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        <issuerName>TIFFANY &amp; CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TIF</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Trapani Francesco</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>TIFFANY &amp; CO.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>727 FIFTH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock $.01 Par</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-03-28</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
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                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>98.6719</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>405000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Argenta Holdings Sarl</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock $.01 Par</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-03-29</value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>98.4206</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>410000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Argenta Holdings Sarl</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock $.01 Par</value>
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                    <value>1156</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <footnote id="F1">The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The price actually paid ranged from $98.6400 to $98.6791 per share. The reporting person's broker has provided to the issuer and the issuer will provide any security holder of the issuer or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price within the range.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The price actually paid ranged from $98.06 to $98.64 per share. The reporting person's broker has provided to the issuer and the issuer will provide any security holder of the issuer or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price within the range.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">1,156 shares in the total are unvested restricted stock units.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ John C. Duffy, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-03-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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4
2018-03-28
0
0000098246
TIFFANY & CO
TIF
0001700840
Trapani Francesco
TIFFANY & CO.
727 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
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Common Stock $.01 Par
2018-03-28
4
P
0
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A
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I
By Argenta Holdings Sarl
Common Stock $.01 Par
2018-03-29
4
P
0
5000
98.4206
A
410000
I
By Argenta Holdings Sarl
Common Stock $.01 Par
1156
D
The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The price actually paid ranged from $98.6400 to $98.6791 per share. The reporting person's broker has provided to the issuer and the issuer will provide any security holder of the issuer or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price within the range.
The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The price actually paid ranged from $98.06 to $98.64 per share. The reporting person's broker has provided to the issuer and the issuer will provide any security holder of the issuer or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each price within the range.
1,156 shares in the total are unvested restricted stock units.
/s/ John C. Duffy, Attorney-in-Fact
2018-03-29