JTS Newsletter - Spring 2019

Est. TRADE SHOP 1956

GEMS, JEWELRY, FUN TIMES a s o o n - to - b e - m o n th ly n e wsl e t t er of gems , jewelry , and fun times

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Although I’ve been a slacker with writing the newsletter this year so far, I have a new, New Years resolution. As you can see, we’ve been very busy with all the great holidays. But that is no excuse! Starting with this newsletter, you will now receive one every month, so you can share the Gems, Jewelry, and Fun Times!

Please call Connie at 850-432-4433 and let her know if you would prefer to receive your newsletter in the mail or online.

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G E M S , J E W E L R Y, F U N T I M E S

NEWEST TECHNOLOGY AT JTS Speaking of Mardi Gras, we would like to introduce you to our newest JTS family member. Bobby Ingram was born and raised in Louisiana and attended watchmaker school in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in the eighties.

After serving in the Air Force during the Gulf War, Bobby returned to working as a full time watchmaker in 1992. He worked for Rolex Watch Company in Dallas, Texas, for five years before finding a home here at Jewelers Trade Shop.

Besides loving working at JTS, Bobby enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and exploring outdoors with his family.

It is great to have Bobby here at JTS along with the newest, most innovative watchmaking technology. Now we are able to estimate, repair, replace parts (if needed), and refinish any Rolex watch within one week. Having a Rolex certified watchmaker on premises not only means we can order all parts directly from Rolex, it eliminates the need to mail off watches to Rolex. This saves time and expense. So come on by, meet Bobby, and get a tour of his workshop.

Bobby Ingram

Est. TRADE SHOP 1956

LOCATION 26 Palafox Place Pensacola, FL 32502

Founded in 1956 in Pensacola, Florida, by Corbett and Imogene Davis, Jewelers Trade Shop has been the jeweler that generations of Pensacola families have chosen to commemorate their lifetime memories. Today, the shop is renown throughout the South for it’s exquisite collections and welcoming Southern hospitality.

CONTACT Tel: 850.432.4433 Fax: 850.469.0477 Email: jts@Jewelerstradeshop.com Web: jewelerstradeshop.com

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STORE HOURS Monday–Saturday: 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Closed Sunday

G E M S , J E W E L R Y, F U N T I M E S

THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN The Downtown Improvement Board has now made parking downtown friendly and easy

More great news about parking downtown DIB PARKING • Least expensive downtown parking.

• No booting. No towing.

• Lower app convenience charge.

• No charge to add time to your app parking session.

BEFORE

• Your money is reinvested locally.

• You have free parking options.

• Local staff who care about your parking experience. (We live and park here too!)

NON-DIB PARKING • Costs more.

• Does boot. Does tow. (Premium) • Higher app charge.

• New charge each time you add time to your app parking session.

AFTER

• Financially benefits the owner or organization, may go out of state.

• Local + non-local employees.

FREE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC PARKING—ONLY FROM DIB ON STREET PARKING • More than 30% are FREE

No more arrogant, negative, threatening signs from out of town parking companies. The new teal (blue) signs are not only inviting, but friendly and less expensive.

And we can validate you as soon as you walk in our store for free parking as long as you want to stay downtown.

Take a picture of your license tag and a picture of the zone number you parked in. We take it from there, and if you happen to come downtown when we are closed, you can also easily pay for parking as well. If you happen

to stay longer than expected and

• 24/7 (2-hour limit is enforced) • FREE after 7 p.m. Mon–Sat

you forgot to add time, don’t

• FREE on Sundays

worry. If you are in a DIB (TEAL)

• FREE Merchant-Validated Parking

parking area, the DIB never boots

• FREE during Parking Amnesty Week leading up to Christmas

or tows cars. The DIB wants your

DIB LOTS (2)

business and most definitely wants

• FREE after 7 p.m. Mon–Sat

you to return over and over. They

• FREE Merchant-Validated Parking

never want you to have a negative experience downtown. We are trying to bring you downtown to enjoy the shopping, dining and arts. The last thing we want is to run you off by booting your vehicle.

• FREE on Sundays • FREE during Parking Amnesty Week leading up to Christmas JEFFERSON ST. GARAGE • FREE on Sundays • Five (5) FREE 30-minute spots for quick stops • FREE Merchant-Validated Parking • FREE during Parking Amnesty Week leading up to Christmas

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G E M S , J E W E L R Y, F U N T I M E S

The Goldfisher

Journey Jeweled Octopus of the

I recently took a little boat trip aboard “The Goldfisher” from Miami to the Bahamas in search of some rare pink conch pearls. It was strictly business however, not a fun vacation.

The weather was beautiful, calm with a slight breeze and a following sea. We arrived at Cat Cay ahead of schedule. But just south of Bimini, we came up on the “Sapona,” a rusty shipwreck in 20-foot-deep crystal-clear waters. At 270-feet long, it was built by Henry Ford in 1911. It served in World War I, was used by rum runners during the prohibition, and was a private nightclub for drinking and partying until 1920 when a hurricane sunk it between Bimini and Cat Cay. Although I was on a mission and in

a hurry to get to Bimini to meet with conch fisherman to look at conch

The Sapona

pearls, my crew (my wife) wanted to snorkel the shipwreck. I told her we 4

didn’t have time. She said, “Uh huh.”

Wow, you should have seen how beautiful it was. We saw schools of barracuda, snapper, triggerfish and so many colorful reef fish. I didn’t enjoy it. I was here to work.

It was too late to meet my conch connection, so we headed to Cat Cay for the night. The next morning I was determined to go directly to the conch shack on Bimini and find some pearls.

But on the way, I ran into a local Bahamian fisherman who offered to show me where the lobster lived.

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The lobster man

The triggerfish and lobster catch

The "bidness"

Then he said, “Hey mon, you need sum fish to go with dat lobsta.” I told him no, I had work to do. Well, we ended up catching a tub full of yellow tail snapper and a few nice triggerfish.

Once again, it was too late to do business. Back at Cat Cay the chef took our catch and cooked us a feast.

But I didn’t’ really enjoy it or have any fun. I was there to work.

The next morning I put my foot down and told the crew (wife), “No fun today, I have to work.” “Uh huh!”

We dined on conch salad, fritters, and Kalik beer at Ebbie’s Conch Shack for lunch. We drank with the local conch fisherman until the sun was about to set. And then we finally did “bidness”. Sitting out on the dock with my new friends, I bought a couple hundred carats of nice conch pearls. My crew thought I’d lost my mind, which was nothing

new. She blamed it on too many Bahamian beers. I told her I had them right where I wanted them.

“Uh-huh!”

We headed back to Cat Cay for another great Bahamian dinner.

When I went to pay for our fabulous meal, I said, “Wow somebody stole all my money!” “Uh-huh.”

Well, it was okay. I had no money, but I had plenty of nice pink conch pearls. Arriving back in Miami I asked the crew if she wanted to turn around and go back to the islands. “Uh-huh” So I picked out one of the nicest pearls I’ve seen. A very fine 8-carat oval shaped, good dark pink color, no blemishes and very nice flash effect. I immediately knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

As you can probably tell, I put much more thought into the designing of it than I did drawing it.

I decided on 18k white gold for the

head and tentacles with yellow gold bezels for eyes and the diamond suction cups. I also thought that intense green emeralds would be a perfect contrast to the pink pearl head.

So, it was a combined effort and a challenge for our jewelers, although I’m not sure why. My sketch was very detailed and to scale. Donald, Howard, and Brian did an awesome job. (In spite of my drawing.)

When I showed it to my wife she said, “Wow that’s beautiful! I would love to wear that.”

I said, “Uh-huh.”

Ebbie’s: the scene of the “crime”

The expertly rendered scale drawing

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E N G AG E M E N T S , W E D D I N G S , A N D A N N I V E R S A R I E S Congratulations to all of our happy couples this month!

Austin Turnbull proposed to Shannon Day with a little fun and imagination last month. She said Yes!

Tracey Hyman and Matthew Montee got engaged this past Christmas season.

Cassandra and Kurtis Freeland tied the knot in Morocco. Beautiful!

Katie and Ray Rodriguez were married in January!

Newlyweds John and Kayla Williamson!

Caleb and Nicole got engaged in Jacksonville last month!

Congrats to Bill and Betty Tedder who celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in the new year!

Congratulations to Richard and Lauren who celebrated their Christmas engagement last month with a Rhog of Veuve!

Congrats to Brian Dougherty and Cherisse Le Jeune who recently got engaged. Great!

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TRIVIA WORD SCRAMBLE Hint: Journey of the Jeweled Ocotpus

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Okay, how easy is that? Read the newsletter and all the words are staring at you. The first 10 correct callers win a new JTS t-shirt, wine glasses, JTS Golf Balls, or a copy of Corbett’s latest novel, “Dead Mans Fingers.” So Good Luck! Call, Fax, or E-mail Connie on Thursday, March 28, at 8 a.m. sharp.

Phone: 850-432-4433 · E-mail: jts@jewelerstradeshop.com · Fax: 850-469-0477 LAST MONTH’S WINNERS Congratulations to Ellen Randle, Paul Vallane, Bonnie Brown, Amy Carter, Jennifer Cobb, Adam Vincent, James Callaway, Mary Mock, Nolan Intermoia, and Danny Franklin who were the first 10 correct callers to tell us:

1) PUPYP-VLOE = Puppy-Love 2) IKENCGN = Necking

3) DATSEY = Steady 4) EIRFIGRLDN = Girlfriend

5) NGRI = Ring 6) ASOIDNRU = Dinosaur

(Hint: Going Steady!)

Congratulations to the all of this month’s winners and thanks for all the calls!

Great Springtime Recipe

BEST LEMON PIE RECIPE I’ve never been a fan of lemon pie before now. But after much researching, I have found the greatest lemon pie recipe ever. And it’s easy! Just call the number in the photo to the far right, order, and pick up at the address shown.

Easy, quick, and I guarantee it’s the best lemon pie you ever tasted.

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G E M S , J E W E L R Y, F U N T I M E S

F I S H TOHFE M O N T H GONE FISHING We would like to say good-bye to a very good fisherman and a great friend. Joe Pantorno (Bonefish Joe) will be missed by us all.

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