Notebook
Thoughts, advice and stories from the Jack Weir & Sons team.
Art Deco Jewelry
Jazz, Glamour, and Sparkling Jewels: The Glittering World of Art Deco Jewelry Today, we're traveling back through time to explore the glamorous world of Art Deco jewelry. This was a...
The Jewelry of the 1970s
The 1970s was a vibrant and transformative era that witnessed a unique fusion of cultural, social, and fashion movements. Jewelry during this period reflected the spirit of self-expression, individuality, experimentation...
Barbie & Estate Jewelry
Barbie mania has captured America’s hearts, and we’re no exception here at Jack Weir & Sons. A true American icon, Barbie deserves all of this excitement and more. We are...
Sentimental Jewelry
Sentimental Jewelry In today’s society, we often consider being sentimental a bad thing - something that is overly sweet, a cloying sadness, or a longing for the past. In jewelry, sentimentalism...
Italian Jewelry
The History of Italian Jewelry Though so much of Italian history is credited to The Romans, the birth of Italian Jewelry starts with the Etruscans around 700 BC. The Etruscans...
Setting the Stage: The 1980s
The 1980s were characterized by more, more, more. This is the decade of Gordon Gecko, of the Dynasty, of big shoulder pads and bigger diamonds. It was post-disco and pre-grunge....
Jewelry of the 1990s: A Transitional Era
The transition from decade to decade always sees a sharp contrast in style, but no more so in recent history than the shift from the opulence of the 1980s to...
The History of the Diamond Engagement Ring
Today it is considered traditional to propose marriage with a diamond engagement ring, so much so that any other type of engagement ring is considered “non traditional.” But a diamond...
