What makes one custom jewelry safe better than another?
Four things separate a serious jewelry safe from an expensive-looking box: the burglary rating of the body and door, how the drawers are built, the lock, and whether the safe was sized to the room or the room was compromised to fit the safe. Most safes sold to homeowners fail on at least three.
1. Burglary rating. Steel thickness is what determines good burglary protection. NOT weight. A commercial quality safe must have at least a half-inch steel door and quarter inch steel body (our Jewel Guard). Anything less won’t stop a burglar with common hand tools. If an even higher level of security is required for insurance, a commercial UL-rated TL-15 burglary safe with steel construction (our Gem Guard) is the best option. Fabricating this in steel allows us to provide custom sizes and manageable weights for residential deliveries. This is generally the strongest safe used for homeowners. Anything else is not practical for residential use because of size and weight.
2. Drawer construction. The interior of your safe should be more than secure storage—it should be a private showroom for your collection, giving you as much pleasure in viewing your jewelry as in wearing it. Every drawer is crafted from solid hardwood, every jewelry tray is constructed from wood rather than cardboard, and each surface is lined in the finest plush Ultrasuede. With dozens of colors available as standard, every interior is designed for lasting beauty, exceptional durability, and a truly luxurious presentation.
3. The lock. We use the same high security UL listed digital locks used on the safes we supply to the Diamond District jewelers. We never use fingerprint locks. (Full reasoning below.)
4. Fit. A safe should complement the closet, dressing room, millwork, or bathroom it was designed for. Because every Luxe Safe is made to order, its dimensions are tailored to the room and the collection—not restricted to a catalogue of standard sizes.
What to Know Before Choosing a Jewelry Safe
Are biometric and fingerprint safe locks reliable?
Fingerprint locks are not reliable and do not meet the UL standards for high-security which is why insurance companies do not accept them for commercial use. Even the most popular model has an optional digital backup to prevent a lockout when the fingerprint fails. They can also be spoofed with a lifted print or gummy mold. It is a gadget for the movies and not a high-security solution. Luxe safes fit all their safes with UL-Listed digital and mechanical combination locks- the same high security locks used on safes and vaults in the Diamond District and banks, and all businesses and institutions that require high-security. Luxe Safes does not offer fingerprint locks on any model.
Can a burglar carry a safe out of the house? Should it be bolted down?
The simple answer is yes, BUT there are many nuances to answering this accurately. First of all, most burglars are not equipped or skilled to move a safe. Small hotel style safes can very easily be burglarized or moved in minutes even if anchored, because they weigh so little. If a safe weighs more than 300 pounds it is difficult to move without equipment, but anchoring it to the floor always provides another layer of protection. If the safe is elevated off the floor the structure needs to be reinforced for proper anchoring. So, it is a good idea to bolt it down if possible.
Where should a jewelry safe be installed in a home?
Wherever the jewelry is actually worn and taken off — which for most clients is the primary closet or dressing room, not the basement. A safe that is inconvenient stops being used. We build to fit closet islands, dressing-room cabinetry, millwork runs, dropped ceilings and stone bathrooms, and we size the opening height so the owner reaches the top drawer without stooping. Placement is decided on site, before drawings.
What size jewelry safe do I need?
Size the safe to the collection you will own in ten years, not the one on the dresser tonight. In practice, clients underestimate drawer count far more often than cubic feet: rings, watches, chains and larger pieces each need a different tray depth, and a collection that fits in four shallow drawers will not fit in two deep ones. We start from a written inventory of the collection and the available opening, then draw the interior first and the box around it.
Do I need a fire rating, a burglary rating, or both?
They are separate certifications and they are not interchangeable. A burglary rating (UL TL-15, TL-30) certifies resistance to attack with tools; a fire rating certifies that the interior stays below a set temperature for a set duration in a furnace test. Many safes marketed to homeowners carry a fire rating only — or an RSC rating which is often misrepresented as a burglary rating for safes which is why they can be opened quickly by hand. For a jewelry collection, the burglary rating is the one that insurance companies requires for business. These types of safes are often thousands of pounds and cannot be placed in homes. The strongest and most practical type of commercial quality safe for residential use is an all-steel safe with a half-inch thick door and quarter-inch steel body. This is the gold standard for home safes.
Tailor Designed to Match Your Requirements
Combining state-of-the-art security technology and sophisticated design, we create bespoke safes that match your needs to your space. Our luxury safes provide more than high-security storage for your jewelry, they add beauty and convenience to the most valuable space in your home.
Jewelry Safes Designed for Security, Style & Custom Fit
At Luxe Safes, we specialize in handcrafted jewelry safes made in the USA, built to deliver the perfect balance of luxury and protection. Our collection includes eight premium safe models, each engineered with varying levels of protection to meet the needs of high-net-worth homeowners, interior designers, and insurance-sensitive installations.
Whether you need residential jewelry safes with discreet closet placement or high-security safes with commercial-grade burglary ratings, every Luxe Safe is built to exceed the toughest industry standards.
Every Safe is Bespoke. Every Detail Matters
Your jewelry safe is built around your lifestyle — drawer layouts for collections, custom leather or suede interiors, certified digital locks, and finishes that match your cabinetry or millwork. Luxe Safes are engineered for maximum protection and effortless access — precision built for those who expect more.
Explore our collection or build your own jewelry safe today.
Trusted by Private Clients Nationwide
I’ve built safes for families, collectors, and executives who value privacy above all. My work lives quietly inside homes in the Hamptons, Beverly Hills, Aspen, and Palm Beach — never advertised, always discreet.
Why Work with Luxe Safes?
For over two decades, I’ve worked directly with the world’s most discerning homeowners, architects, and designers — creating bespoke safes that blend seamlessly into luxury interiors. You won’t deal with a salesperson or a showroom. You’ll work with me, Robert Tompkin — founder, craftsman, and your point of contact from first design to final installation.
- 20+ years in New York’s Diamond District — trusted by private jewelers and collectors.
- Personally designed and overseen by founder Robert Tompkin.
- Complete privacy and white-glove service.
- Custom interiors to match your space, from modern minimalism to traditional elegance.
- Nationwide delivery and professional installation.
Beauty
Your Luxe Safes product is more than a jewelry safe; it represents the art of security. Incorporating intricate design details with luxury finishes and sophisticated style, we create premium safes that adds beauty to your room and security to your home.
Jewelry Safes FAQs
Do I need a jewelry safe?
If you own even a modest fine jewelry collection, it belongs in a jewelry safe. The high cost of gold and diamonds makes them too valuable to leave lying around unprotected. In addition to the monetary value, the intrinsic value often makes your jewelry irreplaceable.
Are there different types of home safes?
There are many types of jewelry safes for homes and for businesses, and we carry them all. In fact, the eight models that we offer represent all of the most popular types of safes used in homes and businesses. Browse through some of our jewelry safes for closets that are beautiful yet discreet.
What is the difference between a home safe and a commercial safe?
The main difference is in the safe’s resistance to a burglary attack. The home safe market is inundated with cheap quality safes that offer little to no protection at all. You are often better off hiding your jewelry than keeping it inside one of those inexpensive safes. Our jewelry safes for homes all provide high security because they are the same models used for businesses securing large amounts of cash and jewelry. Our TL15 and TL30 models offer very high security when insurance requirements demand that valuables be kept inside safes with these commercial high-security UL burglary ratings.
Should I keep my expensive jewelry in a safe deposit box at the bank?
Our high-security jewelry safes for closets or any space in the house are intended to conveniently secure your valuables at home so you can avoid the hassle of having to go to the bank whenever you want to wear your jewelry.
Additionally, as banks continue to shrink in size and abandon their safe deposit boxes, home jewelry safes are becoming a necessity. You can rest assured knowing your valuables are secure inside one of our jewelry safes.
Where should I place my jewelry safe?
It should be located wherever it will be convenient to access. Our jewelry safes for closets can fit perfectly in your dressing area, but we are perfectly capable of designing safes that will fit any space you prefer, including a marble bathroom. Wherever you want it, we will make it fit. We design safes large and small to fit inside cabinetry or millwork or just free-standing, and they can match the color and décor of your furniture or room.
Do you make custom safes?
Every safe we manufacture is made to order, therefore, you will not be charged extra for a custom safe, as every safe we produce is tailor-made. By manufacturing in this manner, we avoid the additional costs incurred by other companies that carry mass-produced models. A safe is typically a one-time purchase, so we assist you in designing one that will provide long-term protection, elegance, and convenience that will last for decades.
Are biometric locks reliable?
We never recommend the use of fingerprint locks because they do not provide good security and are not reliable. The most popular fingerprint lock in the industry has a backup digital lock for when the fingerprint does not work which is often. You will never find a fingerprint lock on a high-security safe in a jewelry store or a bank; instead, you will find digital locks or combination locks like the ones we use.
Do you provide white glove installation?
Yes, we do. For our clients in the New York tri-state area, we have our in-house installers. For everyone else, we will help coordinate white glove service anywhere in the country through a network of professional installers that we have worked with for over twenty years.
What types of commercial safes do you sell?
Being so close to New York’s diamond district we have been supplying safes and walk-in vault rooms to the most renowned jewelry companies, watch companies, and diamond houses for over twenty years. We are often referred by some of the largest jewelry insurance companies in the industry. We also provide safes for pharmaceutical companies, retail stores, and government agencies.
Have you sold safes to famous people?
Our client list includes many well-known celebrities from Hollywood to Wall Street. Since we usually work through interior designers and architects, we often do not know who the homeowner is until after the safe is delivered, and then we are elated to learn their identity. For us knowing that we have supplied a jewelry safe to someone who can afford whatever they want is flattering, and a testament to the quality we provide.
Our safes have also appeared on television and in movies. See one of our jewelry safes for closets in People Magazine’s closet tour of Bethenny Frankel’s NYC apartment and HBO’s Wizard of Lies.
What sets your company apart from other safe companies?
Our manufacturing process distinguishes our company from all other safe companies. We do not mass-produce a few basic models cheaply for online sales at low prices. Instead, we emphasize quality with artisan production that demonstrates old-world craftsmanship. Each safe is custom-made to satisfy the preferences, storage needs, and security requirements of each client. This method of production enables us to only use only the finest and most durable materials. Additionally, we can easily construct safes in any size, color, or layout to complement your room’s design and to be installed anywhere. We design the safe around your collection and the available space.
Due to the high level of quality and service that we give, most of our business comes from high-end residential architects and interior designers who require the finest jewelry safes for their clients. However, we also enjoy working directly with homeowners who share our appreciation for luxury and excellence. And homeowners who work with us convey that it is a far more pleasurable and educational experience than ordering a mass-produced safe online.
Working with architects and interior designers
Most Luxe safes reach the homeowner through a design team, and the process is built for that. Robert works directly from your drawings: he measures on site, returns shop drawings for the safe and its surround, matches the exterior to the specified finish, and coordinates installation with your millworker’s schedule. Safes are delivered and anchored by our own installers in the New York tri-state area, and by a vetted installer network everywhere else.
What we need from you: the closet or millwork elevation, the finish schedule, and the client’s collection inventory. Everything else is ours.
What you get back: shop drawings for coordination, a finish sample for approval, a fixed delivery window, and a safe that fits the opening to the millimeter on the first attempt.
About Robert Tompkin, founder of Luxe Safes
Robert Tompkin has designed more than 2,000 custom jewelry safes over twenty-plus years. He founded Luxe Safes in New York’s Diamond District, where the company still supplies safes and walk-in vault rooms to jewelers, watch companies and diamond houses, and where it is regularly referred by the largest jewelry insurers in the industry. He works on every residential project personally — the site survey, the interior layout and the shop drawings are his.
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