In business for over 20 years, Dianne's Old & New Estates is located in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood, just off Fillmore Street. My first experience, as a young pup 15 years ago was for a beautiful men's pocketwatch. While most of the reviews about Dianne's tend to focus on engagement rings, there are many goodies for the guys here too - modern, deco, industrial age - they have all the styles of yesteryear in this little shop.
The owners and staff are very cordial, kind and accomodating. Even as a youngster, when I made my first purchase here on layaway, they never made any assumptions, unlike many of the stuffier jewelery shops downtown.
Dianne's is what San Francisco shopping used to be like, they appreciate your visit, even if one is only looking to admire the beautiful jewelery that they stock.
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