Just in time for summer, our newest original jewelry pieces include this beautiful pendant set with an excellent 7.80 ct Aquamarine, accented with diamonds.
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Tagged Aquamarine, custom jewelry, designer jewelry, garnet, heart diamond, men's ring, pendants, rose gold, spinel
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We’ve always loved the ultra rare variety of fancy sapphire known as the Padparadscha. Early in my career, working in the gem indentification labs of GIA, I had the opportunity to see a few good examples of the natural Padparadscha Sapphire and to learn the subtle distinctions that make this gem so desirable. Our informational blogs about this […]
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Tagged CAD/CAM, custom jewelry, gem trade., GIA, natural padparadscha, padparadscha, padparadsha, pink gold, rose gold
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We just delivered this beautiful 14K gold ring to a delighted customer. A new client, she had seen one of our custom ring samples over the Christmas holidays and had an idea– she loved cameos and had a particular affinity for the Three Graces of Greek and Roman mythology, the goddesses of beauty, creativity, and nature. Rather than […]
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Tagged bas-relief, Botticelli, CAD jewelry design, Cameo, Cameo Ring, custom jewelry, Primavera, Three Graces
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Friday, February 22, 2013
We just delivered this lovely pendant, set with the diamonds from several treasured family pieces, to a very happy client. Her son had us make the pendant to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, so it was a very nice occasion to deliver the new piece– both son and mother loved the new piece and she left […]
Saturday, September 29, 2012
This beautiful opal ring is the final piece of a set of custom jewels we just completed. A frequent visitor of art and gem shows, our client had collected an eclectic mix of opals over several years. The ring showcases a dramatic cabochon of crystal opal from Ethiopia measuring ~ 3/4 inch long. The simple […]
Saturday, December 24, 2011
“Sunburst” descibes this new ring, a one-of-a-kind original design by Jim and Jenny Sweaney of Mardon Jewelers. The center diamond, just under I/2 ct, is a beautiful warm Fancy Yellow color that we’ve accented with a custom bezel of 18K yellow Harmony gold. The 14k white gold mounting supports six marquise brilliant diamonds that radiate sparkle and […]
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 for submarine service, but […]
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Tagged Air Force, Army, CAD jewelry design, custom WWII ring, Marines, Navy, The Lucky Ship, USS Wilkes, WWII
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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 decided […]
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Tagged Ceylon Sapphire, Crown Jeweller, digital rapid prototype machine, engagement ring, Garrard's of Mayfair, Kate Middleton, Lady Diana, Mardon Jewelers, Prince William, provenance, Rapid Prototype, royal, the royals
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
We recently 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 of jewelry that he would […]
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The gem auction world is all a-twitter over this outstanding emerald cut diamond offered at the Sotheby’s Auction, November 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Graded Fancy Intense Pink, the diamond is also unusually high in clarity, pronounced VVS2 by GIA. Described as pure pink with no secondary hues, the pre-auction estimate for this ultra-rare gem is […]
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Tagged CAD/CAM, CNC, fancy blue diamonds, Fancy Intense Pink, Geneva, Jenny Sweaney, JewelSmith, Jim Sweaney, ModelMaster, natural color in diamonds, pink diamonds, recycled diamonds
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