The gem auction world is all a-twitter over this outstanding emerald cut diamond to be offered at the upcoming Sotheby’s Auction, beginning November 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Graded Fancy Intense Pink, the diamond is also unusually high in clarity, pronounced VVS2 by GIA. Described as pure pink with no secondary hues, the pre-auction estimate for [...]
We’d like to thank all of you who voted Mardon the Best Jeweler in Riverside for the second year in a row! Your support and patronage makes our work most enjoyable and enriches our lives in many ways. Look for the Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice magazine in the Thursday, November 11 issue. We like to [...]
They’re here! Our dazzling and very popular Technicolor Raincross Pendant in now joined by matching earrings! As with the original, these are high quality champleve enamel fired on fine (pure) silver by Magick!
Our old friend and former colleague at GIA, Gary Roskin, has published an absolutely fascinating account of a major event at the pinnacle of the gem world. Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute, the most famous of all gems, the Hope Diamond, was brought together for the first time with the Wittelsbach Blue, now [...]
This is the first of the well received 3 part series we posted about peridot last year. And the good part is that since we’ve had the peridot shown above for over a year, it’s time to find a home for it– til the end of our Famous Annual Clearance Sale, Saturday, August 14, you [...]
Look for fabulous values during our Famous Annual Sale, Tuesday, August 3 thru Saturday, August 14. You’ll find great designer pieces, classic estate jewelry, and unique Mardon originals drastically marked down at true clearance prices up to 60% off. Here are a few– Green is In! This exquisite designer ring from Phil Zahm Design, set [...]
Today, the Press Enterprise has the ballot for the annual Reader’s Choice survey– it’s on the back page of the Nation and World section (where the funnies are)– just fill out the ballot and mail it in. This time, the link they show for online voting takes you to their website where another link (showing [...]
We thought this would be a great post the week before Father’s Day. Often at Mardon Jewelers, we’re asked to perform an expert service by a client. Such was the case recently when we restored the ring that originally belonged to Robert M. Shipley, the founder of GIA. Early in his career, Mr. Shipley realized [...]
Finally, after much hard work and thought, we’ve launched, or rather relaunched our Mardon Colored Stone Grading System. Last year we posted most of this system along with our Gallery of Gems, but were never really satisfied with the format. Our excellent local internet consultants, Frye/Wiles, suggested a more internet-friendly way of presenting the system [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I did a gemological consultation for a young man who had purchased a diamond solitaire from a diamond merchant’s Ebay site. He was able to win a diamond auction and wanted my opinion of the stone. I looked over the stone first before asking him about the price paid, the [...]
