People and Places we like: *
Places to look on-line for your diamond:
Places to buy a diamond, just a mounting or to have your loose diamond set:
Member - The American Gem Society
Several Portland Area Locations
Washington Square & others
503. 620. 8452
Member - The American Gem Society
9875 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Beaverton OR 97005-3303
503-644-1333
LAB CREATED DIAMOND AND GEMSTONES: (gems, bridal, fashion jewelry)
MIADONNA (loose gems, custom creations, engagement, wedding and fashion jewelry)
10250 SW Greenburg Rd., Ste. 212
Portland OR 97223
(503) 336-1581
Note that Lab Created Diamonds have become fairly mainstream. You can buy or order from most full-service jewelers. Disclosure is the most important thing - so long as the jeweler is forthright about what they are selling you, it's all ethical.
COIN SHOP:
Places to help you sell your jewelry:
Once we have seen your item, we can give some some general direction for appropriate aveneus of liquidation. We do not buy or sell anything directly.
Sotheby’s Auction (Robin Wright)
Specialist, Jewelry
212-894-1246
Sotheby's will handle jewelry items that sell for over $10,000
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*These shops, people and places are included here for your reference only. As a matter of professional ethics we do not recommend individual jewelers, people, shops or places. Clients often relate their personal experiences to me, and these folks seem to get high marks.
