Citrine-Clasp Pearl Necklace Custom Design
by Denise Levin on 14 Dec, 2017 - 0 comments
A customer of ours needed a special necklace for her daughters wedding. Given the exciting occasion she wanted something unique and decided on creating a custom piece. We showed her a variety of pearl necklaces we had at the store as well as some colorful gemstones. She decided on a tasteful double stranded pearl necklace. Wanting […]
youandmebench
by Denise Levin on 17 Jun, 2017 - 0 comments
So, we have a new addition to Sansom Street, Jewelers Row, Philadelphia, the #youandmebench. The grey bench with the big red ampersand was traveling around the city and has landed at its permanent home on the corner of 7th and Sansom Sts. This is Philadelphia’s newest landmark, so please come and visit, take plenty of pictures, and share […]
Popular Engagement Ring Styles
by Denise Levin on 04 Nov, 2015 - 0 comments
Here are some popular engagement ring styles from The Knot. There are so many choices today when deciding on your engagement ring. Not only styles but color of metals, such as rose, yellow, white gold, or a combination of 2 or three. Platinum is also a wonderful metal! Sometimes combined with other colors. A classic […]
Our New Etsy Shop
by Denise Levin on 16 Apr, 2015 - Comments Off on Our New Etsy Shop
Come visit us at our new Etsy Shop, under Associated Diamonds. Eclectic one of a kind vintage specialty pieces, gold jewelry, silver jewelry, watches, watch parts ( movements,faces etc). Great for making steampunk jewelry, craft creations, hand made jewelry, and altered art. All vintage and estate, 20yrs or older. We will be adding more pieces, so continue to check […]
Jewelry Maintenance
by Denise Levin on 06 Feb, 2015 - Comments Off on Jewelry Maintenance
Jewelry Maintenance is very important, and it is something most of us do not think about very often.We all have such busy lives, this is probably last on our list. The other day a customer who had bought their wedding bands from us 13 years ago came to the store. The wedding band was fine, but […]
Diamond Eternity Stacking Bands
by Denise Levin on 22 Nov, 2014 - Comments Off on Diamond Eternity Stacking Bands
Three Custom eternity channel set wedding bands made using CAD CAM( Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing). They are 4mm channel set eternity wedding bands all high polished, made in 14K white gold. The first one we made was the baguette diamond band. It contains 44 baguette diamonds going all around for a total weight of […]
Diamond Wedding Band in Yellow Gold With 5 Round Diamonds
by Denise Levin on 30 Oct, 2014 - Comments Off on Diamond Wedding Band in Yellow Gold With 5 Round Diamonds
Diamond wedding band in yellow gold with 5 round diamonds. We started with a customers old worn yellow gold wedding band with 5 round diamonds going across the top. We cut out the diamonds and started on making the CAD design. We then milled a wax, had it casted, cleaned up the casting, diamonds set, […]
Platinum Solitaire Style Diamond Engagement Ring
by Denise Levin on 08 Oct, 2014 - Comments Off on Platinum Solitaire Style Diamond Engagement Ring
A customer of ours recommended us to their niece’s soon to be fiancé. An heirloom diamond was handed down from her grandmother’s sister. The diamond is a pear shape, & he wanted to mount it in a platinum solitaire style mounting. In order to have the mounting fit this diamond, & it had to be a […]
Philadelphia 76ers 1967 World Championship Ring
by Denise Levin on 30 Sep, 2014 - Comments Off on Philadelphia 76ers 1967 World Championship Ring
PHILADELPHIA 76ers 1967 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RING A customer of ours came to the store with his 76ers 1967 world championship ring. He received a phone call from Chet Walker, that his ring had been misplaced, & wanted to have a new ring made. We used the ring our customer had as a sample, & made […]
What Is The Difference Between Freshwater and Saltwater Pearls?
by Denise Levin on 22 Aug, 2014 - Comments Off on What Is The Difference Between Freshwater and Saltwater Pearls?
Where They Have Been Cultured? Freshwater pearls are cultured in mussels grown in freshwater environment, like lakes or rivers. Most freshwater pearls come from China. Saltwater pearls are cultured in mussels grown in ocean. The three most common types of saltwater pearls are Akoya pearls, Tahitian pearls and South Sea pearls. Nucleation Freshwater pearls are mantle nucleated, in other words a piece of […]