Joe’s Special Box – Volume 140

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

Our store is located in the heart of a small town.  Founded in 1950, Joden is one of the oldest and most successful businesses in Grove City.  Our tiny town also boasts one of the best private Christian colleges in the Northern United States.  Each year, as the students begin to venture off campus and meander downtown, a few stop by to admire our engagement rings.

It has been rumored for years that a well-known slogan on campus is “Ring by Spring!”  This cheeky phrase has brought more than one young man through our door.  Faces flush with excitement, they’re intent on finding the perfect ring.  

My advice to anyone starting the journey of purchasing an engagement ring is always the same… 

  • Set a budget by evaluating your financial position.  Decide what your priority is between the size of the diamond, the quality of the diamond and the overall style of the ring.  
  • Save for the ring.
  • Find something you both will love that stays within your budget. 

This year, the national average spent on an engagement ring is $6000.  A mere 8% of shoppers will spend under $1000.  At Joden, we have dream rings for every budget.  This week’s choice is a sweet Victorian beauty made from 14-karat yellow gold.  The buttercup setting holds a .18 carat European cut diamond in the center.  Graded as an F-G in color and SI2 in clarity – this small stone shines.  

With softly scrolled and sculpted shoulders, this antique darling was, is, and will always be someone’s dream ring.  It’s listed on our site for just $500!  Affordable for any budget, it’s perfect as an engagement ring, a promise ring or simply a just-because ring.  Hop over to our site or check it out in the store, you too can have a ring by spring.

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

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

Joe’s Special Box – Volume 125

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

Retro rings are big and bold.  These ornate beauties often feature large colored stones like aquamarine or citrine accented by small rubies and diamonds.  Often, the jewelry of the 1940’s is created from rose gold with wide expanses of high-polished shine.  

This sweet little beauty is an unusual find from the World War II era.  Made from 14 karat rosy gold, this ring offers Retro appeal in miniature form.  

Beginning midway down the shank of the ring, you will notice a stylized fleur de lis etched deep into the metal.  The lines of the ring flare in and out gracefully.  Just beneath the center section on each side is a trumpet bell that splays out in three elegant lines.  The two trumpet bells create a perfect haven for a six-pronged buttercup setting.  Cradled within the buttercup is one European Cut Diamond that weighs .20 carat.  Small but mighty, this little diamond glitters from every angle.  

The entire ring is high polished, the glistening gold is the ideal complement to the diamond center. If you love the style of Retro and appreciate dainty rings, this is the piece for you.  Available in Joe’s Special Box, this ring is priced at $480.  

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

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

Joe’s Special Box – Volume 121

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

Hello, lover…

This dreamboat just sailed into my day and I am completely smitten.  I would not change a single thing (except the size…  this beauty won’t even go over my knuckle!  Luckily we have the hook-up for that.) Made near the end of the Art Deco era, this ring is platinum from top to bottom and is in exemplary condition.  

Four soft scallops arch up to create the prongs that hold the center stone.  These bar-shaped claws are unusually positioned at twelve, three, six and nine o’clock.  Each inverse arch is expertly set with single-cut diamonds.  These small sparklers continue down both sides of the ring; each one nestled within a handcrafted setting featuring milgrain edges.  Twenty-four in all, these diamonds have a combined weight of about .30 carat.  The overall feel of the design is very botanical.

 

A transitional European cut, the center diamond measures approximately 1.24 carats.  It’s perfectly fitted to the ring or maybe the ring is perfectly fitted to the stone.  Either way, the pairing is tough to beat.  It’s moderately priced at $6,800.00.  We have many Art Deco jewels in the store.  In fact, an entire case is devoted to that period – three tiers overflowing with rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets from the 1920’s and 1930’s.  But not one of them is quite like this one.  Perhaps that’s why this one isn’t in the case.  It’s in Joe’s Special Box.

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

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