Archive for the ‘Mardon Happenings’ Category
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Every year for Christmas, we jewelers put our best foot forward, looking to make special pieces that will find their way into Santa’s sleigh. This year, I was able to find some spare hours to make these three special rings that feature one of the world’s most unique gemstones, the American Fire Agate.
Tags: fire agate, Fire Agate Studio, One Track Mine
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
The latest addition to our Famous Raincross Collection of fine jewelry is simply stunning! We think our fine silver pendant wonderfully captures the unique style and bright colors of the orange crate art from the heyday of California citrus.
Tags: CAD/CAM, citrus colony, enamel, Magick, orange crate labels, Viszu
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
We want to thank our loyal friends and fans who once again voted Mardon the Best Jeweler in Riverside for the third year in a row! Read about it in the annual Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice supplement in today’s paper. We truly appreciate your support!
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Monday, August 1st, 2011
Just a reminder that the annual Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice voting ends this coming Friday, August 5.
Tags: PE Readers Choice
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Saturday, July 30th, 2011
We always love the stories that go along with our jewelry, especially the ones about the special engagement or wedding rings of our customers. I just received this picture via email from a client in London, England, showing the magnificent ruby his bride is now wearing.
Tags: Burma ruby, colored gem engagement ring, Engagement Ring, pigeon's blood red, pigeon's blood ruby, Princess Kate
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
If you wish to vote online for your local favorite businesses (ahem!), follow this link and take the survey– very quick and easy! You don’t have to fill in all the spaces, just the ones you care about. Voting ENDS August 5.
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
It’s that time of the year again when you can vote for your favorite community businesses and services– the Riverside Press Enterprise will be publishing ballots for it’s annual Reader’s Choice on Sundays and Wednesdays.
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
The Mardon team created this very special ring just in time to celebrate the 86th birthday of Harold Swanson, my father-in-law. Like many of his generation, he left high school as soon as he was of age and enlisted in the military to fight WWII. As a Navy sailor, he trained forĀ submarine service, but […]
Tags: CAD jewelry design, custom WWII ring, The Lucky Ship, USS Wilkes, WWII
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Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Recently, daughter Jenny and I spent a memorable Memorial Day weekend at the 2011 GIA International Symposium. This year, Symposium was divided into two tracks, one focused on current scientific research in the field of gemology, while the other concentrated on the future of business for the jewelry industry. This year’s keynote speaker was noted […]
Tags: AGTA, business substainability, Dhamani, Dr. Brian Nattrass, ethical source, Gallup, GIA Symposium, Harmony Metals, Pandora, Pawn Stars, Professional Gem Sciences, Sotheby, Steve Forbes, Van Cleef and Arpels, Wallace Chan
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Earlier this week, we delivered this nice 14K rose gold custom gent’s wedding band to a very happy client. It was made as a replacement for the original wedding ring belonging to her husband, to be presented at their upcoming anniversary. From what our client told us, two uncles had combined their gold jewelry, one […]
Tags: Custom Jewelry, gold refiners, karat gold alloys, old gold
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