What does it mean to be a hidden gem? It's an expression that we all use flippantly as we go about our busy lives that are increasingly commercialized and standardized. Every so often, you stumble across something so unexpected that it leaves a mark on your day. This gem shop was exactly that. My daughter likes gems and I was looking to surprise her with a unique outing so I yelped a gem shop and stumbled across this one. From the moment we stepped in, we were greeted warmly and regaled with stories of everything in the shop. It felt like a museum that was for sale. They had everything from the affordable $1 "babysitter" bin of rocks to keep the kiddos entertained, to the essentially priceless (and everything in between). The highlight for me was the vintage jewelry pieces. They were so unique and stunning in a way that modern jewelry stores simply cannot compare. If you're looking for a nice piece of jewelry to surprise someone, they can definitely help. The owners were happy to discuss details of every stone and encouraged questions from my daughter like she was on a class field trip. They delighted in letting her hold and touch things that were clearly out of her price range. My husband enjoyed the fossilized dinosaur poop, because... poop. They also carve their own stones, and do repair work! If you have been meaning to stop in here, then I encourage you to do so as soon as you can. If they don't have it, I'm betting they can get it. We delighted in the stories and the gems, and cannot wait to return to hang out with these lovely folks. read more

Burton's Gems and Opals is an incredible treasure cove filled with unique opals, gems, antiques, opalized fossils, opalized wood, and other precious jewelry. Walking into the shop feels like stepping into a small museum of Earth's hidden artistry. The pieces are truly beautiful, and you can tell there is real knowledge and passion behind so many years of dedicated collecting from the best opal gemologist. If you appreciate natural beauty, rare stones, and discovering things you won't see in ordinary jewelry stores, meeting kind and nice people then this place is absolutely worth visiting. It's a wonderful spot for collectors, curious explorers, or anyone who loves the magic that time and nature can create. read more

I was in the area, WOW, greatly impressed. Ill write more later as im traveling now. If you were slightly intrested, they are greatly representing genuine treasures in gem quality opal and fire agate. Many exemplary examples of cut gems as well as notworthy large museum worthy examples of amazing mineral and gem crystal forms. Check them out you may find something truly speciall. read more

Place is amazing I grew up coming here and about to visit again the opals and turquoise are just wow

If i could give this place a ZERO star rating i would. David THE OWNER was so disrespectful and had a disgusting attitude. Very sketchy place took my diamond to the back and tried to extreme lowball me and when i tried to do a better price considering i know the worth of what i have he silenced me and said since i don't want to do his price i can leave?? I don't know what type of business they're running here but as a first time customer i'll definitely NEVER be coming back. Very disappointing. read more

Had an incredible visit with George today. Great shop with a lot of variety. If you are in the market for opals, give this store a look. We were only looking for tumbled and polished stones, but we were pleasantly surprised by how many gorgeous stones they had in a big old barrel. Scott S. (from Oregon) read more

Been going to this Gem store for many years. I appreciate their gems and services. Friendly people and services. I look forward to do more future shopping there. Thank you. read more

Absolutely rude! Kept being told that they don't have the knowledge and come in when the owners there... he's only there after 3 or 3:30. Wouldn't even look at what I brought in and told me it was nothing. Wanted to charge me just to tell me why he came to this conclusion. Couldn't ask a question without being told we have to pay and he's "expensive as sh*t" really professional coming from the owner. It's pretty much just another pawn shop but overpriced and much more rude! You can get rocks, geodes and 2nd hand crap jewelry anywhere, don't waste your time here! read more

The only place to go for genuine opals. Not the cheap white opals found in most department stores. Not the cheap fake opals found online. Real opals with a wide variety of colors, prices, and sizes. They offer custom work as well. Have your dream setting commissioned. I did read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Boulder opal - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

Was sold a sterling silver band with appetite, recieved a stainless steel band with zirconium oxide.

If you are an opal lover, look no further. This place has the greatest selection. My now, husband and I had our wedding bands and my engagement ring made here. I've thought that if diamonds are a girl's best friend, she really hasn't seen any gemstones in her life. I personally love boulder opals, and chose it as the center of both designs. My husband started to like opals as much as I do and incorporated it into his ring as well. We hand picked the stones, gave a general idea of what we liked and Burton's went to town. Arlo is a talented designer, and Dave Burton has an eye and craftsmanship to get such beautiful parts of the opal. I can sit there for days staring at his collection. At first, I was concerned about trying to pick an engagement ring design where I could wear my wedding band together with it. But I just couldn't help myself. I now have decided to wear my wedding band on my left hand and my engagement ring on the right. Not only do they have such a high quality selection, This place worked within our tight deadline. They had our wedding bands done within 11 days, just in time for our wedding. I give this place my highest recommendation! Truly a gem itself! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Wedding Bands - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Really enjoyed this place!! The people running it are all very nice and their prices are some of the best I've ever seen.

My daughter and I came in here while we were on vacation and found it so charming. Staff is very helpful. Prices are reasonable. Selection is impressive and they have so many unique one of a kind items. We can't wait to come back. read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - My ring - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

Really warm and welcoming place with amazing jewelry and other items such as fossils and opals! Very kind staff who make you feel at home and overall amazing selection of beautiful things to purchase! read more

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TL;DR - Everyone at Burton's is very friendly and welcoming. You feel like part of a family when you go there. They also have so much more than just opals. You'll find yourself spending a long time just going through all they have to offer. By all means, visit Burton's!! You'll have a great time! Full story: I don't know what I was expecting from a gem and opal store. I mean, it's just a store right? Go in, buy what you want, leave. What else is there? Well... I wanted to buy an engagement ring. It had to be a specific ring too. She's not into diamonds (thank goodness!) She loves opals. BLACK OPALS. I emailed Burton's and showed them what I was looking for. Truth be told, they said they didn't offer it. I was a little bummed, but I appreciated them not trying to hard sell me on anything else. So I end up buying the stone I wanted, but now I just have a stone. What now? All I had near me were diamond stores (I was near the jewelry district in DTLA). I wasn't going to trust an opal with diamond experts. Very different stones. Not knowing where to go, I reached out to Burton to see if they could point me in the direction of how to get a ring for my stone. They said to come on in. I came in and showed them the stone I bought. They inspected it, measured it, and let me know their thoughts. They also called in their resident ring designer, Arlo, who was absolutely amazing at coming up with designs. We sat and discussed and went over a few designs he came up with on the spot. I couldn't believe he was able to pull those designs out of thin air, but there they were! We even discussed what metal to use and if I wanted some accessory stones. Finally I chose a design I was happy with. I was nervous, as I had never designed a ring before. The metal, Arlo said, was also a very particular metal, so he had a 3D printed model made before making the actual ring so we could see what it would look like when finished. It's amazing what we can do with technology nowadays. Anyway, the ring was made, the price was VERY reasonable, and they gave me an awesome ring box with a light. I was so surprised at how smooth and fun this whole process was. I proposed and she said YES, so THANK YOU to the whole Burton's family for your help! Oh wait, the story isn't done yet!! My now fiancee wanted to get the ring insured, and we needed a certified appraisal for that. Well, not knowing where to go I called up Burton once again. THEY DO APPRAISALS TOO! My fiancee and I came in and everyone at the store was so excited to see the ring being worn and were so happy to see us together. While the ring was getting appraised they all asked how it went and how she liked the ring (She loves it!). When she put the ring back on, Matt noticed that the ring wasn't as fit as it should be. Indeed, I had guessed the size off by a couple sizes. They fixed the size and now it's absolutely perfect!! Thank you THANK YOU to everyone at Burton's!! You've made our dreams come true! read more

So glad we stumbled upon this shop! Everyone here is so passionate about their craft-- what a delight. Came in September to get the opal in my engagement ring replaced; came back last week again to look for a center stone that is a little more hardy than an opal. (No fault on Burton's; I am stubborn and insisted on an opal even though they informed me that it was likely to crack. It did. My bad). Dave walked me through all the options for a tougher replacement stone; my husband and I were both drawn to a gorgeous light blue sapphire. We were lucky to have the stone replaced on the same day, and I honestly couldn't be happier. I miss my opal but the sparkle on this ring is incredible! I have already recommended this shop to a few people and will continue to do so. Thank you Matt & Dave for being so patient and so awesome! I love my ring(s). And your puppers!! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

This is nice little place. I believe it's family owned. Everyone in there has always been super nice and helpful. There are a ton of crystals and stones to look at and they even fix watches, but only on Wednesday, which is a bummer. Highly recommend! read more

What knowledgeable, well established and helpful they are here. I feel like they were very helpful and had a large selection in their store. Recently I had a very sad moment looking down and seeing my stone from my dads ring was gone....purely and genuinely sentimental. They helped me replace it and explained the whole process while I was there. And I thank you for that. I was there quite a long time. And I'm very happy. read more

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Amazing service!! Greeted immediately and feels like a family environment. They were informative with the crystals and beautiful jewelry. Most of all, it's all authentic and original. The Moldavite I purchased I'm truly happy and satisfied with. Thank you. I highly recommend this place !! read more

Wonderful store, it is like family. I am always fascinated by the things I see here, unique and original. Dave and his people make beautiful jewelry, I've always been pleased with the numerous pieces that I have purchased here. Both jewelry and other collectibles. I also love the dogs! read more

The owner is very honest and trustworthy. I will always do business here! His knowledge is vast and I know I can trust his word.

Interesting store is filled with all sorts of geologic finds, from simple rocks that have been polished (an entire barrel-ful!) - great for kids who are into rocks and minerals! - to high end one of a kind pieces. My daughter is putting layaway payments (no interest or time limit, it seems) on an iridescent opal that is already mounted as a pendant. This store will mount your loose gems for you, or you can simply choose from pieces that are already on display. The store owner/Manager is also very friendly and dispenses factoids about many other gems in the store. He even let us take one opal out in the sunlight and I was nervous about dropping or breaking it because it was $$$$$! Right next to Adventure City. read more

Lets begin with last July in 2017 when my fiance and I were searching for my engagement ring. I didn't want the stereotypical ring most women have, I wanted something vintage and unique. A friend of ours told us about Burton's Gems and Opals next to Adventure City. I've lived in Anaheim all my life and honestly never knew this shop was there. Any who, We located the shop searched around a bit and found a ring that I absolutely loved, absolutely fairly reasonable price. The young gentleman that was helping us mentioned that they do custom rings and if we wanted to get a custom wedding band for me that form fitted my engagement ring we could! Our wedding isn't until October of 2018 so we had some time to get ideas for his and my wedding bands. Fast forward to now July of 2018 only 4 months away from our wedding day and its time for us to get the wedding bands. Same as always we walked in to the store and are immediately greeted with warm welcomes and hello's! I absolutely love the energy of the staff, they are so dedicated and knowledgeable about their work. They worked with me to decide what type of gems I wanted on my band. My fiance wanted a custom made ring with sapphires. Arlow helped him pick out the best ones to be placed at the center. Being a younger couple and needing to save money for the wedding we were able to split the payment. We paid half now and half when we received the rings. You have no idea how much that helps! 7/14/18: I received my band and OH MY GOD am I in love!!! The craftsmanship, the attention to detail and the perfect alignment made me fall in love with my ring all over again! We cant wait to pick up his wedding band next week. I know with out a doubt it will be just as perfect. I will never go anywhere else, nor trust anyone, to touch my jewelry other than the people at Burton's Gems and Opals. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart, we are truly happy with all of your work! read more

I had a old ring setting that had lost the stone years ago and I was looking for a pink tourmaline and found one there! They installed it into the old setting and it turned out beautiful and I love it so much! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

My 5 year old daughter absolutely LOVES this store! She would live there if she could, and asks me daily if we can go visit "the Rock store" Its obviously family owned and operated. And I have to say that they have great service, great prices, and great merchandise! My daughter wants to say "thank you" to Burton! And she LOVES "Pokemon boy" (The Rock and Gem expert that helped name my daughters entire rock collection had a Pokemon necklace on, so my daughter calls him Pokemon Boy) Great store!! read more

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I was tasked with helping my sister's boyfriend design a custom engagement ring in the style of The Legend of Zelda Triforce. I found this location on Yelp because I was searching for a custom jeweler to assist me with this. I walked in one Saturday and was happily greeted by Arlo. From the moment I walked in it was customer service all the way. He spend several hours with me over the course of this project searching for the perfect stones and creating a design from a blurry pic I found online. Over all this took several months to complete, but all the time and the massive amounts of effort on their part were worth it. The finished piece is more beautiful than I could have imagined. Thank you so much for helping my (now) future brother-in-law make this a special piece. I definitely recommend coming here. My pictures don't do it justice at all. read more

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This store has been here since I was a kid. I have brought in my jewelry here for repairs. My 10 year old niece loves it here. There's a bunch of tumbled rocks in a bin for gem and rock collectors. The customer service is the best and they are very patient with my niece explaining the different types of gems. I hope this place is around for more generations to come read more

I came by this store with my 11 year old son who is very interested in geology. Matt was so incredibly patient and kind with my son who wanted to peruse the store and ask a bunch of questions. He helped my son select some items within his price range. I am just so impressed by the level of kindness and excellent customer service we experienced today. You definitely inspired my little guy who hasn't stopped talking about the experience since We left the store. We will definitely return in the future!! Thank you! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - My son is very excited about the gems he purchased at the store today! - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

Awesome Selection Of Crystals and antique type stuff!! They are a family business and are very personable. Prices are a bit high but you get what you pay for so expect quality when you shop here read more

The man that runs this place is a gem himself and his younger male employees super helpful, as well. I really enjoyed looking at all the cool things they have here while my friend bought crystals. They have tons of handmade jewelry and will do custom work as well!!! The read more

Spectacular service. I would like to thank Arlo for taking the time to help me find my dream gem. Always patient with any question and a passion for his work. I missed the other young man's name but both share an wonderful enthusiasm for customer care and for the beautiful gems they carry. They have quality custom design and repair. I will be a repeat lifrlong customer. I am beyond happy with my two rings. Thank you!!! read more

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I love coming here! My boyfriend and I visit often. The owners are friendly, and I love hearing his stories! I can't wait to have something custom made! Wish I could give 10 stars!! read more

Wow! I love this jeweler. They made my engagement ring and I couldn't be happier with it. They were able to work within our budget and create a beautiful piece of jewelry that I will be wearing for many years to come. They have a lifetime customer with me. Don't hesitate to contact them. Their selection of opals and other stones is out of this world amazing. read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - My engagement ring! - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

My fiancé and I went in to find something for our wedding . We didn't want to do simply rings, we wanted bracelets, a more visible symbol of our love. To be honest, I was not expecting much from the place, but once I entered I was blown away! The store clerk Matt, was patient and a great listener. He took our simple description of our wants and gave us several choices that fit almost exactly to our needs. The store owner David, was a wonderful man, offering anecdotes on good marriage advice as well as sharing his knowledge of each stone and gem in his store. The vibe of the store itself was quite welcoming and I do believe this will be the place to get my gifts for our anniversary ! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Our wedding set - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

Upon entering the shop we were greeted by the friendliest, calmest 3 dogs! The owners and staff were nice too ! They were also very knowledgeable. My daughter was there to find geodes for her school project and they had a wonderful selection! There were geodes starting from $5 all the way to thousands of dollars. The owner even gave us a lesson about each geode as he was ringing us up. On top of this we even got a volume discount for buying so many. read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Just one of the treasures we picked up today! - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

I always find a treasure or few here and the staff is very friendly and not at all pushy. I would live here if I could lol read more

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I have am so happy I stopped by last year. My favorite vintage turquoise bracelet needed the stone replaced & they had the most beautiful replacement stone. The repair was completed quickly and professionally. I now stop by when I need to buy gifts, as they seem to get new items regularly. Also the prices are very reasonable. I can't say enough nice things about the great service & the wonderful staff. read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Replaced turquoise stone on vintage Navajo bracelet - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

I walked out of this store extremely happy and with a little more knowledge about Opals and garnets thanks to Matt :) He worked with my budget and helped me find the perfect stones! Everyone was so welcoming at this little gem :) It made my day and I can't wait to go back! read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Opals and Rhodolite Garnet - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

I LOVE MY RING! I walked into the store hoping to find the perfect opal ring because I am obsessed with opal. So awesome I was able to customize my very own!!! Amazing customer service! My heart dropped when I finally received my FLAWLESS ring in the mail, this was truly worth the wait!!!! Ten out of ten, would come again if I did not live so far:) haha read more

Burton's Gems And Opals - Jewelry Near Me - Anaheim, California

I was there years ago & had a fantastic experience; the owner is incredibly knowledgeable, humorous, kind & worked with me until I was completely-MORE than satisfied with the results of my purchase, a ring I designed with his help. I've planned to go back, & with this Yelp reminder, No More Delays! I'm sure I'll have more great "drops of gratitude" as I call these little posts when I return! Thanks so much, Gems & Opals for the great job which has me coming back!-Shebuah Burke, 2.24.17 3/2/18 update: Another incredible experience at Gems & Opals! I had a really exotic turquoise Indian bracelet that Dave cleaned for me with an expensive machine that cleans fine jewelry without harsh solvents or chemicals while fixing a ring for my sister & fine tuning something bought years ago. He has incredibly valuable information and skillx & his attitude is even better! He loves his business, his customers, his dogs, and life. If you want a great deal on the most unique items I've seen since the museums in Washington, D.C. at afordable prices and from someone who knows their history, this is the place to go. Quality AND quantity. Need I say more? :-D read more