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| - I, along with many family members have WAY too much gold jewelry, and each piece is a remembrance of something. I am getting married 12-12-12 and didn't want to buy another expensive rock that I didnt need. So, I collected about 60 grams of sentimental but cluttering jewelry and headed out on my adventure to find the right jeweler to make an impressive engagement ring out of gold and stones that had a story to each. After visiting about 4 jewelers, I came to the Tower of Jewels.
I walked in in sweatpants, no makeup (basically looked like I was looking to pawn) I decided that if I could find a jeweler that would not blow me off based on looks....then he was the guy for me. A sales lady quickly came out of the back room, and showed me around. I was the only customer in the store, looking slovenly and carrying a huge bag, of gold, so I assume the guard overlooking everything was just procedure. She then tactfully had me show her and another sales associate my "goods". The minute they knew I was legit, they introduced me to Lenny.....Like I, Lenny is a character, but DOES give you the best price on gold. He even will take your large stones out for free (they pay a guy $65 an hour over there to do it, so it IS a courtesy)
After I spoke to Lenny, he introduced me to Barry the designer. Barry took 9 stones that were very important to me, and made exactly what I envisioned for my wedding ring. Unfortunately, you do have to buy the gold at retail price which cost me about $1,000 (I have a fat finger) to have it made, but the ring appraises and means so much more to me than "store bought" . After my ring was made, Barry called me and let me know that he didnt use as much gold as he thought he would and gave me a $200 credit. I was amazed he was SO honest. I HIGHLY recommend the Tower of Jewels.
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