Buddy Bear Jeweler

Buddy Bear Jeweler Jewelry Store Buddy Bear is known for engineering pieces of jewelry. Buddy's design philosophy is to always create a distinctive look.

Buddy Bear, of Buddy Bear Jewelers in Merion, PA, is a local jewelry designer with over 35 years of jewelry design experience and is highly recognized in the national and international world of fashion for his award-winning designs. One of his more modern designs is a transformer, which is jewelry that can be taken apart and combined with other pieces to create an entirely different piece. For exa

mple, bar pins can come apart to become earrings, jackets, or pendants for pearl necklaces. Among his favorite gemstones are American freshwater pearls, opals, sapphires, and intarsia-patterned stones. Buddy is best known for his unique designs that promote and enhance the beauty of American pearls. His enthusiasm for his craft is demonstrated by his long list of award-winning designs:

1999--Vision Award American Pearl Design Competition
Excellent Marks Originality Category "Cornelian-copia of Pearls & Moonstones"
Excellent Marks Beauty Category "Paradise Found"
Excellent Marks Quality of Workmanship "Lavender Pond Earrings"

1998--Vision Award American Pearl Design Competition
Excellent Marks Originality Category "The Pearl Reef"
Excellent Marks Beauty Category "Coin Ear Swingles"
Excellent Marks Beauty Category "A Doozy of a Pearl Druzy"
Excellent Marks Originality Category "Who you gone a call Ghost Bracelet"

1998--Pennsylvania Jewelers Association's 3rd Annual Jewelry Design Competition:
2nd Place--14 karat yellow gold carved boulder opal necklace of a lady's head with diamonds and fresh-water, detachable pink pearls.
3rd Place and PJA Design Award--14 karat yellow gold and platinum piece that can be worn as a pin or as a pendant with five detachable strands of fresh water pearls. This piece features two carved boulder opal faces and a carved intense boulder opal is a sitting horse.

1997--Vision Award American Pearl Design Competition
Excellent Marks Creative Use of Pearl Category
Excellent Marks Originality Category
Excellent Marks Beauty Category

1996--Vision Award American Pearl Design Competition
Award of Excellence Inspiration Division
Excellent Marks Originality Category
Excellent Marks Beauty Category
Excellence Award, 2nd annual Vision Award, sponsored by the American Pearl Company

1995--1st place with his bracelet, "Roll out the Barrel", features an American blister pearl framed by amethysts and green onyx citrine and 25 channel-set diamonds

1994--Honorable Mention in the AGTA Spectrum Award Competition

09/12/2023

My sons new web page coming soon

After 46 years of creating award, one of a kind custom jewelry pieces the time has come for me to retire & close the sto...
04/18/2019

After 46 years of creating award, one of a kind custom jewelry pieces the time has come for me to retire & close the store. I want to thank the community that has supported me for so many years with the greatest jewelry liquidation this area has ever seen! I hope to see everyone one last time before I CLOSE THE DOORS FOREVER!

Ametrine carved faces with intense citrine triangle stones 5 stations of figures with 65 diamond feather accents weighin...
11/16/2018

Ametrine carved faces with intense citrine triangle stones 5 stations of figures with 65 diamond feather accents weighing 91 points . Four row to 3 row layered fresh water pearls white and oval shapes one of a kind

Birds of paradise fresh water pearl necklace layered 5 rows One of a kind pink blister pearl center with citrine and ame...
11/16/2018

Birds of paradise fresh water pearl necklace layered 5 rows
One of a kind pink blister pearl center with citrine and amethyst accents diamond surround and watermelon butterfly with color stone toucan birds
Supporting hidden double bayonet clasps

11/16/2018

Stunning lady’s white gold and round diamond by the yard necklace 38 round bezel set diamonds 7.37 carats
And 38 inches long layer it or where it wrapped and wear it long

Stunning lady’s white gold round kite shape baguette shaped diamonds 7.00 carat total and 38 inches long layer it wrapped or wear it long

Greetings to all been very busy developing my newest creations gents 17 carat tourmaline cats eye and diamond and yello...
11/16/2018

Greetings to all been very busy developing my newest creations gents 17 carat tourmaline cats eye and diamond and yellow sapphire ring

Gents 18-KT white gold 1.40 carat yellow center diamond surrounded with 23 tapered baguette blue sapphires

Magnificent pear shape Emerald 5.67 carats 130 Diamonds 2.40 carats 18 Kt yellow and white gold
04/15/2018

Magnificent pear shape Emerald 5.67 carats 130 Diamonds 2.40 carats 18 Kt yellow and white gold

36 carat intense green tourmaline pendant 1.50 carat princess cut diamonds
04/15/2018

36 carat intense green tourmaline pendant 1.50 carat princess cut diamonds

Address

314 Old Lancaster Road
Bala Cynwyd, PA
19066

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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