| Today, jewelers can accomplish great details on | | | | enjoy the experience of designing your own |
| custom pieces by using a CAD technology. When | | | | jewelry. |
| we first decided to include Matrix in our store, the | | | | Benefit #4: You can bring old jewelry, unwanted |
| 3D jewelry software, we went through months | | | | or outdated, perhaps you just inherited jewelry |
| of training, weeks of frustration and sleepless | | | | from a great aunt but the style just doesn't fit |
| hours struggling with this new process. Six years | | | | your personality and isn't very trendy. You can |
| later, We can confidently say we have mastered | | | | use the gold and the stones from the old piece |
| it. We now do all custom jewelry on the Matrix | | | | and create a new one that will better fit your |
| 3D jewelry software. We love it - why? Because | | | | style. Trading the old gold and using existing |
| the possibilities are endless and our customers | | | | stones will save you money. You can consider |
| enjoy being part of the process of designing their | | | | your custom piece not only unique but also |
| unique jewelry piece. | | | | "green" having recycled the materials. |
| Benefit #1: Anything goes as far as design | | | | Benefit #5: You will get compliments left and right |
| concepts, bring in pictures or sketches, make | | | | and know that no one else will have an |
| combinations of several engagement ring designs | | | | engagement ring like yours, or a pendant designed |
| or pendants, throw in your own creative ideas | | | | quite like the one you'll cherish. |
| (but always be prepared to receive expert | | | | Your custom piece will be one of those jewelry |
| advice). | | | | pieces you'll want to pass down from generation |
| Benefit #2: The jeweler working with the 3D | | | | to generation - and maybe one day, your great |
| Matrix software has an advantage, he can design | | | | grand daughter will recycle your jewelry for a |
| anything you may imagine, and you can see the | | | | more trendy piece and seek out an exert custom |
| design 3D on the screen from various angles. The | | | | jewelry designer! |
| design can be forwarded to you by email as well | | | | 1. Possibilities |
| which can save you time in your busy schedule. | | | | 2. Convenience |
| You can make revisions and changes to your | | | | 3. Better value |
| piece while in store or via email until you are fully | | | | 4. Helping environment by recycling |
| satisfied with the look. Going thru this process is | | | | 5. Compliments |
| fun and once the piece is complete, you will feel | | | | I would consider these five benefits when |
| your own signature on it. | | | | shopping for a diamond jewelry piece, especially if |
| Benefit #3: Working with CAD jewelry software, | | | | you're shopping for an engagement ring. I mean if |
| jewelers save time and money and these savings | | | | you're going to pay so much for a diamond ring |
| are passed down to the customer. While the | | | | you might as well have a one-of-kind on your |
| greater value is on the uniqueness of the piece, | | | | finger, right? |
| still the price will be reasonable. Many think custom | | | | Most our in store sales are custom order when it |
| jewelry would cost much much more, but this is | | | | comes to engagement rings. But our most recent |
| not necessarily so. True there is labor involved, | | | | custom order request came from a customer |
| then again ready made jewelry includes labor | | | | who walked in wanting a necklace exactly the |
| costs as well. The jeweler working on a custom | | | | same as a celebrity chef on the cooking channel - |
| piece might also obtain better deals on stones and | | | | well - we turned on our 3D Matrix jewelry |
| once again pass down these savings to you. | | | | software and created it for her. Jewelers who |
| Overall, a custom piece might be a little bit higher | | | | use the old techniques and combine with the new |
| in price but it should be a fair market price and in | | | | industry technology can satisfy any request. So |
| the end you'd be getting a better value. It's | | | | why not create your own jewelry line? Take your |
| unique, the stones will be greater quality and you'll | | | | ideas, old jewelry and gold and get creative! |