In the true spirit of democracy, we at Mardon, proud of our small but mighty business, would like to direct you, dear readers, to the Riverside Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice ballot, http://www.pe.com/readerschoice/, where you’ll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite local businesses, restaurants, entertainments, etc. Of course, we hope you’ll vote for Mardon […]
We recently completed a fun project for Riverside Poly High School’s championship women’s water polo team. One of the mother’s in the booster club showed us a printed foil logo and wanted large pendant/charms made for each of the team members. The award ceremony was to be held about a month away. Our client wanted […]
I always look forward to mid spring—my favorite flower, the Matilija Poppy unfolds its annual show. An indigenous Southern California wildflower, Romneya coulteri, the Matilija is just spectacular. Borne on head-high stems of beautiful silvery-green leaves, these six inch blooms of purest white parchment-like petals with a puff center of intense golden yellow are intensely […]
An article on 60 Minutes about Alice Waters of ChezPanisse fame reminded me of my early days of making jewelry. Watching the piece on Alice and the Slow Food movement, I had an epiphany and realized that for most of my career, I’ve been making “Slow Jewelry”. Sterling silver ring, set with “Beggar Bead” agate […]
Today we have 35 new samples from Jim, Jenny, and Kaye in the new custom designs section. Most of these we’ve made in the past 6 months or so, but a few are older pieces that clients brought in for an appraisal update. We’re always happy to see that people are still enjoying the jewelry […]
Did you know the Canada Goose is known to mate for life? Did you know that when the Canada Goose migrates north and south in the classic V formation, each bird, bonded by loyalty and trust, contributes its strength to the group’s progress toward the common destination. In response to customer requests for more eco-friendly […]
Mardon Jewelers is proud to announce a new relationship with the leading “green” refiner in the USA, Hoover & Strong. Mardon Jewelers has been an active gold recycler for many years, more so recently with the increased activity in the markets for precious metals. Like many jewelers we purchase “old” gold from our clients and […]
While Jim is our usual blogger and general font of wisdom, once in a while I’ll have some exciting (?) site news for everyone. Today we’ve got four new inventory items up for your perusal, including three from Jenny Sweaney, the hot new designer taking Riverside by storm.
Recently, I re-appraised a beautiful diamond ring and had some unsettling news for my client. We had appraised this ring several years back, as is, with no documentation from the client. At the time, I could see no inclusions whatsoever at 10x in our GIA DL microscope, and the nice high color 3 ct. round […]
Fine Gems, Full and Complete Grading, Great Photos—Easy Shopping for the Gem Connoisseur After months of hard work and much thought, we’re proud to introduce the Gallery of Gems, our unique catalog of colored gemstones. This initial posting is just a few items from our inventory— more to follow after the Tucson Gem Shows and […]
