By Judy Prestia

Donald “Hung” (Huynh) has been working with gold since childhood in Vietnam. He came to the United States and quickly became a top jewelry designer in Houston, TX – then, in 2000 he and his family moved here, to Atlantic County where he began working for several prominent designers. He opened his own ‘working gallery’ located at 900 Tilton Road in Northfield, in May of 2008, where he con­tinues to be the source for select jewelers and his own discerning clients to bring their fine jew­elry and watches in for expert repair, as well as commissioning Hung to design and cre­ate custom, signature pieces.

I can personally attest to Hung’s sig­nature work from when I first met him, several years ago when I brought him 5 rings and a pair of earrings and watched him design and combine all the pieces into a beautiful ring. I still wear and cherish this ring to this day. Re-creating jewelry is not a new concept for us, but rather one that happens on a regular basis. We love to work with our clients face to face, listening to the sto­ries of where they acquired the different pieces, the sentiments, the heartbreaks and everything in between. Then, watching their faces as Hung works his special magic and a magnificent, unique piece is transformed. Our clients love to watch Hung work; in itself is a true art form. So, why just sell your unwanted jewels, let us create something especially for you to treasure long into the future.

Our ‘old world’ watch repair is another specialty where here to, you may wait and see your repairs being completed by Hung.

Colored Diamonds & Colored Gold Combinations

We get very excited when it comes to combining the latest colored diamonds with gold. Our most popular is the yellow gold – lots of it! It never seems to go out of style. Especially yellow satin finish gold with cognac and blue diamonds, or aquamarine and topaz … or, we use pink gold with pink and purple stones – very pretty! Two-tone white and yellow gold with pink stones are all the rage now, too. These pre­cious stones may be cut into beauti­ful shapes which catch the light and dazzle the eye as they transmit your own form of posi­tive energy. We can create classic combinations or elaborate explosions and bursts of color and energy. From subdued to va-voom!

Jewelry Trends

As the Holidays approach, wearing designed jewelry is more desirable and is the top jewelry trend for 2009, but the key ingre­dient for trend-setting fashion is larger, bolder styles that are gem-intensive, and that match your own personal style. Women will be adorning themselves with larger, more impressive pieces.

You can get the look by wear­ing a single, diamond-studded cuff bracelet or a one-of-a-kind right hand ring. And for the men … following the sports stars and celebrity acts, which have long adorned themselves in diamonds, the trend for our men today is to incorporate large col­ored stones into bold pieces such as bracelets, cuff links and rings.

Remember, the more dia­monds and gemstones that you bring in to us; the more perfectly we can create your signature piece!