How To Choose A Jeweler

Choosing just the right jeweler from whom to purchase an engagement can be every bit as important as choosing just the right engagement ring. You will need to find someone with whom you feel comfortable and feel you can trust. You will also want him to be knowledgeable about diamonds rather than just someone who happens to own or manage a jewelry store.

Many jewelry store owners and managers will call themselves jewelers. But this isnt necessarily so. A jeweler is someone who actually does the jewelry work. They may make the jewelry from beginning to end or they may simply size rings and set stones in them. This is the person you want to talk to, because they will probably be the ones who are most knowledgeable about the diamonds as well. Although, I will say, there are times when the person doing the work is simply a mechanic, and the storeowner or manager may actually be a qualified gemologist. The only way to make the determination is to talk to them and ask questions.

Maybe I should make a bit of a clarification here between a jeweler and a gemologist. As I said before, a jeweler actually does the jewelry work. On the other hand a gemologist has studied gemstones, their origins and properties. It is possible, although unlikely, a jeweler will only know how to work on the jewelry, and will have only a minimal knowledge of gemstones. However, it would be extremely normal that a gemologist with all their knowledge of gemstones would not actually be able to sit at a bench and size a ring or set a diamond. The two are very different things.

One good way to find a trustworthy jeweler is to ask your friends and family asking them for recommendations. Maybe your mother or a neighbor has been using the same jeweler for years and knows them to be trustworthy. Equally as important is finding out which jewelers they have any kind of problems with.

Just because a jewelry store is in a large mall and has a lot of beautiful showcases and fancy lighting does not necessarily mean this is a good place to buy your engagement ring. Likewise, just because a jewelry store is in a small strip mall and appears to be a bit of an afterthought does not mean it isnt a good place to buy an engagement ring.

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If you go to the large fancy mall store, owned by a large corporation, you will find a large selection of diamond engagement rings from which to choose. These stores will frequently also offer credit plans. However, the engagement rings youll find there will be pretty much the same as youll find in every other large fancy mall jewelry store. The prices will probably also be quite a bit higher in these stores, because they have enormous overhead, and they must add into the price of the jewelry the losses from people who buy on credit and dont pay their bills.

On the other hand, the smaller privately owned jewelry store wont have all the fancy fixtures and lighting, and they probably wont offer any kind of credit plan other than lay-away. However, while you will still find some of the same engagement rings you saw in the larger stores, you will also find many more unusual engagement rings, because they have been make right there in the small store. The prices will probably also be quite a bit more affordable than in the mall stores, because the owner doesnt have the enormous overhead of the large malls. Another advantage of dealing with the smaller store is that sometimes you will have a little bit of bargaining power when it comes to he price, which you will never have in a mall.

The main thing is to find a jewelry store where you feel comfortable and that has a variety of engagement rings from which to choose. After that all you have to do is decide what style, color and price will be the best fit the needs of you and your future bride.

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