opulent Luxuries
161 Little Hill Drive, Stamford, CT 06905
Telephone: (203) 817-0201
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.opulentluxuries.com
It was an arduous journey to perfect the
etching process, which ultimately took
many years to bring to fruition. It terms
of production for the final design, it’s an
absolutely grueling progression due to the
meticulous nature of sculpting gemstone.
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JANUARY 2019
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