Best Shops For Custom Jewelry In Orange County
Trust, passion and inspiration are a few reasons people seek out custom jewelers. Whether you are planning on proposing to the love of your life or you want to reinvigorate your great grandmother's heirloom, consulting with a custom jewelry designer is useful. Today's jewelers utilize technology and computer aided design programs to assist clients in unique designs. Orange County features many jewelers, but the ones who stand out tend to be family businesses, master gemologists and jewelers and artists at heart.
Mimi's Jewelry, Inc.
18591 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 964-1989
www.mimisjewelryinc.com
Mimi's Jewelry is passionate on delivering great customer satisfaction with inspired and exclusive jewelry designs. The three generation family-owned custom jewelry store works closely with couples both newly engaged and those celebrating milestone anniversaries on creating beautiful jewelry arrangements that last a lifetime. Mimi's certified gemologist and master jeweler together consult with clients on creating one-of-a-kind pieces including pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets and watches. Mimi's Jewelry offers customers a catalog to foster creativity and vision. Designs encompass all types of diamonds, precious stones and a vast selection of metals.
Simone & Son
10124 Adams Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
(714) 964-4012
www.simoneandson.com
Extraordinary custom jewelry pieces are born at Simone & Son, a family-owned and operated jeweler in OC. Simone & Son employs the latest crafting and design technology to obtain the final piece. With decades of experience, master craftsmen, gemologists and designers complete the Simone & Son team. To ensure precision, the jewelry store uses technology (3D CAD) systems along with traditional drafting. Once the customer has selected the jewelry elements (cut, clarity, color, size, gemstone, precious metal, design and finish), the design heads to the computer which outputs a 3D computer model, which allows clients to check the design and make any modifications. Next Simone & Son creates an actual 3D printed wax model, again to confirm size and make any last minute changes. Once confirmed the piece is carefully handmade by the master jeweler on site. This kind of process truly allows customers to have a voice in the process.
Nuggets & Carats
28241 Crown Valley Parkway
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 643-1250
www.nuggetscarats.com
Co-owned by brothers Brian and Sam Hassine, Nuggets & Carats (Sam oversees the Mission Viejo location, while Brian runs the Laguna Niguel location) is an exclusive custom jewelry boutique. Utilizing his knowledge of art and jewelry, Brian's creative eye draws clients from all over Southern California. For guys who are planning engagement proposals, Nuggets & Carats is the perfect place to start. Brian takes his clients through the process from selecting the gemstone to the responsibilities of owning a diamond ring, certificates, insurance and all. Designing custom pieces of jewelry is a process and the Nuggets & Carats experience provides impeccable quality, beautiful jewelry and punctual follow-through. In addition, the store welcomes older jewelry pieces that need TLC, and Brian's expertise helps customers give it new life.
Jewelry Designs by Ruth Fitzgerald
30101 Town Center Drive
Laguna Niguel CA 92677
(949) 495-7800
fitzgeraldjewelers.com
Ruth Fitzgerald is a personal jeweler and experienced gemologist dedicated to creating masterful pieces for men and women. Her boutique design studio, Jewelry Designs by Ruth Fitzgerald crafts amazing pieces showcasing the natural beauty of diamonds, rare gemstones and precious metals. Some of her favorite custom design projects stem from clients who supply her with a stone or heirloom, or even a missing earring. Ruth arranges a consultation to brainstorm style and composition while valuing the integrity or memory of the piece. Working with a 3D-CAD (computer aided design) program, Ruth provides review sketches that can be tweaked to completely satisfy the client.
Lance Heck Design
1153 S. Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA 92651
(949) 494-3299
lanceheck.com
Laguna resident Lance Heck is known in the industry as more than a designer of fine jewelry. An artist and craftsman to the core, Lance Heck grew up interested in rock collecting and gem cutting (he won the national junior lapidary title at age 11). Lance's passion to craft jewelry and open a design studio became a reality several years after he graduated college in fine art and in gemology from the G.I.A. Today, customers seek him out to produce custom unique jewelry -- bracelets, broaches, colored stone rings, diamond rings, necklaces, earrings and men's rings. His professional demeanor coupled with an excitement and devotion to be creative gives jewelry pieces their extraordinary character. Lance is known to work with 18K gold, platinum, fine colored gems and diamonds.
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