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            <rptOwnerName>MARQUIS CHARLES K.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>727 FIFTH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <footnote id="F1">Charles and Cynthia Marquis Joint Revocable Trust dated 12/8/03.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">933 shares in the total is an unvested restricted stock unit grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Irrevocable Trust titled &quot;Marquis 2012 Children's Trust.&quot; Reporting person is the sole trustee of the trust. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Tiffany &amp; Co. stock held by the Marquis 2012 Children's Trust.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ John C. Duffy, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-12-21</signatureDate>
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2017-12-18
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0000098246
TIFFANY & CO
TIF
0001016748
MARQUIS CHARLES K.
TIFFANY & CO.
727 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
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0
0
Common Stock $.01 Par
2017-12-18
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G
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E
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0
D
29729
I
Revocable Trust
Common Stock $.01 Par
48933
D
Common Stock $.01 Par
56000
I
Irrevocable Trust
Charles and Cynthia Marquis Joint Revocable Trust dated 12/8/03.
933 shares in the total is an unvested restricted stock unit grant.
Irrevocable Trust titled "Marquis 2012 Children's Trust." Reporting person is the sole trustee of the trust. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Tiffany & Co. stock held by the Marquis 2012 Children's Trust.
/s/ John C. Duffy, Attorney-in-Fact
2017-12-21