About Guy Beard Jewelry

Guy Beard's experience working with precious metals began in the late 70s as a goldsmith managing a dental lab. In 1981, Guy founded Beard's Custom Jewelry, a highly profitable business venture that provided an early platform for his unique jewelry designs and manufacturing techniques. After initiating a strategic marketing campaign, 14KT Exotics was Guy's next enterprise directed toward custom designer gold jewelry, special orders and a unique line of nautical art. James Shrader and Toby Zawada joined Beard a couple of years later and the trio's collective innovations created the special equipment used to braid gold wire into a high quality line of cable jewelry.

The success of Guy's pioneering efforts would receive the approval of the International Wire Council for his technological advancements in mass production techniques and the development of his patented process for gold cable memory. Unlike other industry engineers, Guy couldn't accept the precious metal's tendency to deform and lose its natural shape due to normal wear. In keeping with his decades of innovative solutions, he would invent a tempering process that allowed flexible precious metals like gold to retain their form once they had been shaped to a jeweler's design.

Today, anytime he's not enjoying the Salt Life, Guy can be found at his studio, TOO MANY IDEAS, in Jacksonville's historic San Marco district. Don't assume Guy's latest enterprise to be some kind of semi-retired venture. All one has to do is stop by and you'll quickly realize that his zest for technological innovation and fine jewelry design is fueled by a true love of what he does. As you follow this energetic design engineer from his tempering vat in the production area to his facility's high-tech laser engraving CAD center, you begin to see that the best of Guy Beard is still to come.

About Salt Life Jewelry

Salt Life's decision to pick Guy Beard as the designer of handcrafted jewelry for their following of blue water junkies was an alliance destined to happen. The oceanwear collection of custom nautical designs is reflective of Guy Beard's dedication to his craft and determination to wear his gold nautical cable bracelet whenever he was on the go. Each handmade piece of active blue water jewelry is designed to last a lifetime and go with you whenever you decide to enjoy the Salt Life on the land or at sea. From the precision laser etching on Salt Life's dog tags to the patent-temper on Salt Life's gold nautical cable bracelets, Guy Beard's innovations have produced a line of handcrafted action wear that's durable enough to meet Salt Life's standards and elegant to wear to dinner. If you're looking for a distinctive piece of jewelry to wear everywhere you go, check out our line of custom Salt Life Jewelry, or click on the BY CATEGORY menu link to look for specific pieces of gold designer jewelry, wedding bands, nautical earrings, necklaces and cable bracelets.