| In January 2003, with basketball
season well under way and our ACC teams bringing ?the world?s
best basketball? right here to us while the whole world watched,
we saw team spirit displayed everywhere. Baseball caps, sweatshirts,
tee shirts, painted faces, flags, banners ??.but, not one piece
of fine jewelry in the whole lot. We
decided that we needed to do something incredible that would
express the unquestionable passion and pride of each school
and, when worn to events outside the ACC, would stop people
in their tracks.
The project had to be done with the approval
and blessing of each school and the jewelry had to stay true
to each logo with a portion of the proceeds going back to
the school.
Guess what? We have succeeded in doing just
that. We have created the most incredible, stunning, fantastic
pieces of collegiate jewelry, which are actually small pieces
of art. Each item is made with the highest level of craftsmanship
and using only the finest materials.
The bottom line is that they are more expensive
than what has ever been offered, but they are without question?.
very special. In order for them to be special to the folks
who buy them, only a few of each design will be made. So,
all items are limited to 10 or 20 pieces with each being signed
and numbered. Building the entire collection of all the different
items we intend to make will take several years. For example,
it took three months to make the first large ?Strutting Wolf?
brooch for N.C. State University.
We hope that we have captured the spirit of
each school as you remember your collegiate days. It has been
the best and the most rewarding project we have ever set in
motion.
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All
Fine Collegiate Jewelry
from Haydon & Company
is officially licensed.
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