Everybody has heard of June brides. But what’s the most popular month to get engaged? December!   Yes, gentlemen, the month of Christmas trees, cocoa and carols is also the month to get up your nerve, get out your wallet, and buy ..

 Do you have a box of broken jewelry in your drawer? Has restringing your pearls or getting a broken clasp fixed been on your to-do list for months? Or even years? If it’s been decades, don’t tell us. That’s just too sad. Anywa..

Many of our customers are veterans or family members of vets. We’d like to take today’s blog to say thank you. Without the dedication, courage and sacrifice of veterans, we would not be the America we know and love.   So today we&rsq..

When the time changes and the nights grow long and cold, many of us like to stay in and watch a movie. And lots of us enjoy movies that show characters behaving in ways we never would in real life. At least not if we value our life, liberty, health a..

  Even people who never loved Star Trek might suddenly develop an interest in outer space. Why? Because of space diamonds!   Scientists already knew that diamonds dwelled in the cold cores of Uranus and Neptune. But recently they’ve l..

Here at Amidon, we like to daydream about beautiful gemstones. The bigger, brighter and rarer, the better. So on a crisp fall day, our thoughts turn to that great beauty, the Centenary diamond.         The Centenary originated ..

  You may have seen vivid blue diamonds and wondered if they were real. And if real, do they occur naturally?  At Amidon we offer a variety of beautiful designs made with blue diamonds. Here’s a little background info about these amaz..

      Here at Amidon, we like any chance to celebrate with fun, jewelry and beauty. Today, September 30, is the little known National Mud Pack Day. Why would we celebrate this? Because naturally beautiful, glowing skin sets off your ea..

If you love diamonds, it’s fun to fantasize about bigger and bigger diamonds, and, ultimately, the biggest. That would be The Cullinan, a famous diamond found inSouth Africa’s Premier Mine in 1905. The mine manager initially thought to di..

  Imagine this scene: It’s your 30th wedding anniversary. In keeping with tradition, you’ve bought your wife a beautiful pearl ring. You hand her the perfectly wrapped little gift box at breakfast, just as she’s sipping her fir..