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Hand Engraving– the Ultimate Jewelry Decoration

Thursday, November 12, 2015

In today’s world, some things change rapidly and some stay the same. Just in the last 20 years or so, jewelry making has changed radically. Previously we used labor intensive processes like carving wax models by hand to create our original designs and master models. We now use technological marvels like computer aided design and modeling (CAD/CAM) and […]

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Evolution of the Solitaire Engagement Ring

Wednesday, September 4, 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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Long Distance Custom Designed Engagement Ring

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Last Fall, we were contacted by a long time customer whose daughter had a real problem. Her daughter, Kirstyn, was engaged to be married September 2010. Kirstyn and fiance Alastair, a British citizen, were working in the Cayman Islands where they had a local jeweler make a custom engagement ring using her one carat family […]

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Hand Engraving and Padparadscha Sapphires-How can you go wrong!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Our client wanted a large wearable ring for her 8 mm diamond, with peirced work and floral elements reminiscent of Victorian and Edwardian times. We found a great matched pair of padparadscha sapphires as accents. Hand engraving was the key to making this design sing- see the finished product on the Mardon Blog!

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Custom Design Goes Across the Planet

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

We just completed this challenging design to the delight of our client.  Read the rest of the story, Custom Jewelry Takes a Slow Boat to China, on the Mardon Blog

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