Extremely pleased with them!
I'm recently engaged and my ring belonged my fiances grandmother. It is a bit loose and need to be resized. Couple things I'm weary of:
1. I'm not a jewelry kinda gal and do not have a favorite shop I especially frequent.
2. What if they switch the jewel?
3. How can you trust someone with something that's personal?
4. Cost?
5. Time?
I went to Kay Jewelers and was quoted $70. Ok, sure, let's do it. They then informed me they need to send it to ARIZONA and would take 2 weeks. Astonished, I declined.
My Auntie told me about Gold Plus at Waianae Mall. She frequents them often, trust them, always did a great job and resizing is only $20. I went in Friday at 11:00am. The guy behind the counter is soft spoken but offered bits of tips on how tight I should have my ring, since I need to take my ring off for work but definitely not want to lose it. He gave me a ticket with description of gold and gem and told me it will be ready by 2:00pm. Awesome! And price? $18. Yeah, spectacular.
I got there early and it was ready. Swift and cheap and my ring was so nice and sparkly! He even tightened up the brackets that holds the gem. So how do I know I got the same gem? My ring has 1 big and 4 smaller color-changing sapphire. What? Right. I had no idea such gems existed in the world. It is naturally found gems, not lab made, and changes color with different lighting. Flourescent lighting makes it look like an amethyst. Natural lighting makes it look light green. From what I understand, it's kinda rare. All my gems change the same shades before and after resizing.
So, I found a jeweler I will frequent when occasions arise. I was so thrilled that I even tipped the guy. read more