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I have been in the jewelry business my entire life. I became a Graduate Gemologist(GIA) in 1988. Sometimes I forget that people outside of the industry […]

I have just had the pleasure of selling my first meteorite wedding band for a man. It was stunning. Several years ago I sold a lady’s […]

As many of you know, we are moving our Abingdon store in 2016 to 108 East Main Street.  This puts us almost in the exact center […]

Many of our clients use us for ring sizing, chain repair, and appraisal services. We handle a large number of those every week. In our quest […]

For the past year, trapeze, otherwise known as bar pendants, have been gaining momentum with designers of fine jewelry. We first saw it with the East/West […]

Many of you know that we offer custom made jewelry. However, what you might not know is that we make a lot of the jewelry that […]

I had written yesterday about attending the MJSA show in New York last weekend. On Monday, Mike and I visited our contract factories in New York. […]

I just read a fascinating article that was sent to me by In Store Magazine. It originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle. The article was about […]

I have seen an increase in the number of insurance appraisal requests so far this year. Many clients are worried about theft of their valuable jewelry. […]

The Cancer Outreach will host their annual Gala of Hope on February 3, 2013. We are always pleased to help sponsor such a worthy event and […]

Virginia Living Magazine’s premiere issue of Virginia Living Weddings will be out January 11, 2013. We were voted by our client’s as one of the top […]

We have just received our newest Tungsten wedding bands. Tungsten Carbide is one the hardest metals to scratch on earth. There are just a few manufacturers […]

Need a custom fitted wedding band to your engagement ring? Does your engagement ring not have a matching wedding band available for it? We can help! […]

We have just received a huge shipment of sterling silver jewelry made by the well know designer, Frederic Duclos. He was born in France and studied […]

My daughter had a great idea. My Dad became an apprentice watch repairman in 1952. Since that time, we have collected a large parts inventory. Why […]