Mercurius Jewelry — Local services in Oakland

I originally reached out to Dave to resize my vintage gold, emerald and diamond engagement ring, which actually turned out to be about 3 sizes too big. Dave resized it, removed half of a butterfly clasp, and cleaned it up for me as well. It looked so amazing and his prices were very reasonable. Then I noticed that my center stone was loose, which happened b/c the stone was bigger than the original setting was designed to hold. He was able to redo the setting so it was stronger and looked cleaner than before.

After having such a great experience with the resizing and viewing some of his beautiful pieces, my fiance and I made another appointment to discuss Dave designing and creating our wedding bands. My engagement ring is gold, but my fiance did not want a gold band, so Dave made my band in gold and my now husband's in titanium. We were getting married out on the coast, so we wanted to bring aspects of the ocean and cliffs into the rings. Dave came up with the spectacular idea of making my band kind of in a wave pattern and then have that pattern mirrored as an inlay in my husband's band. And when we went to pick up our rings, they were even more amazing than we imagined! I can say that the time Dave takes to get to know his customers really shows in the unique and meaningful pieces he creates. I will definitely be going back to Dave for all my jewelry design and...

My wife and I had our wedding rings made by Dave and they are amazing!

When we came to Dave, we had just had a bad experience at another local Jeweler, and the difference couldn't have been more pronounced. Instead of pushing his own ideas, he was extremely patient and helped us design our own rings. This was a dream experience, he made us feel at home and created an atmosphere of co-creation where we were both very excited about the rings!

He went out of his way to work with our desires (recycled gold and Lapis inlay) and created two stunning pieces of jewelry. We shared our design ideas and preferences and he gave great input and came up with the final design. We took our time and reviewed a number of designs. He never rushed us and did a great job answering our questions.

Dave has an extraordinary sense of style and creates wonderful jewelry. He makes all of his own alloys and I thoroughly enjoyed discussing the technical aspects of our project and the art and science of jewelry making in general as well. Not only did we get rings, but we also left with a greater appreciation of jewelry.

I didn't wear jewelry before having this ring, not even a watch, now I am excited every time I look down and see my ring!

Seriously, if you want to custom jewelry Dave...

Dave is an excellent jeweler and a pleasure to work with. Having little idea of what I wanted I booked an appointment for me and my fiancé to discuss a custom wedding ring set. The friendly dogs running around helped to set the relaxed tone so that I had ample time to mull over possible stones, settings, metals and designs. Dave showed me a number of pieces and drew some sketches to clarify various ideas. For the band we chose an embossed poppy flower pattern, for the diamond we took a stone from my grandmothers’ cocktail ring, and to flush it out we added two Andalusite stones which exhibit pleochroism, i.e. they change color in light. To pair with my ring my fiancé chose an oak leaf pattern that was embossed on a thicker band. I was very happy with our vision but I guess it was a little tricky to actually make. Dave tried a number of methods and fortunately had great success in the end. They both turned out beautifully! Dave also took the time to explain jewelry care, gem sourcing, and the pros and cons of different metals. I even heard about his grand 3-day wedding and got to know his wonderful family. I highly recommend Dave and Mercurius for unique and...