Signature Series – Volume 11

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling and Quality Things

When asked “How do you come about creating your designs?”, Jose Hess answered simply “It’s a flower, it’s the morning rising sun, it’s a tree, the leaves.  It’s all love.”  This beautiful sentiment and countless others are captured in “The Beauty in All” – a coffee table book penned by Jose’s wife, Magdalena Hess.

Hess and his family fled Nazi Germany in 1938 when Jose (then called Josef) was just five years old.  By the time he was 14, Jose began working in the jewelry industry learning the art of fabrication and hand-setting gemstones.  Just three years later, he immigrated to the United States where he continued to work in the industry, graduated high school and began studying at the Gemological Institute of America.

At 25, Jose began pursuing a career under his own name.  In 1963, he won his first award – the DeBeers Diamonds International Award for a diamond leaf brooch.  The rest as they say, is history.  He garnered over a dozen more awards during the course of his career.  While perusing their website www.josehess.com, I discovered this line…

“We utilize the finest materials, and each piece is handmade to order.  It has always been our personal belief that that elegance doesn’t have to be complicated and our brand continues to hold that philosophy sacred.”

That’s the spirit that inspired and created these statement earrings.  Made entirely of 18-karat yellow gold, these heart-shaped beauties are the latest addition to our estate department. 

A curvaceous double-line borders the outer edge of each earring – capturing forty-three round brilliant diamonds inside each one.  Combined, these eighty-six diamonds have a total weight of 4.50 carats.  Shimmering from every angle, these earrings shine with style and sophistication.  

Omega style fold-over backs keep this impressive beauties perfectly positioned on the ear.  Shown from behind, even the back side of the earrings present a high-polish sheen.  

Peep the classic Jose Hess signature plaquard – the mark of true craftsmanship.  Take a moment to admire these designer darlings on the ear, then stop by the store where they’re available for just $4,750.00.  With the holidays just a few weeks away, begin and end your shopping at Joden.  We have something for everyone on your list.  

“You can go to a museum and look, or come to us and touch.”

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

Pick of the Week – Volume Fourteen

Joden Girl

Baubles and Bling with Unbelievable Pricing

Fall is making an early appearance in Pennsylvania…  warm golden tones are popping up everywhere, including engagement rings.  In the last few weeks, we’ve had more and more requests for yellow gold diamond rings.  Customers are craving modern designs made from rich buttery yellow tones.  

Kicking off September, we have an ultra-modern Pick of the Week…

Dual textured 18 karat yellow gold is the basis for this unusual wedding set.  Crafted with slightly wider shanks, this pair features a satin finish on the top half with a high polish bottom.  A series of platinum wires embellish both pieces, bringing an industrial vibe to this contemporary creation. 

Although there is just one diamond, this is no ordinary solitaire.  A .91 carat round brilliant sparkler sits center stage.  And the gilded tones continue… this beauty amps up the heat with a warm body color.  It’s graded as an M-N, an ideal complement to the yellow gold ring.  The clarity grade is nothing to sneeze at either, tipping the scales at VS1-2.  

This bridal suite has been listed on our site for $3,900.  But now, as the Pick of the Week – it’s available with new unbelievable pricing… buy it today for just $2,920!  That’s a 25% savings!  Don’t wait, hop on over to joden.com and make it yours today.

“Go to our site and look, then come to Joden and touch.”

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

Joe’s Special Box – Volume 96

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

How can a 3.00 carat pear-shaped diamond necklace be both casual and formal at the same time?  How can the same necklace be perfectly mated with a great pair of jeans and T-shirt or also be the ideal accessory for a formal gown?  Allow me to introduce you to exactly that…  a high-end pendant so well designed that it can slip seamlessly from outfit to outfit, day to night without batting an eye.

Seventeen inches of 18 karat yellow gold beauty – first a bar-style link comprised of a section of ribbed black chalcedony followed by a small bezel set round diamond and then another bar-style link of precisely the same design minus the chalcedony.  There are a total of eight black bars, two round diamond bezels, and eight plain gold bars with a toggle clasp. 

The crowning glory of this piece is that pear-shaped diamond…  what a gem!  Weighing 3.00 carats, it is positively dazzling.  Well cut, bright white (H-I color) and eye-clean (SI1-2) – it amps up the volume of this already amazing piece.  Flip the pendant over and you’ll discover the “Jaques” signature in two spots, the hallmark for 18 karat gold as well as a number.  

This showstopper is accompanied by an Appraisal Report from the International Gemological Institute of America valuing it at a whopping $57,115.00!  At Joden, we do our best to buy well and often.  So, today, I ask you… “What is the Joden price?”  Comment on Facebook or Instagram!  I can’t wait to see your answers!

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

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