Custom Created Matching Wedding Bands
Try Before You Buy at Knox Jewelers
Although Knox Jewelers is a small, family owned business it has in no way stopped us from offering our heirloom quality engagement rings to happy couples around the world. We have two showroom locations, both in Minnesota, but we work with out-of-state and global customers on a daily basis. The reach of our extensive interaction has been aided by technology and the desire to match every couple with the perfect custom created engagement ring. For example, we are able to communicate with customers in real time with the use of our Live Chat application found on our website. We also visually involve our clients in the creation of their ring by emailing them production photos taken daily by our jewelers in the studio. This way you can follow along and watch as details are added to your engagement ring or wedding band.
However, the unique service we offer that truly sets us apart is our our Try Before You Buy program. This program is one of the most interesting ways we connect customers with our one-of-a-kind custom engagement rings. With the assistance of one of our knowledgeable designers, you are able to select up to three of your favorite Knox created rings to try on at home. Once you have chosen the rings you would like to view, we overnight your selected settings to you via UPS. You can try on your rings in the comfort of your home. You have forty-eight hours to view the pieces before they need to be returned to us. If you are unable to come into one of our Minnesota locations, this program offers you the chance to see our beautiful settings in person before you make any final decisions on your custom created heirloom.
How It Works
Your trial ring settings can be shipped to any home or work address located within the continental United States. If you are trying to keep your shopping quiet, an alternative is to have the setting delivered to a local UPS Customer Service Center for pick-up.
This service does require a $100 payment for each ring, for up to three rings, to cover both the shipping and insurance on each setting. This payment is non-refundable but will be credited towards your final balance once we begin your custom engagement ring. An authorization will be processed in the amount of your selected settings and held on your card until the rings are returned.
Try Before You Buy rings are shipped every Monday via UPS next day service. A signature is required upon delivery on Tuesday to receive the package. You will have forty-eight hours to view the ring setting at home. Return packaging will be provided, and the ring needs to be dropped at a UPS customer service center, drop box, or store by 5:00 PM on Thursday.
If our ring setting is not returned by our agreed upon time, the held authorization will be process along with a $500 inconvenience charge. Every ring is photographed and inspected before shipping. If there is any damage to the ring while abroad, necessary repair charges will be applied.
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our Try Before You Buy program! Consider taking advantage of this one-of-a-kind tool when searching for your perfect custom engagement ring. Once you see our intricate and beautiful hand finished custom settings in person, we are sure you will be touch to start production on your very own ring. Get in touch today and begin the journey to custom creation by first viewing your favorite Knox engagement ring settings in-person, even if happen to live across the country.
Nature Inspired Engagement Rings
Near the close of last year, Knox Jewelers predicted what might be the up-and-coming trends for custom engagement rings in 2016. One conjecture, on the upcoming popularity of nature inspired engagement rings, has now become a fact. Both engagement rings and wedding band with motifs drawn from nature are currently in demand. All year the requests have been pouring in for custom created rings displaying flowers, petals, leaves, vines and even mountain scenes. If you or your partner-to-be has a passion for the outdoors, then creating a ring with natural elements might be the perfect way to symbolize that affection. A band with wrapping vines may remind you of time you spent outdoors together, or a ring with sculptural plumeria may symbolize her favorite flower. If you are at your most happy outside, close to the elements, let us incorporate that feeling into the most important piece of jewelry you wear everyday.
Your passion for the outdoors aside, certain flowers were used in antique jewelry to convey secret messages. For example, roses were a symbol of friendship. If you would like to mimic elements from your favorite antique floral jewelry, we can help you turn your inspiration into a one-of-a-kind engagement ring.
Shown below are some of our favorite nature inspired engagement ring that were commissioned this year. Any of these settings can be recreated around your specifications. Taking into account the vast number of nature inspired ring created this year, we are sure the trend will continue to remain strong into 2017.
If you have any questions about the custom ring settings featured above, or would like more information on creating a custom engagement ring of your very own, please be sure to let us know. We’re always happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to working together with you to design a floral work of art that will last and be passed down throughout the ages. Get in touch with our friendly and professional staff today. We will aid you on the journey to creating your very own, one-of-a-kind piece of custom engagement ring. We are excited to see what inspiration you will draw from nature!
October’s Custom Engagement Ring Spotlight
Our new favorite custom created engagement ring is all the buzz around the shop, here at Knox Jewelers. This resent custom creation is inspired from one of our most noteworthy antique inspired stock designs, the Rachel Lily. This version of the setting has been modified to include a glittering bead set diamond halo framing the center bezel set 1.00 carat oval cut diamond. An elegant knife edge band tapers from either side of the central halo. The profile view of the setting is embellished with bead set diamonds, filigree pockets and dramatic relief scroll engraving. Design 3338 is a visual tapestry of details, with Knox hand finishes to dazzle the eye at every angle.
Every ring at Knox Jewelers is made by hand from the ground up. We are extremely proud of our in-house design team that works tirelessly to add even the smallest details to your perfect custom engagement ring. We document the creation of our custom piece with jeweler’s eye view production photos, allowing you the chance to see your beautiful ring come to life.
This astonishing antique inspired halo design can be recreated to accommodate any type, shape, or size center stones. Contact Knox Jewelers today to custom tailor this design to your preferred precious metal and central gemstone selection to create your own one-of-a-kind engagement ring!
Where is Pink Tourmaline Found?
Western United States – Both tourmaline and quartz crystals can be found in the Cryo-Genie mine located in San Diego County, California.
Eastern United States – Unusual yellowish-green tourmaline is mined from a source in Maine.
Brazil – Paraiba tourmaline, which is electric aqua blue, is found at the Mina da Batalha source in northeastern Brazil.
Nigeria – Central Nigeria is a source of reddish purple tourmaline.
Kenya – Tourmaline in greens and yellows is mined in Kenya.
Tanzania – The Umba Valley in Tanzania is known as an important source of many fine gemstones including tourmaline.
Namibia – Namibia is a source of fine-quality gem tourmaline including unique blue-green stones.
Zambia – Tourmaline can be found in small deposits at the Jagoda mine in Zambia.
Mozambique – Local miners search Mavuco in Mozambique for rare copper-bearing tourmaline.
Madagascar – Many tourmaline including purples can be found near Antananarivo in Madagascar.
Afghanistan – Afghanistan is a source of yellow and green tourmaline.
Pakistan
Myanmar – In 2006 a source of tourmaline was discovered in Letpanhla near Mogok, Myanmar.
Russia – Tourmaline can be found in the Transbaikal region of eastern Russia.
If you are lucky enough to have a special event, such as a anniversary or birthday, coupled to the month of October, let us at Knox Jewelers help you create a custom one-of-a-kind piece featuring a captivating rosy pink tourmaline. Tourmaline’s namesake comes from toramalli, which means “mixed gems” in Sinhalese, a language spoken in Sri Lanka. It happens to be a very appropriate title, as tourmaline has been discovered in a multitude of colors. Very few gems match tourmaline’s dazzling range of hues. The mineral variations include deep reds, pastel pinks, flattering peach, vivid greens, vibrant yellows and rich blues. Due to its wide array of colors, tourmaline throughout history has been mistaken for many other gemstones. People have probably used tourmaline gemstones for centuries, but until the development of modern technology, they identified it as some other stone, like sapphire or ruby, based on its coloring. The pink hue is the shade used as the birthstone for the month. This flattering hue would make an amazing mother’s ring or anniversary band.
All of our custom designs including rings, bands or pendants can be altered to hold this colorful birthstone. The possibility are endless with a rainbow gemstone naturally mined in so many saturated hues. A Knox Jewelers custom created piece, featuring a beautiful pink or any intensely colored tourmaline, is the perfect way to celebrate your special occasion falling within the month. Contact us today and let’s get started. We can always search our cutters’ inventory for your perfect gemstone, or we have a selection of eye-catching pink tourmaline in a variety of sizes and cuts already available!