This was the second place that my fiance and I went when we were engagement ring shopping. The first was the Helzberg diamonds in a mall. Seeing as we were planning on using my grandmothers ring for the stones, we were uncomfortable that Helzberg was going to have to send the ring offsite to put my center stone into the ring we liked. We then tried Thomas Joseph and Sons Inc. We were using the stones from my grandmothers ring but wanted to have it set in a more attractive setting (the original was quite horrible). Michael N (the older one, I think) was very helpful. We did not have the stones with us the first time we went but he was able to help us look at ring styles that contained the stones that I already had. He never pressured us to buy newer stones but rather emphasized that it makes a lot more sense to use stones that we already owned. He spent a lot of time with my fiance explaining why he was grading the diamonds they way he was. He also used he metal from the original ring to make the new ring, which saved us money. He set the center stone so that you cannot see the chip in the diamond at all. The ring turned out GORGEOUS! We are both so happy with our experience here that we plan on going back for our wedding bands. I highly recommend Thomas and Son for all your jewelry needs.
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