Archive for the ‘Mardon Happenings’ Category
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
We just appraised this beautiful bright yellow ~2 ct. round diamond for a client. She had inherited the stone, which was accompanied by an appraisal from a gemologist which described it as a “Canary Yellow” diamond, which implied but didn’t state specifically that the stone was natural-color. Our client said the diamond had originally been […]
Tags: Artificially Irradiated, Canary Yellow Diamond, Fancy Color Diamonds, Fancy Vivid Yellow, Gem Trade Laboratory, GIA, HPHT
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Friday, March 18th, 2011
We’ve just completed this gorgeous sapphire and diamond ring, inspired by the engagement ring of Lady Diana and soon-to-be Lady Kate. This basic design, where a colored gemstone is surrounded by a circlet of diamonds, has been a favorite for centuries. Since everybody and their uncle has been doing versions of the ring, we might […]
Tags: Ceylon sapphire, Crown Jeweller, Engagement Ring, Garrard's of Mayfair, Kate Middleton, Lady Diana, Mardon, Prince William, provenance, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Protoype Machine, the royals
Posted in Estate Jewelry, Featured Post, Gemstone of the Month, Gemstones, Jewelry Facts, Jewelry Services, Mardon Exclusive Jewelry, Mardon Happenings | Comments Off on Our Lady Diana Ring
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Just in time for Veteran's Day, we completed this great looking setting for a dog-tag. Our client's husband rarely wears jewelry, but she heard him remark about a dog-tag he saw David Hasselhoff wearing on TV. She brought us his original dog-tag from his military service days and asked us to make a nice piece […]
Tags: CAD, CAD jewelry design, cnc, CNC machine, dog-tag, JewelSmith, ModelMaster, veterans, Veterans Day
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
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 […]
Tags: blu-ray laser, Press Enterprise, Reader's Choice 2010, stereolithography, Tucson Gem Show
Posted in Custom Jewelry, Estate Jewelry, Gem Industry News, Gemstones, Jewelry Facts, Jewelry Services, Mardon Happenings | Comments Off on Best Jeweler, PE Reader’s Choice- Mardon Wins Again!
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
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!
Tags: champleve enamel, fine silver, Magick, Raincross Collection, Riverside CA, Technicolor Raincross
Posted in Featured Post, Gem Industry News, Mardon Exclusive Jewelry, Mardon Happenings | Comments Off on Technicolor Raincross Earrings- The Newest Addition to Our Famous Raincross Collection
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Those of you who have contemplated, mulled, dawdled, or just plain procrastinated about buying something during our Annual Clearance Sale, be warned– The sale is over Saturday, August 14, 5:30 PM. Don’t miss your chance to buy our first line jewelry at bargain basement prices! Get your christmas shopping done in August and save bundles! […]
Tags: annual sale
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
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.
Tags: Asscher cut diamond, Celtic Knot, GIA cert, Heidi Klum, Mardon Annual Sale, PayPal, Peter Storm, Phil Zahm, Precious Coral, Radiant cut diamond, Rap sheet, Retro, rose gold, tourmaline
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Saturday, June 12th, 2010
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 […]
Tags: American Ge, American Gem Society, diamond recutting, father to son, Father's Day, GIA, Jabel, Mardon Jewelers, Old European Cut, Robert M. Shipley, smoky quartz, smoky topaz
Posted in Featured Post, Gem Industry News, Jewelry Facts, Jewelry Services, Mardon Happenings | Comments Off on Restoring the Ring of GIA founder Robert M. Shipley- A Father’s Legacy
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
A service we offer is finding rare gemstones. One of my “quests” at Tucson 2010 was for an unusual stone for a client who owns a stable of Tennessee Walking Horses. One of his horses is a World Grand Champion, so he was interested in a ring he could wear that would bring attention to […]
Tags: Bob Beaudry, Custom Designed Jewelry, Estate Jewelry, Father's Day, Father's Day gifts, fire agate, Joe Intili, Precious Portraits, Raincross, Slaughter Mountain, Strawberry Roan, Tucson, Willam Henry
Posted in Custom Jewelry, Gemstones, Jewelry Facts, Jewelry Services, Mardon Exclusive Jewelry, Mardon Happenings | Comments Off on Father’s Day Gift Par Excellence- A Carved Fire Agate
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
For a very special gift for Father’s Day or perhaps an anniversary, consider this striking one-of-a-kind man’s ring, set with a gorgeous gold in quartz gemstone from the Eldorado Mine in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. You can easily see the dramatic eruption of pure gold in the white quartz matrix– simply stunning! I picked this gem […]
Tags: CAD/CAM, Eldorado Mine, Father's Day, gold-in-quartz, Gympie, JewelSmith, Sierra Nevada
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