Beyond disappointed with our experience here at LeDor Jewelry. We brought my wife's wedding ring in for an estimate, as two small surrounding diamonds had fallen out. While there, it was brought to our attention that a prong on the center stone was also missing. After receiving the estimated costs of repairs to send to our insurance company we were told that the work could be done there. It would take a week or two but because of the missing prong we decided to go ahead and leave the ring to be fixed rather then risk losing any other stones. We spoke with the same man (who was not the stone setter) from start to finish and although he was very friendly, informative and helpful both in person and on the phone, that is the only positive that there is in this experience.
During the first week that the ring was at the shop we received a phone calling confirming that the prong was indeed damaged and that it did need to be "rebuilt". Before doing so they asked for our permission, which we happily gave, assuming that the other three prongs would be enough to show what the fourth should look like. We were wrong.
We received a call saying that the ring was ready to be picked up and when my wife arrived to get it she was not happy with it, so much so that rather then signing for the ring, it was suggested that she leave it to be re-looked at, which she did. (The center stone was extremely crooked and the new prong was not only a slightly different color then the rest of the ring but was built so much higher then the others that it created a huge gap between the center stone and the surrounding stones)
After another week or so, another call came; my wife went in to get her ring and left in tears. She was told that the ring was so delicate the prong was built as it needed to be for the ring to be "structurally sound" and wearable. This is an understandable explanation, however, what is not understandable is why, if the integrity and appearance of the ring would be so drastically altered by the work performed, would they even suggest that the work could be done there. Clearly they were not familiar with the type of work that needed to be done on this ring. Ultimately, my wife signed for the ring because she was told repeatedly nothing more could be done. After signing she asked for a bag to place the ring in and received slightly confused looks as to why she would need a bag when she could just wear it. This ring is barely 4 years old, it remains in the bag now so no further damage can be done while we look into options to restore the ring to it original appearance.
Our experience with LeDor was a complete disappointment and I wouldn't recommend this jeweler at all. read more