Archive for the ‘Mardon Happenings’ Category
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
Horse and jockey are flying full tilt down the home stretch! After 20 years in our current location, Mardon is moving! We’d like to announce our upcoming move to a new spot at the Canyon Crest Towne Centre, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Suite 14, Riverside, 92507. We hope to reopen by August 15 – stay tuned for updates on our […]
Tags: Best of Inland Empire, Canyon Crest Towne Centre, Estate Jewelry, Mardon, Raincross Collection, Reader's Choice
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Saturday, May 21st, 2016
This unusual estate jewelry item turned out to be are a real surprise. We purchased it along with a large group of vintage pieces– sort of an after-thought, thrown into the lot at the last minute. We don’t buy a lot of silver jewelry, but this was just funky enough to be of interest. It […]
Tags: anthill garnet, Gallup, New Mexico, P.J.Dugan, provenance, pyrope garnet, Reader's Choice
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Saturday, May 7th, 2016
Now showing at Mardon, this charming necklace is from the celebrated American jeweler, Sydney Mobell. Mobell is considered a modern master of the jewelers art. His shop in the Fairmont Hotel of San Francisco was famous for transforming everyday items into irreverant jeweled art, producing such items as a diamond studded Frisbee, an jewel encrusted […]
Tags: Angela Cummings, Art Jewelry, gemologists, Gucci, Herco, Hourglass, Mardon, Reader's Choice, Rolex, Smithsonian Museum, Smithsonian Store, Sydney Mobell, Tiffany
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Saturday, April 30th, 2016
Once again, we’re asking you to vote Mardon Jewelers as the Best Jeweler in the Inland Empire. Our customers have voted us Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice Best Jeweler for 7 years in a row- we thank you and truly appreciate your patronage and confidence in us. Your votes matter– small family businesses like ours have to […]
Tags: Inland Empire, Raincross, Reader's Choice, Riverside
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Recently, we had a gentleman stop by to purchase one of our Raincross pendants. He proudly showed us this ring he had made after his service as a soldier in a Special Forces unit in Afghanistan. The ring is made from the brass casing of a machine gun shell. The jeweler cut the shell into strap that could be […]
Tags: Soldier, Special Forces
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Saturday, September 5th, 2015
Mardon Jewelers has been voted Best Jeweler in the 20th Annual Best of the Inland Empire Reader’s Choice. This is the 7th year in a row and 10th of the last 12 years that we’ve earned this distinction. We’re very grateful for the votes and loyal support of all of our patrons. Thank You! Look for the Reader’s Choice magazine in […]
Tags: Benitoite, Best Jeweler, Best of Inland Empire 2015, Cisitty, Custom Jewelry, diamond, Estate Jewelry, one-of-a-kind, platinum
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
We recently performed extensive repairs on a wedding ring that had been purchased in the LA Jewelry Mart. Thing is– the ring was brand new! The client brought the ring to us for an insurance appraisal. We recognized this as a “jewelry mart special” because he had a “feel good appraisal” from the original seller that valued the […]
Tags: appraisals, Best of Inland Empire 2015, Custom Design, jewelry repair, original jewelry, Reader's Choice 2015
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
We’d like to thank our loyal customers for choosing us for the sixth year in a row as the Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice Best Jeweler. We truly appreciate your votes and your confidence in our small but mighty enterprise. The annual Reader’s Choice supplement will be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Press Enterprise. Small businesses have to […]
Tags: Christie's, jewelry auctions, Sothebys
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Saturday, May 24th, 2014
We recently completed the resurrection of a ring that had been severely damaged. Fine jewelry is made from precious materials that when properly cared for, will last for centuries. Gemstones are durable and ancient– diamond crystals are typically 1 to 2 billion years old. Gold is eternal. It doesn’t deteriorate and is never discarded– if a style or […]
Tags: CAD jewelry design, Custom Jewelry, diamond, invisible setting, Ruby
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
We just completed the most unusual wedding ring we’ve ever done- a Secret Decoder Ring, crafted of 14K white and rose gold and set with diamonds. Greg, one of Jenny’s best friends, an entertainment industry buff, had taken his fiancé Rebecca to a performance of “The Thrilling Adventure Hour”. Greg and Rebecca had such a great time, the […]
Tags: Ball Bearings, CAD/CAM, cnc, Custom Jewelry, Decoder Ring, rose gold
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