Wedding rings and bands links

holy_macaroni wrote: »

a friend of mine bought an engagement ring from towers in blanch and the diamond fell off,they fixed it, and it came back with lumps of glue on it,heard customer care on the matter was a disgrace,they messed him around big time,, i dont recommend the place at all

Hey, as it turned out we got our wedding bands from Tower Jewellers in the end. They took an absolute age to make the rings. The man who sold us our bands was a very good salesman who looked after our request, however we ended up paying more for the rings than originally agreed.

I had to get my wedding band re-sized after the honeymoon as it was too big and I nearly lost it several times. This isn't an issue with the jewellers.

The wedding band was Paladium with brushing similar to this, however after getting it re-sized it came back looking like this ring.

It took them four weeks to re-sized it, so by the time I got it back I was just glad to have it, so I never made a complaint. My loss. I just didn't want to leave the ring in for another four week wait to get it back again. In their favour, I will state that they never charged me for the re-sizing.

I should have made a complaint but I actually liked the way the ring looked when I got it back. Just my experience.

Stay Away from "DELPHI ANTIQUES" in Powerscourt Shopping Centre, Dublin.

My beloved bought my engagement ring there and I have had nothing but problems since. The owner Declan was very difficult to deal with when I discovered a crack in the stone 2 days later!

Since then I've brought to another jewellers who has told me that there are 5 claws broken (even though I paid declan for all the claws to be strengthened etc). The ring is an antique.

Stay away for your own peace of mind.

And we too met Seamus from Voltaire and had no complaints. I just wanted something different and Boy oh boy did we get suckered!

I now wear a M&S €10 ring. GGGRrrrrrrrrrr

connundrum wrote: »

Anyone have a recommendation for a decent ring repair shop?

I bought my wife's ring in South Africa, it was a bit small, I brought it into a jewellers in Dublin who practically butchered it to make it bigger. SInce then the ring has lost all shape and she can't wear it any more

Any help?

weirs on grafton street dublin

Corr’s Jewellers in the Powerscourt Centre re-sized my fiancée's engagement ring for us and we found them fantastic. The ring is a vintage piece with a pearl at it's centre, so not an easy job to re-size either.

We got our wedding rings from http://www.touchwoodrings.com/ and I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Completely unique, incredibly personal and its wonderful knowing how much effort went into making them. The couple that make them keep in touch with you throughout the process and send pictures of the rings at various stages of completion.

I love mine and I know in years to come I'm gonna look at it and be reminded of how special it is, how much effort went into it and how it represents our love of the natural world and of each other.

beltzar wrote: »

Stay Away from "DELPHI ANTIQUES" in Powerscourt Shopping Centre, Dublin.

My beloved bought my engagement ring there and I have had nothing but problems since. The owner Declan was very difficult to deal with when I discovered a crack in the stone 2 days later!

Since then I've brought to another jewellers who has told me that there are 5 claws broken (even though I paid declan for all the claws to be strengthened etc). The ring is an antique.

Stay away for your own peace of mind.

And we too met Seamus from Voltaire and had no complaints. I just wanted something different and Boy oh boy did we get suckered!

I now wear a M&S €10 ring. GGGRrrrrrrrrrr

Beltzar - I would be really keen to know some more about what happened regarding your ring......Did you ever ask any questions regarding damage to the ring before you bought it? Was it possible for you to get your money back in the end? Do you think they have it back on sale again (would hate to think that someone else may end up with the same damaged ring without knowing about the issues prior to purchase)?

I have fallen in love with a beautiful antique ring in the same shop but as you can appreciate I am rather concerned and reluctant to buy it after reading your message.

If anyone else has any further feedback on this shop it would be much appreciated?

Thanks

I was just wondering if someone could give me some recommendations here. I am looking for a plain Claddagh ring (no stones etc) in Palladium, but I am having trouble finding places that stock them. After reading through this thread I saw that a lot of people had their rings specially made so I was wondering if anyone had any experience of getting a Claddagh ring made (or any ring made) in palladium in Ireland? Could anyone recommend a jewelers here that might be able to make what I am looking for (hopefully for a reasonable price)?

Thanks

Based in Dublin. Could you pm me a contact number for her if you have one? Thanks.

Edit: Found her on Facebook easy enough, have emailed her so should know soon enough. Thanks again. If anyone else has any recommendations I'd appreciate it as I'd like to price around. From looking at Claddaghs in Platinum the prices can vary wildly for even a simple plain one!

I just picked up our Engagement ring from Gleeson Goldsmiths in Shannon where it was being repaired. I brought it to him because he was praised by our friends who used him in the past as he makes the rings and settings for you.

Our White Gold Engagement ring had been damaged so he replaced the settings with a Platinum clustered setting and re-did the ring in Platinum. It looks like a new ring. My OH was thrilled when I brought it home to her.

Is he cheap? No. Do you get what you pay for? Yes, which is high quality work and confidence they are the right people for it.

http://gleesongoldsmiths.ie/

beltzar wrote: »

Stay Away from "DELPHI ANTIQUES" in Powerscourt Shopping Centre, Dublin.

Bit late to the party here but have to add to the sentiment above with our own tale of woe regarding Delphi Antiques - excuse the essay!

We got engaged a couple of months ago and my other half was in search of an antique ring. Looked around in a few shops and Delphi had a good selection from which she initially picked out a sapphire ring. I am absolutely green on the whole subject of jewels, etc. so I deferred to a website called valuemystuff for a rough valuation (Note, very handy site and I'm not affiliated) - this came in with the asking price at the upper end of the valuation range so fair enough we thought.

At the time we had also been looking at another ring on the website which, when we went in and compared, we both much preferred. The shop owner (Declan) was willing to let it go for €3900, so we went off to think about it and I duly sent in the details for online valuation again. The process takes 48 working hours, however, the weekend was approaching and we wanted to pick it up. Didn't think there was much need to wait for the response as the first valuation had checked-out so seemed above board. We paid for and picked up the ring which he had resized and ordered a matching wedding band which he was to have made and engraved.

So here comes the predictable bit - the valuation came in at €700 - €1000! I rang the guy in the shop and told him about it, to which he insisted that the ring was worth what we paid and online valuations were meaningless. Grand, so I confirmed with him that a proper insurance valuation would produce a number closer to four times that amount - 'absolutely'.

Went looking for a valuer in Dublin, and this bit might serve as a warning for those buying jewellery here - none of the valuers will look at pieces bought in the Republic within the last 12 months! I approached a valuer and claimed the ring was a family piece (apologies if you are reading, but wasn't going abroad for a valuation to compound my losses) - she did a full valuation looking at all gems, gold content, etc and concluded it was worth ... €1000.

This time I went into the shop again to state my case. The degree of denial was mind-boggling ranging from assertions that trained, registered jewellery valuers don't know the value of jewellery and he does - I even asked if going to a third valuer would mean anything (no) - to spurious comments like, "We don't sell jewellery that cheap" (I know). The responses seemed unsurprised and practised, and my request for a refund was flatly denied. I then asked for a receipt, at which point his composure melted and he began to look extremely uncomfortable, shuffled around for paper and pen, asked irrelevant questions and eventually scribbled something, folded the page twice and gave it to me. I left the shop and was walking out of Powerscourt when I checked the "receipt" - it was a piece of paper stating that I had "Left one wedding band for engraving, Yours Sincerely, Declan Corrigan."???

Went back to the shop and pointed out that I had asked for a receipt and received a note about engraving. "Oh, so you want prices on it?", yes - he took the paper back and wrote the prices for the 2 rings on the bottom with no signature, again folding it. I opened it there and then and asked for a proper receipt; very flustered he asked me to leave the shop for 10 minutes and come back for the receipt. I did and checked and collected it when I returned.

Anyway, we realise that we don't have much come-back here, but hope this will warn people of his antics in future. Would be very interested to hear opinions on the receipt fiasco though.

trav wrote: »

Bit late to the party here but have to add to the sentiment above with our own tale of woe regarding Delphi Antiques - excuse the essay!

We got engaged a couple of months ago and my other half was in search of an antique ring. Looked around in a few shops and Delphi had a good selection from which she initially picked out a sapphire ring. I am absolutely green on the whole subject of jewels, etc. so I deferred to a website called valuemystuff for a rough valuation (Note, very handy site and I'm not affiliated) - this came in with the asking price at the upper end of the valuation range so fair enough we thought.

At the time we had also been looking at another ring on the website which, when we went in and compared, we both much preferred. The shop owner (Declan) was willing to let it go for €3900, so we went off to think about it and I duly sent in the details for online valuation again. The process takes 48 working hours, however, the weekend was approaching and we wanted to pick it up. Didn't think there was much need to wait for the response as the first valuation had checked-out so seemed above board. We paid for and picked up the ring which he had resized and ordered a matching wedding band which he was to have made and engraved.

So here comes the predictable bit - the valuation came in at €700 - €1000! I rang the guy in the shop and told him about it, to which he insisted that the ring was worth what we paid and online valuations were meaningless. Grand, so I confirmed with him that a proper insurance valuation would produce a number closer to four times that amount - 'absolutely'.

Went looking for a valuer in Dublin, and this bit might serve as a warning for those buying jewellery here - none of the valuers will look at pieces bought in the Republic within the last 12 months! I approached a valuer and claimed the ring was a family piece (apologies if you are reading, but wasn't going abroad for a valuation to compound my losses) - she did a full valuation looking at all gems, gold content, etc and concluded it was worth ... €1000.

This time I went into the shop again to state my case. The degree of denial was mind-boggling ranging from assertions that trained, registered jewellery valuers don't know the value of jewellery and he does - I even asked if going to a third valuer would mean anything (no) - to spurious comments like, "We don't sell jewellery that cheap" (I know). The responses seemed unsurprised and practised, and my request for a refund was flatly denied. I then asked for a receipt, at which point his composure melted and he began to look extremely uncomfortable, shuffled around for paper and pen, asked irrelevant questions and eventually scribbled something, folded the page twice and gave it to me. I left the shop and was walking out of Powerscourt when I checked the "receipt" - it was a piece of paper stating that I had "Left one wedding band for engraving, Yours Sincerely, Declan Corrigan."???

Went back to the shop and pointed out that I had asked for a receipt and received a note about engraving. "Oh, so you want prices on it?", yes - he took the paper back and wrote the prices for the 2 rings on the bottom with no signature, again folding it. I opened it there and then and asked for a proper receipt; very flustered he asked me to leave the shop for 10 minutes and come back for the receipt. I did and checked and collected it when I returned.

Anyway, we realise that we don't have much come-back here, but hope this will warn people of his antics in future. Would be very interested to hear opinions on the receipt fiasco though.

I bought my engagement ring in Delphi over the last few months. Until now I was happy with the experience and confident I have paid a reasonable price.
Starting to get slightly concerned now. May look into getting it valued sometime soon; although I might be better off not knowing if i have been ripped off in some way....

Eoin wrote: »

I'd like to recommend Michael Perry Jewellers, he's in the Powerscourt S.C. in Dublin. Although we went in a little late, he managed to order my ring in within a couple of weeks (normally a longer lead time), but more importantly he made my WTB's wedding ring from scratch within 4 weeks, and it is an absolutely perfect fit for the engagement ring.

He was also at least as cheap as other shops with similar rings - and that was using platinum instead of white gold like the other shops.

Also want to recommend Michael. I love my wedding band in Platinum - I wanted a heavy ring and damn did he deliver.

beltzar wrote: »

Hi Newsparkler,
I still have the ring. I asked the jeweller there to replace the centre stone which he did at extra cost. I figured just pay it, and be done. Then when I went back to collect the ring he told me he had gotten it cleaned and the claws strengthened, so I was charged for that as well:mad: - I know, I shouldnt have paid for it, it should have been done before I bought the ring.
At that time my father had passed away suddenly, my mother had become very ill so I just wanted all of this sorted - which I also told the owner that "fine - whatever" please just give me my ring.

A few months later one of the small diamonds fell out, I brought it to a different jewellers (obviously - I will never set foot in that shop again) who said that at least 5 of the claws needed replacing, the ring had never been cleaned and we had been vastly over charged.

I am not enjoying this writing this email as it upsets me to think back to that horrible time, when I wear my ring at speacial occasions, its tainted in my mind and I am trying to forget that horrendous experience.

I hope this answers your question. If you go with this shop BE SURE you agree upon maintenance, come back, where does he send it to for repairs (we had to wait for months) etc.

Good luck

Hi,
Had a very similar experience to Beltzar.. Bought my ring from Delphi antiques. Four months later a diamond fell out. Brought it back to Declan , the owner. He told me he would send it off for repair but at my own cost. Brought the ring to several other jewellers to see if they could repair it. All these jewellers informed me that the metal was completely worn down and weak and that the diamonds would have to be remounted. I told Declan what these jewellers had said and he denied selling me a worn out ring. I requested a full refund because he had sold me a ring unfit for its purpose, he refused. I kept on for a full refund, gathered information from jewellers on the bad condition of my ring and presented this to Declan. After six months he reluctantly give me a full refund. Happy ending but a very stressful time. Now have a perfect ring from Applebys, staff there couldn't have been nicer!