Joden Girl
Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things
When I first started working at Joden Jewelers in 1995, Joe kept a small cardboard box in his desk. There were just a few small pieces inside. He called it “Joe’s Special Box”. Now, thirty years later, the name is the same, but the box has changed. There are currently three much larger boxes, each one stuffed full of jewelry that caught Joe’s eye. In March of 2018, Joe decided to share some of his treasures – and I began blogging about one piece each week.
Today, seven years later, I still select unique and charming jewels from those boxes to showcase. Today is one of those days – this little ring was simply too sweet to pass up. In the midst of the lab-grown diamond era, it seems like all the twenty-somethings are getting engaged with bigger and bigger bling. When my husband and I were getting engaged in our twenties (even now, to be blunt), a three-carat diamond wasn’t in the cards. We selected an Art Deco beauty that I have worn for twenty-six years. I have never felt like I wanted or needed an upgrade.
Pretty and petite, this vintage ring is from the Retro era. Made from both white and yellow gold, this 14-karat beauty boasts a European cut earth-mined diamond that weighs approximately .52 carat. Set in fishtail prongs, the sparkle is undeniable. On each side of the center stone are a pair of milgrain-edged navette shapes. There is a small single-cut diamond in each one. Combined, these two diamonds have a weight of .04 carat.
This demure darling has a price to match… just $2000.00. This isn’t the kind of ring that looks like a spotlight from across the room; it’s the kind of ring that makes you glow from within. This isn’t a lab-grown gem that’s available on Amazon or Facebook Marketplace. There aren’t thousands more in stock. Here, at Joden, we have one. Just this one. And it’s perfect. ♥
“You can go to a museum and look, or come to us and touch.”
Written by Carrie Martin
Photos by Dana Jerpe
