I had lost a sapphire in a ring that was very sentimental to me. I had gotten this ring in Thailand over twenty years ago. After visiting many different jewelers who showed no real interest or knowledge in there product. They just wanted to put any gem in there and make a sale. I was lucky enough to be referred to Five Star Jewelry where I spent about an hour with Kelly showing me different sizes and gems which she thought would work well. She also introduced me to Chatham and explained everything I could want to know about this man made stone. I went with a Chatham Emerald and I can say without any hesitation whatsoever that my ring looks better today then it did when it was new. We had looked at rubies, sapphires and emeralds in both real and chatham in various sizes. I cannot say enough about their knowledge and eagerness to make sure that I would be happy with my choice. It seemed to bring them pleasure to make me happy. No pressure, just confidence, knowledge and a true feeling of concern to make sure you knew all your options before purchasing. I also received a nine page appraisal from Mary Weber that absolutely blew my socks off. I didn't know you could write nine pages about a ring. Bottom line, if you are looking for a very talented, knowledgable, customer oriented Gemologist,and designer who care and take pride in what they do. Five Star Jewelry is where you want to be....
Read moreFive Star Jewlery is absolutely a 5 star business! I had a beloved, deceased family member's piece of jewelry in a safety deposit box for over two decades. It was obviously something that I would never wear. Mary was patient, and creatively helped me reimagine the jewelry into a new necklace that is current and can be worn every day. It is spectacular. Mary also restrung a necklace and fixed a bracelet that was in need of repair. During my visit with Mary, I told her that my pierced ears closed up during the pandemic since I hadn't been wearing earrings. She has 4 decades of experience piercing ears and she took care of re-piercing my ears with compassion and professionalism. I am so happy to be able to wear earrings again and to have new jewelry that fits my style. Mary and Taylor are helping me with another project - they are both aces and passionate about their work. I highly recommend this business to anyone In search of a new or reimagined jewelry piece. Very...
Read moreI took some emerald jewelry that I purchased on the internet to them to get an independent appraisal for insurance, but mostly to make sure I wasn't ripped off. Mary Weber is the appraisal specialist and I was very impressed with her knowledge and expertise. She took one look at the gemstones and knew exactly where they were mined from. She had electronic equipment to measure the gold and diamond quality of the fittings. She carefully explained any flaws she found and took very detailed notes of everything including careful examination under a microscope. This was all done while I waited for the necklace and earrings I brought in. She didn't provide the value that day because she had to do research using the notes she took. The very next day I received a detailed report on each piece showing not just the value, but the substantiation of how that value was determined. I was very pleased with this service and would recommend it to anyone needing appraisal for...
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