Dasheen Jewelry Studio — Local services in San Diego

(Originally posted on *elp, but was removed because I’m not a frequent enough reviewer. Dikran is too great a jeweler to be dismissed, therefore I’m adding my review to Google.) First off, I’d like to say that reviews were very helpful in my selection of a jeweler to repair my ring. My favorite ring encountered an unlucky event when it fell off my finger unknowingly in a parking lot, and was subsequently run over by a car. After much searching, low and behold, I saw a glint, ran over, and found it was my ring, though flattened and missing one diamond. Extremely elated of having found my favorite unique ring, I embarked on my journey to find a jeweler to repair my ring…..someone I could trust and hopefully within my budget. Thus began my online search among Jewelry Repairers reviews. I found one jeweler in each category from Inexpensive, Moderate, and then Expensive. I visited all three jewelers at their place of business in the following order: Inexpensive, Expensive, Moderate. After not having a good “feeling” with the first two, I had hopes my last consideration would be successful. I had read Dikran’s business history of how he started in La Jolla and after many years, decided to relocate closer to home in Scripps Ranch. That told me 2 things I liked already about Dikran, that he cherished his family first, and his career second. Later, I found out that his store name, Dasheen, is a combination of his sons’ names. My husband and I are often called old-fashioned, but I think we’re just more sentimental. We both enjoy meeting people who are like-minded to us and enjoy telling and listening to each other’s life’s interests. We found Dikran very warm, friendly, genuine, but also light-hearted with a sense of humor. Though my ring repair was minor compared to the beautiful, elegant engaging pieces of his own custom design work, he was able to sense and respect my attachments to this ring my mother gave me. His description of how he could repair the ring without having to cut the band, instilled in me confidence that he would be able to accomplish the task. Dikran took the time to educate my husband and me with the heart of a teacher. The result is amazing and looks better and newer than I’ve ever seen the ring. Dikran made the ring present itself with even more pizzazz by adding rhodium to the prong tips that held the small diamonds, resulting in adding more sparkle to the ring, drawing one’s eyes to the diamonds. This extra touch demonstrated to me the pride Dikran had in his craft to make his results even better than original. After leaving his store, and while waiting for my ring to be repaired, Dikran had instilled in us such confidence in his expertise, that I remembered I had a gold anklet that I wanted to have a split hoop soldered. Twice, the hoop split open while I was wearing it, and my anklet would fall off. Luckily I didn’t lose it. We ended up bringing the anklet to Dikran when we went to pick up my ring, and asked if he could repair it also, hopefully while we waited. Dikran was able to solder shut the split ring on the anklet in a little over an hour, and now I can wear my gold anklet with less trepidation of it falling off and getting lost. My husband and I enjoyed Dikran’s warm and friendly demeanor and appreciate his honest , appropriately priced jewelry repair. We are very happy that we’ve found a great jeweler for not only repairs, but for future unique jewelry purchases or for custom designed jewelry. It’s been a long time since we’ve found a “gem” of a business...

I went to this jewelry studio a while back and had an aquamarine gem set in a ring. I would like to say that my experience could have been a lot better. This was my first time ever getting any custom jewelry work done. Out of curiosity, when I first walked into the business, I had asked about whether or not he would have some insight about the age of my 980 silver ring. He condescendingly told me that my 980 silver ring couldn’t be dated at all…that is plain wrong. Anyone with the slightest knowledge about 980 silver hallmarks knows that the ring, based on the hallmark, was most likely made in Mexico pre-1950s. He claimed that if it were truly that old, that the details such as the hallmark would be faded away which is absolutely not true. Attached to this review are photos of examples of rings from around the same time with the details such as hallmarks still very visible…In addition, he treated me like I was an inconvenience to him simply because I wanted to purchase my own gemstone to be installed in the ring rather than use one supplied by him. Once I brought the aquamarine gemstone in, he rudely suggested that I should have gotten the work done by the company that I purchased the gemstone from (seems like he took offense by it). Never seen a business owner mix emotions with business like this, and the whole experience was barely satisfactory. If a customer is going to he scolded for bringing in their own gemstones for custom work to be done, then that that is ridiculous and unacceptable. Forcing a customer to have some unknown quality of gemstone set in THEIR jewelry is a laughably wrong. I will gladly not be returning to this business ever again. I will take my business elsewhere where I am treated with respect...

My wife's ring became unwearable due to being bent, and she also lost a few stones, so I needed a ring repair as well as replacement diamonds. I searched online in my immediate area and landed on Dasheen Jewelry Studio. And I must say, this is the place you want to go to if you're looking for honest, reliable work. Dikran, the owner, is a down to earth and genuinely good person. He will give you the best advice for your needs that prioritize your benefit over his own.

Stay away from the run of the mill jewelery stores and go to someone who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to accommodate your needs.

And when I say skill, I mean it. Dikran is more than just a business owner or jewelry salesman. Fundamentally, he is a craftsman and a very talented artist who puts people first.

I'm telling you, if you read this far, you were someone like me, who was either scared or apprehensive about either repairing or purchasing jewelry. If you're considering checking this place out, you're in the right spot. And if you're not, I promise you, Dikran will point you in the right direction because, like I said, he puts...