27 Years In, a Phone Call from New England, and the Jewelry To-Do List You’ve Been Putting Off

Volume 7 – Winter 2024

This issue opens with Sarah’s favorite phone call of the year: a long-time client, years gone and miles away, who still reads our emails and called in December about a pair of gold ball earrings. It’s a small story that says something large about why this work matters. From there, we go deep on vintage — a beginner’s guide to collecting vintage watches (in partnership with our friends at Collectability), what to look for in estate jewelry before you commit, and the pieces currently live on our website worth a look.

We also tackle the to-do list: engagement ring inspections, pearl restringing, and repurposing pieces you love but no longer wear. And we celebrate garnet, the January birthstone with an etymology rooted in pomegranates, industrial-grade hardness, and a mythology built around loyalty and safe return.

Read the Winter 2024 Illuminations and see if anything on the jewelry to-do list has your name on it →