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Will make an effort to keep the text as short as possible. Brevity is not my forte so... Let's see how I do.
Had to travel to NYC for work, so I took a detour to the boutique to meet my new SA in-person (thank you @luckyhonu for the ref!!). She very generously spent a couple of hours showing me around and letting me play with the goodies
And of course I have pictures galore!!
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First up - the store itself. Gorgeous. Mikimoto is on 5th, in the building right opposite Tiffany and across the corner from VCA. They'd just moved into their new location the day before I stopped in (same building as before, just a couple doors down) so everything was brand new and they were still finding their way around things. "Where are the calipers now?" "These chairs are seriously heavy..."![Bigsmile :bigsmile: :bigsmile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The lighting in the store is wild. Most jewellery stores have spotlights over the displays. Mikimoto has a repeating pattern of spotlights all over the ceiling. Which made comparisons and photos really really challenging!! I was outright leaning over tables and counters trying to take photos - so if you happen to notice that the person holding the camera is striking some strange poses, well, that'd be why![Bigsmile :bigsmile: :bigsmile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Even the pens are especially made. With pearls. Of course.
![STORE2.jpg STORE2.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/774/774128-8b6f4cc159e7fced37821d7022d92807.jpg)
Had to travel to NYC for work, so I took a detour to the boutique to meet my new SA in-person (thank you @luckyhonu for the ref!!). She very generously spent a couple of hours showing me around and letting me play with the goodies
- - - - - - - - - -
First up - the store itself. Gorgeous. Mikimoto is on 5th, in the building right opposite Tiffany and across the corner from VCA. They'd just moved into their new location the day before I stopped in (same building as before, just a couple doors down) so everything was brand new and they were still finding their way around things. "Where are the calipers now?" "These chairs are seriously heavy..."
![STORE1.jpg STORE1.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/774/774125-f857cc064a34e1ba87d5b998989b0a9f.jpg)
![STORE5.jpg STORE5.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/774/774126-4676a211976b864c2285f2323cfe9388.jpg)
![STORE3.jpg STORE3.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/774/774127-cca9b659e67b94106bcbbe34878f68d9.jpg)
The lighting in the store is wild. Most jewellery stores have spotlights over the displays. Mikimoto has a repeating pattern of spotlights all over the ceiling. Which made comparisons and photos really really challenging!! I was outright leaning over tables and counters trying to take photos - so if you happen to notice that the person holding the camera is striking some strange poses, well, that'd be why
Even the pens are especially made. With pearls. Of course.
![STORE2.jpg STORE2.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/774/774128-8b6f4cc159e7fced37821d7022d92807.jpg)