Knowing virtually nothing about diamonds at the time that I decided I was ready to propose to my girlfriend, I had many conversations with jewelers from across the country and even a hand-picked few on 47th street. Stanley and his sons represent the quintessential family business. They feel close to their customers, and make you feel 'at home'.
My price range must have been much smaller than a lot of their clients, but I never for a second felt that I was 2nd priority to this entire family. They gave me hours of their time to make sure I was comfortable with how to find a nice diamond. Not only that, but Steven spent significant time with me to make sure that the custom ring design I wanted was perfect.
Finally, they designed a wax model of the design with my selected diamond, FLIP video's it over to me while I was on vacation so I could approve of the design, and THEN built the ring and shipped it in 1 day so that I'd have it in time to propose.
Buying a diamond when you are not in the industry is very tough. In my experience, many jewelers made me feel uncomfortable, as if they knew I had no prior knowledge and had an edge. I walked away from many of these situations, and couldn't be happier with SH Zell. They literally showed me official industry price tables for diamonds so I knew how much the street pays for every diamond I looked at.
23 W 47th St
Unit 17
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10036
Neighborhood: Midtown West
(212) 921-9693
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Leigh Jay Nacht Review
I found the perfect ring on their website but I was extremely nervous purchasing a ring online. I shopped around locally and actually purchased a ring from a local jeweler. But after having it for a weekend I just knew the design I had seen on their website was the ring my fiancee would want. After looking into their reviews and background info on BBB, I decided to return the first ring and purchase a ring from Leigh Jay Nacht. They were great to work with, even thought NYC was completely shut down due to a snow storm the day I ordered the ring, they replied to me via email very quickly and assured me that the ring would be shipped out via FedEx the next day.
Once I received the ring, I took it to a certified independent appraiser. I was anxious that it would not appraise for what I paid, but to my relief it appraised for even more money that I purchased the ring for. I was very please with the appraiser and learned quite a bit about diamonds from him during the appraisal. My advice is to make sure that your diamond is GIA CERTIFIED this takes almost all of the guess work out of the value of the diamond. This will help you make sure you are getting the most for your money. The internet has really taken most of the guesswork out of diamond purchasing.
10 West 47th St
Ste 802
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10036
Neighborhood: Midtown West
(212) 719-2888
Once I received the ring, I took it to a certified independent appraiser. I was anxious that it would not appraise for what I paid, but to my relief it appraised for even more money that I purchased the ring for. I was very please with the appraiser and learned quite a bit about diamonds from him during the appraisal. My advice is to make sure that your diamond is GIA CERTIFIED this takes almost all of the guess work out of the value of the diamond. This will help you make sure you are getting the most for your money. The internet has really taken most of the guesswork out of diamond purchasing.
10 West 47th St
Ste 802
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10036
Neighborhood: Midtown West
(212) 719-2888
Little King Ltd Review
I would agree with most of the other reviews: the customer service is friendly and helpful: they really seem to care that you're happy with the results. We brought in my grandmother's vintage ring from the 1940's to be sized from an 8 to a 5.25. We spoke with the front of house reps and we even got to speak with one of the back of house jewelers. They were concerned about some of the stones and the fragility of the setting. They really wanted to inform us of the risks and benefits of different options.
The ring was a plated white gold and they although they had to take the ring off-site to have it properly plated to match the original plating, they promised to stay with the ring while at the off-site shop which made us feel very comfortable.
The quality of the work seemed to be good. The price was fantastic: we paid less than $40 for downsizing from an 8 to a 5.25! Also, the turn-around time was great: we walked in with no appointment at 6:30pm after work and it was ready the next day same time.
177 Lafayette St
(between Grand St & Broome St)
New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood: SoHo
(212) 260-6140
The ring was a plated white gold and they although they had to take the ring off-site to have it properly plated to match the original plating, they promised to stay with the ring while at the off-site shop which made us feel very comfortable.
The quality of the work seemed to be good. The price was fantastic: we paid less than $40 for downsizing from an 8 to a 5.25! Also, the turn-around time was great: we walked in with no appointment at 6:30pm after work and it was ready the next day same time.
177 Lafayette St
(between Grand St & Broome St)
New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood: SoHo
(212) 260-6140
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