Owner Marc Fishbone has worked 20 years in the gem and jewelry trade. After attaining his diploma in jewelry repair, diamond setting and wax modeling casting in 1997, he went to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - one of the world's largest producing gemstone countries - to learn about gems first-hand. He was able to get into the mines and see how the sapphires and other gems are dug out of pits ranging in depth from 4 to 35 feet.
He worked with one of the country's largest gem dealers and learned about grading, cutting and polishing stones and grew to understand the importance of choosing his own stones. When he returned to the United States he sold gems to jewelers from Key West to Bar Harbor. Marc returned frequently to Sri Lanka to find unique stones for his customers and his creations, and has since established a network of source providers for gemstones, diamonds, pearls and other jewelry elements.
Fishbone actually began his career as a certified welder, a trade he practiced for seven years upon graduating from high school.
He worked with one of the country's largest gem dealers and learned about grading, cutting and polishing stones and grew to understand the importance of choosing his own stones. When he returned to the United States he sold gems to jewelers from Key West to Bar Harbor. Marc returned frequently to Sri Lanka to find unique stones for his customers and his creations, and has since established a network of source providers for gemstones, diamonds, pearls and other jewelry elements.
Fishbone actually began his career as a certified welder, a trade he practiced for seven years upon graduating from high school.
Services
We will design a piece for you or work with you to design your own unique creation.
We work in silver; yellow, white & rose gold; and platinum.
Custom jewelry is made by one of two methods: Lost-Wax Casting or Fabrication.
Which process is used depends upon what you are trying to achieve.
Both processes begin with a sketch.
In some cases, the customer has an idea of what he or she is looking for and the goldsmith will refine the sketch.
In other cases, the customer is looking to the goldsmith to suggest a design.
We work in silver; yellow, white & rose gold; and platinum.
Custom jewelry is made by one of two methods: Lost-Wax Casting or Fabrication.
Which process is used depends upon what you are trying to achieve.
Both processes begin with a sketch.
In some cases, the customer has an idea of what he or she is looking for and the goldsmith will refine the sketch.
In other cases, the customer is looking to the goldsmith to suggest a design.
A growing area of Black Orchid's business is the reconfiguration of damaged jewelry and estate jewelry into new creations.
Over the years, many of our customers have commented that they have a stray earring, broken jewelry or an inherited piece that is not to their taste just sitting in a jewelry box.
The earring is saved because they just may find the mate.someday.
The broken item can be repaired.
Let us help you to re-imagine and re-create your old and/or broken jewelry into a stunning piece that you will love to wear!
Over the years, many of our customers have commented that they have a stray earring, broken jewelry or an inherited piece that is not to their taste just sitting in a jewelry box.
The earring is saved because they just may find the mate.someday.
The broken item can be repaired.
Let us help you to re-imagine and re-create your old and/or broken jewelry into a stunning piece that you will love to wear!
Whether you want diamond, colored stone or plain band rings, owner/designer Marc Fishbone will work with you to create a ring or rings that will reflect who you are and the pledge you are making to each other.
Though Black Orchid's specialty is colored gemstones, we have access to diamond suppliers who can provide any size, cut and grade stone at extremely competitive prices.
Settings are in 14K or 18K yellow, white or rose gold, or platinum.
Though Black Orchid's specialty is colored gemstones, we have access to diamond suppliers who can provide any size, cut and grade stone at extremely competitive prices.
Settings are in 14K or 18K yellow, white or rose gold, or platinum.
Owner Marc Fishbone, a certified gold and silversmith, provides all manner of repair service from fixing a broken clasp, checking for loose stones and re-pronging where necessary, re-shanking thin or broken bands, replacing or resetting stones, buffing out scratches, to simply resizing a ring or replacing a watch battery.
He also restrings pearls and other broken beaded jewelry.
All repairs are done on premises (sometimes while you wait!).
He works with gold (yellow, white and rose) and platinum.
He also restrings pearls and other broken beaded jewelry.
All repairs are done on premises (sometimes while you wait!).
He works with gold (yellow, white and rose) and platinum.
Colored gemstones are Black Orchid's specialty.
Owner Marc Fishbone has a passion for them - the usual and the unusual - sapphires in every color of the rainbow, rubies, garnets, opals, tourmaline, amethyst, alexandrite, citrine, iolite, chrome diopside, chrysoberyl, topaz, lapis, rubellite, labradorite, and more!
Our gemstones have been personally selected by Fishbone and many have been brought back directly from buying trips to Sri Lanka.
Owner Marc Fishbone has a passion for them - the usual and the unusual - sapphires in every color of the rainbow, rubies, garnets, opals, tourmaline, amethyst, alexandrite, citrine, iolite, chrome diopside, chrysoberyl, topaz, lapis, rubellite, labradorite, and more!
Our gemstones have been personally selected by Fishbone and many have been brought back directly from buying trips to Sri Lanka.
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