Mark Loren is teaming up with local favorites to donate “a gem of an evening” for auction at this years Food & Wine Fest.

Lot # 20:  Renowned  Jewelry Designer Mark Loren invites the highest bidders to a Private Collection Gem & Wine Dinner.  This gourmet dinner for two couples will be hosted in Mark Loren Designs’ Gallery.  The dinner party will feature International Gem Dealer Simon Watt and his wife Lori, as well as Mark Loren and his wife Sheri.  The table will be set with some of Sheri’s favorites from her specialty shop She3 Collections.  Dinner will be prepared by local favorite Chef Martin Murphy, of Martin Murphy Catering and Robb & Stucky Culinary Center.  This lavish dinner includes a variety of wines selected and poured by Frank Pulice of Austin’s Wine Cellar.
The winning bidders will select the gem of their choice from Simon’s travels – value up to $2,500 per couple  – and Mark Loren Designs will custom design a setting valued up to $2,500.  This once in a lifetime “gem of an evening” is planned for Friday, March 26, 2010.

Sponsors:

Mark Loren

Chef Martin Murphy

Frank Pulice

At Mark Loren Designs, we are thrilled to announce our very own exclusive new diamond cut. After almost a year or research and development we are pleased to present the Firelight Diamond. While standard round brilliant cut diamonds have 57 facets, our Firelight Diamond has 81 facets to release the stone’s inner fire. The extra facets allow more points of light to enter the diamond and create more brilliance. Each Firelight Diamond is accompanied by a European Gemological Laboratory Diamond Certificate Report.  The report number and Firelight Diamond insignia are laser inscribed on the girdle of each diamond.

We are excited to have a cut that is unique to Mark Loren Designs.  Our clients look to us to bring them unique and unusual jewelry pieces. The Firelight Diamond is just another facet of our commitment to fulfill our clients wishes.  Please stop in and experience the brilliance of the Firelight Diamond for yourself.

Check out Mark’s blog for more videos like this one, soon to come! (and look forward to audio!)

Our elves (aka bench jewelers) have been busy working to get pieces ready for Christmas, but their work is not yet over! Rings make great gifts, but it’s hard to guess at someone’s ring size. There is a rumor going around that your finger size is the same as your shoe size – what a silly myth! If the ring is perfect, but it’s not the perfect size, we can fix it! Resizing can be complicated, which is why it is important to take your jewelry to a jeweler you trust, who is a master-craftsman, and has the right tools for the job. Most people don’t realize that stones other than rubies, sapphires, and diamonds are heat sensitive – which means they have to be protected from the flame during sizing. Metal conducts heat, so extra care and specialized equipment (like our laser welder, which allows us to weld without heating up the entire ring) are needed to insure your ring isn’t damaged during sizing. Also, the jeweler should check and tighten any stones that loosen up during resizing. Sizing a ring changes the circumference – that change can cause the settings to loosen their grip on small accent stones. We pay attention to these details, and we stand behind our work! Trust our expertise for the best ring resizing in Fort Myers / Southwest Florida!