Thursday, September 4, 2014
Just back from the shop, this stunning Benitoite & platinum engagement ring was made to order for our client R. This young man truly went the extra mile to create this symbol of his love for his fiancé. Wanting something beautiful, exotic and rare, he chose Benitoite. Our California State Gemstone is all of that. One of the […]
The creative process is one of the things that makes us human. All of us have creative impulses and abilities. From the raw data of our senses and our life experiences, our minds build ideas based on thought, image, and emotion. We use these ideas in our daily life for such mundane things as everyday speech, […]
We acquired this highly unusual Art Deco Pools of Light necklace almost by accident. We recently purchased an estate of wonderful early 20th century jewelry items, mostly rings and pins. This piece and another interesting rock crystal necklace were included in the group. Since they had no gold content, we didn’t think too much about them […]
These three recently completed custom rings show the versatility and craftsmanship of the experts at Mardon, in particular our gemologists, custom designers and hand engravers. The spectacular platinum custom ring shown above is set with a 2 carat natural ruby that we brokered to our clients. Gemstone brokering means that our gemologists find a gem that meets your […]
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Tagged Art Deco Ring, CAD jewelry design, Chatham Created Ruby, custom ring, fire agate, Gemstone Broker, hand engraving, natural ruby, Platinum Ring
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A client inherited this gorgeous antique Yogo Sapphire pin and asked us to appraise it. Sapphires were known to occur in several areas of western Montana as early as 1865. For the most part, these deposits produced only moderately good sapphires. The discovery of sapphires in Yogo Creek was different. In 1895, famed gemologist G.F. Kunz, […]
A client brought these three stones to our shop looking to sell them. She had purchased the stones while traveling and was under the impression the two 30 ct. greenish blue ones were aquamarines and the peachy pink stone was morganite. At Mardon, as gemologists, we always buy gems very carefully and only when we […]
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Tagged AGS, AGTA, Aquamarine, birefringence, Certified Gemologist Appraiser, double refraction, gemology, genuine gemstone, GIA, imitation gemstone, John Koivula, Morganite, Photoatlas of inclusions in Gemstones, synthetic quartz
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
When you mention engagement ring, most of us think of a simple band with a single diamond, shining and sparkling with love and promise. This is known in the jewelry trade as a solitaire engagement ring. The development of today’s solitaire rings really began in the late 1800’s when several new technologies brought jewelers the means […]
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Tagged Art Deco jewelry, Art Nouveau Jewelry, Asscher cut diamond, CAD jewelry design, Cartier, custom design jewelry, die and hub, die struck jewelry, emerald cut diamond, fabricated jewelry, lost wax casting, natural padparadscha, princess cut diamond, radiant cut diamond, Tiffany, Victorian Jewelry
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Garden fresh, this one-of-a-kind pendant is set with gorgeous Colombian emeralds. Based on my vintage design, the pendant was brought to fruition by our master CAD designer Jenny Sweaney and skillfully set and finished by Scott […]
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Mardon Jewelers would like to thank all of our loyal clients for voting us the Best Jeweler in the Press Enterprise 2013 Reader’s Choice– that make’s five years in a row! Our focus has always been on our community– we’re really appreciative of the support you’ve shown over the years. Check out the Reader’s Choice […]
I-22629- 7.80 ct. Aqua in Rose Gold Just in time for summer, our newest original jewelry designs include this beautiful pendant set with an excellent 7.80 ct Aquamarine, accented with diamonds.