Jewelry Forever — Local services in San Clemente

Like the other reviewer who broke his watch trying to change the battery himself, I did the same thing to my St. John watch and didn't want to mess up my other watches. I took a shoebox and went to drop it off and Mo took each of my watches and carefully noted the description and gave me a receipt with all of the details. I haven't even had this level of attention to detail with my kids in daycare. I asked about the jewelry in his store as his inventory is small, he handmade most of them and explained he uses old bench jeweler techniques. I didn't see anything that caught my eye but as I was leaving he asked me if I wanted to try on a necklace he had recently made. I was not in a hurry and it seemed to please him as he quickly brought it out. His prices are so fair! I didn't realize you could still buy precious stone jewelry at these prices. Anyways, I found him from the reviews so I thought I should post one to share...

Terrible service and small inventory. When my fiancé came in to get a necklace repaired, Mo took the initiative to insult her engagement ring, simply because it wasn't purchased there. She never asked for his opinion. He took it upon himself to give his unsolicited opinion and to make himself look a real jerk in doing so. It's very clear that he has poor values, judgement and business practices. Plenty of other jewelry shops nearby that offer much...

Sorry, I can't give a five star, because he only changed my watch battery. All went well. I've broken a watch doing it myself, so have gone to a Jeweler ever since. It's not a slam dunk. The $25 I paid was more then twice what I've ever paid in the past, but I'm down to one battery watch, and it should last 5-10...