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What is the difference between a retip and reprong?
Steve answers the question:
Retipping is where there is still enough prong from the bottom of the head up to the stone to add a matching piece of metal on the top part of the prong to cover and hold the stone in place. It is welded on and refinished to match the other prongs.
Reprong is where the existing prong is so worn that an entirely new piece of metal, such as round gold stock must be welded in place and refinished to match the existing prongs.
When prongs are worn down, there is a higher chance of breakage ie: a higher possibility of losing your stone.
These prongs are very worn and flat against the stone.
This a brand new head with nice heavy rounded prongs holding the stone.
We check and clean your rings for no charge, so bring them in to make sure they are safe and you can leave with sparkley clean jewelry!
Come by and take a look at our estate jewelry! We have new items in, including a David Yurman sterling silver necklace and earring set and an intricately carved vintage cameo pendant wrapped in 14kt gold. It is stunning! We also have a gorgeous 18kt blue sapphire and diamond Philip Zahm ring at an amazing price!
All our estate items are priced to sell so come see them today!
Pam and olivea pose after Olivea had her ears pierced.
Olivea came in with her mother today and got her ears pierced! She was such a brave girl, and everything went well, even though today is Friday the 13th. Way to go Olivea!
Click here to learn how you can give back to the community by having your ears pierced!
Sapphires, both natural and synthetic, come in all colors of the rainbow!
Synthetic (lab-grown) sapphires–along with many other stones–were first created in the late 1930s by Carroll Chatham. Here’s the history from the Chatham website (www.Chatham.com).
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In the late 1920’s a young boy followed his dreams in what was to become, one of the world’s preeminent crystal growers. Carroll Chatham took his avid interest in chemistry and pursued his dream by endeavoring to duplicate nature’s process to create a diamond. Chatham was intrigued by chemistry and created a lab in his family’s garage at the young age of 12. He learned by trial and error, making fireworks and smoke bombs for his amusement. He read of failed attempts by Henri Moissan to make diamonds, and replicated his 1890’s experiments.
One attempt resulted in an explosion that rattled his San Francisco neighborhood, as well as the police. To calm the police and his parents, he shifted his focus to growing emerald crystals, hoping a crystal formation would not require immense pressure. Many years passed with nothing to show for his on and off again attempts to duplicate what happened in the earth’s crust millions of years ago.
In 1931, Chatham entered college at the California Institute of Technology, leaving his latest efforts in his family’s garage still running in his absence. As fate would have it, Chatham’s father turned off the power supply to his science project. This simple action caused his emerald crystals to grow in the crucible, and the legacy was born. It took Carroll another 3 years to understand why the emeralds formed! When he did, he never had another failure.
After emeralds in 1938, rubies, alexandrites, blue sapphires, and orange sapphires all came to fruition over many decades of research in the hands of Carroll Chatham. A few years after his passing in 1983, his lifelong dream of diamond cultivation finally became a reality for his son, Tom.
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Come into KJon’s if you’d like to learn more about the differences between genuine and created stones!
Kelsey and Debbie pose with Pam after getting their ears pierced.
Kelsey and Debbie just had their ears pierced! Kelsey (left) came in to have her ears pierced, and her mother was accompanying her. Debbie thought that was all she was doing, but after she arrived, she decided to have her ears pierced, too. This was the first time Pam has had a mother-daughter ear piercing together, in one sitting! Way to go, you two!
As always, Kelsey and Debbie donated 250lbs of food EACH, to the Food Bank Coalition of SLO with their ear piercings. You can too! Find out more.
Alyssa and Tara pose with Pam after Alyssa got her ears pierced
Alyssa just got her ears pierced here at K-Jon’s, and she was such a brave girl! Her sister Tara came along, too. Tara had her ears pierced at K-Jon’s awhile back.
Now Alyssa has brand-new earrings to show off!
Whether you’re sizing a ring, replacing a watch battery, or buying an engagement ring, when you shop at K-Jon’s, you’re giving to your community. We believe so strongly in supporting our community that we donate to all the organizations below. It’s one way we–and you–can give back.
CAPS – Aug 13, 2011The Committee for Atascadero Public Schools is an organization that raises support for the schools in Atascadero, CA. K-Jon’s is the Title Sponsor for this event. Help us in supporting the teachers and schools that educate the next generation of leaders in our community.
TEF (Denim & Diamonds) - Oct 1st, 2011This annual event supports Templeton schools. K-Jon’s is the Title Sponsor for this event. Come for an amazing dinner catered by the phenomenal Ian McPhee. Enjoy a silent and live auction with a professional auctioneer. Afterwards, be entertained by live musicians, and dance the night away!
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo
The Food Bank Coalition is the only countywide source of nutritious food for people in need from San Miguel to Nipomo. Working hand in hand with volunteers, donors, corporate sponsors and non-profit agency partners, it’s their mission to see that no one in our county goes hungry. Check out how much food our customers have bought for the Food Bank.
Assistance LeagueAssistance League of San Luis Obispo County (ALSLOC) is a non-profit volunteer organization serving families and children through its philanthropic programs: Operation School Bell® and Books for Packs.
Hospice PartnersWhen medicine can’t find a cure, Hospice offers a team of caregivers dedicated to providing comfort, compassion and choice to patients and families facing end-of-life issues.
Atascadero High School
Pam poses with Barbie as she receives her new earrings!
Congratulations are in order for Barbie, who one the diamond earrings from our December drawing! These sparkling studs are a 1-ct total weight pair of solitaire earrings.
Barbie won by coming in and filling out our drawing slip. Thank you all for coming and entering. Keep your ears open for upcoming events, drawings, and contests! Happy New Year to all!
Below is our TV spot, showing on KSBY this season.
Sell your broken and unwanted jewerly - tangled or not!
We have recently become licensed to buy gold. Sell your gold to the jewelers you trust. Ge a free quote today, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly it adds up!
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