Mariana Melikian Giddens

Born and raised in Damascus, Syria, Mariana moved to the United States in 1992. While living in California, she studied Language and Computer Programming. Mariana traveled the country extensively, before falling in love with and moving to Annapolis, Maryland in 2001. Mariana is multi-lingual and speaks fluent Arabic, Armenian, and English.

Mariana successfully completed her online studies for the Gemological Institute of America, and continued in her studies until she completed the requirements for certification from the institute in Diamond Essentials in 2007. Later, in 2008, Mariana completed the requirements for certification from the Institute in Colored Stone Essentials. Mariana is exceptionally knowledgeable with our high-end watch lines, and holds a Certification of First Level from TAG Heuer.

Mariana works the floor, assisting with customer service and sales. She is in charge of making sure all packages are properly exported from the store, and is in charge of the repair items brought in from customers. Mariana restrings pearls by hand, in-house. When customers come in with their own jewelry to recreate the piece into something new, she helps define the theme and translate their desires into a design that is an expression of their persona.

When new shipment arrives, Mariana oversees the quality control by checking and reviewing the order. After making sure the order is correct she counts all the diamonds on every piece of jewelry. She adds this into the system and prices them, tags them, and even grades them as well. After this takes place, Mariana is in charge of arranging all new merchandise in the window displays and showcases. Any piece of jewelry that needs to go back to the manufacturer is coordinated by Mariana with meticulous care to ensure accountability.