What are crystal trophies?

Personalized crystal trophies are the younger and faster version of custom crystal trophies. Personalized trophies use ready to go, off-the-shelf prefab crystal “blanks” that we engrave with your unique text and artwork to create one of a kind crystal trophies. Ordering personalized crystal trophies can reduce lead times by up to 80%, and reduce costs by as much as 50% when compared to ordering custom crystal trophies.

Our collection of ready to go crystal trophies includes timeless and popular styles in a variety of shapes and sizes that can be personalized for any occasion. We carry these on hand and then make them special through custom graphic design and elegant sandblast crystal engraving. This way, more of your money goes towards the quality and craftsmanship of your crystal trophies, and less into developing novel custom trophy designs. 

Crystal trophies cost between $75 to $250 each, with options at every price point. Cost is mostly determined by size, shape, and quality of crystal. Eclipse Awards offers a House Collection of crystal trophies at fixed, all-in prices that include design, artwork proofs, personalization and crystal engraving. With no setup charges or hidden fees, you can order with confidence knowing the price you see is the price you will pay. 

Custom crystal trophies with uniquely designed shapes and sizes can be made upon request. For customized trophies, other factors that may affect cost are: 

• number of trophies needed

• shape, size and color requirements

• type of marking used for personalization (sandblast engraving or UV printing)

• the style of presentation box, if needed

• your budget and the lead time you have available 

Pro tip #1! Ordering “made to order” is the fastest and most cost effective way to produce personalized crystal trophies, because much of the design work has already been done. We simply create custom artwork for you, then engrave it to produce beautiful crystal trophies every time - a branded and personalized crystal engraving, exactly as you wish. 

As well, consider these points before ordering fully customized crystal trophies:

• Some companies may charge a design fee to design your custom trophy, so that is important to clarify before your project gets underway. 

• Developing new custom trophy designs may require investing in molds and/or prototypes to ensure the final pieces will be stable and well balanced, which can add to the overall cost and timeline. 

• If your custom crystal trophies are one of a kind, you may want to produce a few extra pieces to have on hand, just in case you ever need more on short notice. 

Crystal trophies can be awesome and impressive without breaking the bank, as long as you can have some flexibility in your vision. 

Ready to make your crystal trophies a reality? Browse our House Collection of premium crystal trophies, choose your favorites, then let’s get your project underway!

As well, consider these points when choosing a supplier to make your crystal trophies:

• Some companies may charge a design fee to design your custom trophy, while others offer free crystal engraving, no setup charges and no minimum orders. Clarify these before your project gets underway. 

• Developing new custom trophy designs may require investing in molds and/or prototypes to ensure the final pieces will be stable and well balanced, which can add to the overall cost and timeline. 

• If your custom crystal awards are one of a kind, you may want to produce a few extra pieces to have on hand, just in case you ever need more on short notice.

Crystal trophies are typically cut from large sheets of brilliant and optically clear glass known as K9 optic crystal. High quality, optically clear crystal is distortion free and known for creating beautiful rainbow prisms when placed in bright light. All components are cut, polished, and assembled by hand, which means that craftsmanship is very important to ensure clean lines and angles. 

These prefab crystal trophies are available in a variety of styles and ready to go, just waiting to be personalized. When you place your order, we incorporate your personalization details into a custom design that we sandblast engrave onto the crystal to create a uniquely personalized crystal trophy. Our crystal engraving process allows us to create one crystal trophy, or hundreds! Glass awards too!

To learn more about the properties of K9 Glass, also known as K9 Optic Crystal, visit Wikipedia.