I would give Langley Creative Goldsmith a 0 star if possible. I never write reviews, but this is literally the only avenue I have left to voice my frustration and warn others away. I have had nothing but headaches working with them. I bought an engagement ring from them 5 years ago, and brought the ring in early this year to replace a couple of the small stones that had fallen out, and to tighten the claws. When they returned it, the centre diamond had a big black mark through it. When I asked what had happened, they said it might just be dirt and that they'd clean it for me. They kept it for a week, then called me to come in and pick it up. They said that black mark was still visible, but that they "did their best". The STORE MANAGER (who has a permanent sneer and a terrible personality) tried to convince me to take it home as is. Wtf? To reiterate: the stone did not have any black mark in it before they worked on it. I finally had to escalate it to the store owner, who called me back and acknowledged that the stone was damaged during the cleaning using a laser, which he explained was incredibly rare. He offered me a replacement stone at a discounted rate (not free, despite the fact that they damaged it in the first place).
I finally got my ring back this spring with the new centre stone and the replaced diamonds along the side. A few days ago, I noticed that two small diamonds were missing from the halo. I took it in to get looked at by a separate jeweller, hoping to just avoid Creative Goldsmith entirely. This jeweller has an in-house goldsmith who confirmed that there are actually 4 diamonds missing in total, that the claws are not in good shape, and that overall the repair work wasn't great quality. I was quoted almost $1,000 to replace the 4 missing diamonds and fix the claws. In no universe should a ring that was so recently (within 5 months) repaired be missing 4 diamonds. I'm not rough with my ring - it's my engagement ring so I wear it daily, but I work in an office and take it off when I shower or when I go to the gym. They suggested I go back to Creative Goldsmith to ask if they can repair it as it shouldn't be damaged so soon.
I was completely dreading going back to Creative Goldsmith. Based on all of my interactions so far, I knew they weren't going to offer any solution. Big surprise, I go in and explain the situation, and they tell me it's not under warranty anymore, but that they can send it away to get a quote. My expectations for this store are subterranean, and as expected there was no acknowledgement that it was even faintly odd that so many diamonds fell out in the few months I've had it after their "repair" work.
I have no interest in giving this company anymore of my money. And more importantly, I don't trust the quality of their work. You shouldn't either. I also don't trust leaving my ring with them at all - who knows what kind of damage it'll have next time I pick it up? They should be held accountable for such terrible craftsmanship, but as a customer I really have no power here. The most I can do is write this review.
tldr: Learn from my experience. Just don't shop here. read more