UPDATE: Joseph made our engagement ring! After my previous experience, I knew I wanted to work with Joseph. I looked on Blue Nile, and learned about the 5 C's and figured diamond pricing was pretty standardized. I was incredibly wrong. Joseph educated me to understand and appreciate diamonds, settings, and the different trade offs in each part of the decision. For such a big purchase, you really need someone on your side. He was transparent in pricing, and showed me how different two stones with the same rating could be. Joseph actually encouraged me to buy the less expensive of the two final stones. For the setting, Joseph knew the right questions to ask to determine what setting my fiance would like. This took a lot of the stress out of the process for me - with Joseph's guidance, I knew we got to a ring that she was thrilled with.
First major jewelry purchase I am thrilled beyond belief by the quality of the stone, artistry in design, and breathtaking realization of the gift Joseph custom made for my girlfriend's birthday. This is absolutely the place to go - Joseph patiently worked with me to help me define what I wanted, educating me along the way about the differences between fine jewelry and the mass produced factory editions. The result was far beyond any of my expectations - when I picked up the piece in the store, I couldn't stop looking at it. When I presented it to my girlfriend, she said that she had never seen anything like it. I wish I could go into details about all of elements that made this piece a spiritually moving work of art, but you really have to see it for yourself.
Joseph's prices are extremely fair, and he will educate you to help you to understand and identify on your own the differences in quality in different stones. He worked me through all of the different trade offs, sharing his expertise the whole way. It makes such a difference to be able to speak directly to the designer rather than to a sales person. Joseph is a world-class professional jeweler in the Old World tradition.
If you want this kind of experience, see Joseph. It was also nice that there's no sales tax in...
Read moreBefore buying an engagement ring I did research, visited multiple jewelers at businesses both boxy large and boutique small, read lots of on-line reviews, and decided to travel 45 minutes to meet Alex. We discussed my goal, effort, and expectations regarding such an expensive purchase. I believe he was sincere in being helpful, offering prudent advice, and great suggestions.
I hoped that at some point I'd see him interact with customers, and I did. He asked if I minded the interruptions, and I didn't object. Alex has a friendly, fair, and forthright approach. Two ladies sold gold bracelets and seemed very happy in the end. A gentleman picked up some jewelry repairs and said, "Wow! You even took the dent out of the gold chain. I didn't think that was possible." And, a young man sold a bass speaker at an agreed price.
In the end, I purchased a stunning ring from Alex. It was a radiant hearts and arrows diamond in an elegant platinum setting. Besides its beauty and unbeatable price, it more importantly led to a "Yes!". My fiancé knows her jewelry and she was impressed.
We returned to get the ring properly fitted and once again Alex's expert advice and professionalism shined through. It was perfectly resized and much quicker than we expected. We plan to return for some jewelry repairs, custom wedding bands, and maybe sell some items.
Thank you Alex for exceeding our...
Read moreAlex is a total class act. Extremely knowledgeable, patient, and helpful when going in to pick out jewelry. I bought an engagement ring for my girlfriend here. There is no better place to go for something like this than this pawn shop. Don’t go to a big retailer to buy your engagement ring. Come to Alex where he will walk you through everything. From how diamonds are made to what to look for when it comes to a quality diamond. And true quality, not the stuff they sell you at big retailers. His prices are more than fair especially for what you’re getting quality wise. And to top it all off he sized the ring for free. And this wasn’t your normal everyday sizing. He took a ring with diamonds all along the band down 2 ring sizes. He involved me with the process the whole way through and called to consult me before doing anything. Him being the expert he is I always let him do what he needed to do. And I’m beyond happy I did. The ring is beautiful and you’d never know it’s been sized. Really happy I chose to come here. If you need jewelry, tools for construction, entertainment goods like laptops and speakers, and much more go check out this place before buying elsewhere. You never know the deal you’ll find....
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