I had a new medical ID bracelet with a non-working clasp. The owner of 3rd street helped me immediately, showed me why it wasn't working and tried to fix it... then tried again until he was successful. he then took the time to show me how to work the clasp (took several tries)....when I asked what I owed him he said "nothing, I can't guarantee it will work... just common courtesy." this is always my experience here... honesty and skill. by the way the clasp works fine! I recommend this place very highly. read more

Excellent service, jewelry repaired quickly and beautifully. Very good value. I wouldn't go anywhere else.

Fixed my watch clasp in 3 minutes. Nice dude in the shop, and when I asked what it came out to, he said don't worry about it. Would come again read more

I'm sad to say I went in for a temporary ring guard for my engagement ring and left with gauges/deep cuts in my ring. When I noticed it I called him and asked about it and he just said there's nothing to worry about and it'll be fine. Not a single apology. Yes the ring can be polished and hopefully the deep cuts can be fixed, but he didn't offer any solutions. What is sad is that a jeweler should handle jewelry delicately and treat it like their own. Not only are they expensive items but they're sentimental and of irreplaceable value, meant to last a lifetime. If I wanted my ring wrongfully handled I would not have chose to go to a jewelry place. And his customer service to people on the phone and me after payment was so poor, so rude, snarky and condescending. I wouldn't go back to this place even if I were paid to. My visit was on Wed 9/18 around lunch time. read more

This is where you go if you want an honest jeweler with a friendly touch. I called Frank when I was taking care of jewelry for an estate, and he helped me out hugely--pointing me in all the right directions (and away from the wrong ones). Beautiful stuff in the store and a solid guy behind the counter. read more

So, I ask my husband what he'd like for his birthday. His reply of a new car was not in my budget. Then I remember that every vacation for the last couple of years he's stopped at jewelry stores to window shop watches. I had a general idea of what he would like and stopped by 3rd Street Jeweler. Nothing currently in stock met my husbands wishes but I chatted with Frank, the owner, about what I was looking for. He said he had a couple at his other store that sounded like good possibilities. He said he would bring them to Davis and give me a call. Well, I was out and husband took the call. Frank left a very cute indirect message for me "The items are here" I took a look at them and decided I needed to bring the husband by for him to choose and give him his gift early. Cliff measured husband's wrist and within a couple of minutes the chosen watch fit perfectly. The prices are good, the service is excellent, all the staff extremely friendly. A special shout-out to Frank's mother Carmen. I used to work with her before I retired. She helps out in the store two afternoons a week. She is so proud of her son, and rightly so. read more

THEY WILL MAKE IT WORSE! I went in on Saturday to repair a broken piece of hinge for my metal watch clasp. Though it was still usable, thought it would be nice to get it fixed. 3rd Street Jeweler repaired it with a weld. I was happy to get it back the same day until I couldn't get the clasp to release a few hours later. I panicked as I was scheduled to work the next day on Sunday and could not have any jewelry on my hands or arms. The shop was closed so I called all over town and was grateful that Bella Luna was still open. They also struggled with the clasp and eventually got the watch off by popping out a pin. The weld created an awkward angle causing the latch to not release when it's on the wrist! I called 3rd street jeweler the next business day on Tuesday. They refused to accept responsibility for the lousy repair by arguing that because the weld didn't break apart, it's not their fault. I wish I never walked away into that shop. Now I've lost $30 and gained a more broken watch. read more

had a broken silver bangle, did a quick search on google and found 3rd St. Jewelers. Service was incredible, they fixed my bracelet in under an hour and it looks flawless now. You can't tell there was ever a break. Gentleman behind the counter was super sweet and pleasant to deal with. Wholeheartedly recommend to anyone in need of jewelry repairs. read more

Wonderful displays of gorgeous, fair priced jewelry and, wow, an estate sales case. Custom artful designs and reliable repairs at unbelievably fair costs. The owner, Frank is always available. My go to jewelry store since the days of Devons on K Street. read more

Frank, You're probably the rudest person i've ever met. You insulted me in front of my gf. Just from another human being to another, you should be more sensitive to other people. 1. Stop telling me that because of my ethinicity, I am a certain way. You called me a misogynist because I am indian. 2. You try to sell my gf something we both didnt like. She walked out of there saying "wow he is pushy". She was being respectful to you but you crossed every line possible. 3. Stop being a salesman. We came to you to make a purchase. We were already sold. But you kept trying to sell us something we didn't want. You pretend to be a consultant. But you're a salesman. And a shitty one. 4. You insulted me on my physical appearance and I quote "you seem like a small guy". You dont hear me making fun of your physical appearance and quite honestly there is plenty that could be said. I hope you change your buisness practices. You were a turn off and we didnt appreciate how you treated us for something beautiful that we are building. read more

Frank who i would assume is the owner of the jewlery store Took me for a fool !!!!!!!!!!! When I walked into his shop with 12 oz of scrap silver (925)& (sterling) he offered me a messily 5 $ on each oz Took it same day to a shop in sacramento and.got $ 21.25 each.oz read more

I hate to say it, but I will never take another piece of jewelry to 3rd Street Jewelers. Both of the rings I took in were messed up. First off, I took in my husband's wedding ring to be resized (a little smaller), not a difficult request. I was sure to tell the jeweler (the owner, I can't remember his name) that the ring had engraving on the inside and we wanted to make sure that it was preserved and wasn't ruined in the re-sizing process. He assured me that with the way they size the rings no gold is lost or taken out, so the engraving would be unharmed. Wrong. When I picked up the ring and looked at it closer when I got home, the engraving was barely visible anymore. My husband was actually pretty upset about it. We will now have to take it back to our original jeweler in San Francisco to have it redone. For the second ring, I had a very delicate diamond band ring with several tiny diamonds (almost like an eternity band, but not all the way around) that had lost a diamond and I needed to have it replaced. It was the very last diamond in the row, so I thought this shouldn't be too difficult. First of all, he did not match the size of the diamond to the size of the rest of the diamonds. The stone he used to replace it is much smaller than the originals. While I admit that this is a very small, delicate ring, he was obviously not able to do this kind of work because the gold setting around the new diamond looks nothing like the settings of the other diamonds. It just looks like blobs of gold and looks sloppy. Again, this ring will be going back to the original jeweler now to be repaired yet again...I was very disappointed by the work done here to say the least. I'd definitely recommend going elsewhere for jewelry repairs (especially if they are detailed or intricate). Better quality is definitely worth the extra drive. read more

$25 to change a watch band?... And when I asked about the price, he merely mentioned something without even stopping what he was doing to acknowledge I was actually in his store (and the only one I might add). He didn't care so I took my business to K Le Time (see Yelp) in Vacaville -- they're a watch repair that charged me $5 for the watch band replacement and took less than 15min to complete. Seriously. this is why Davis Downtown businesses aren't as robust and sustainable as other businesses -- because they're pricing themselves out of the market. I would love to support small and local businesses, but not at 50% over comparable costs elsewhere... Or in the case of 3rd St Jeweler, they were 500% more expensive. read more

Frank the owner is a very nice guy. Friendly, helpful and great at what he does. The store is small with a bit antiquated taste. It looks like there are a lot of consignment pieces there. He has some really nice custom pieces and tries hard to work with every budget. His new pieces are great and of good quality and value. I'm very happy with a ring my husband bought me there about 4 years ago now. On the down side, I had some work done on my wedding set recently. The head of the stone was lowered, it was soldered to my band and the whole white gold set was re-flashed. Everything was GREAT except that my center pear was re-mounted crooked. Not just a little crooked either. VERY crooked. My husband picked it up for me, thought something was off, but wasn't sure. when I brought it back in I was very much treated like I was being picky. It was crooked! Frank made good on it and fixed it, but it took longer than he originally said it would to do so. When I picked it up again he asked me "does this meet your standard?" Like I was being fussy because it was done wrong the first time. I like Frank, but with no apology and the attitude that I was just being picky, that's enough to lose my future business. I'd keep clear of any custom work or repairs. read more

He is not a good to repair.he fix my ring he charge $250 to fit one dimond he say $75 for dimond and $175 labor to how to fix and make shore he fix rest of dimond to make shore not loose and his workman ship is very poor he don't know fix eges of dimond my ring eges very bad . When I tell him about this then he told me no these ring have more work to do Don't go this shop read more

I have been really disappointed with the work the owner of 3rd Street Jewelers did for me a year ago. I had a ring that was a family heirloom, and a beautiful amethyst ring a friend gifted to me. These rings looked really nice together, and fit perfectly next to one another so I decided to have them permanently fused together and hired 3rd Street Jewelers. I was really happy with the original setting of the amethyst ring and really didn't want to change it but the owner told me I had to build up the prongs while he was fusing them together for stability. In hindsight, I wish I would have asked more questions because he ruined the ring and not only did it not make the ring stronger, it created weakness of the prong structure. Not one day went by without the prongs getting caught on my bathroom towels or specific clothing. Literally, all of my body towels and hand towels have snags with long strands of hanging thread. All my good towels are ruined now along with my ring! I was always polite but didn't understand why the problem could not be resolved. I took the ring to him three separate times over a three-month timeframe but he kept telling me that the prongs needed to "wear down" and then they wouldn't catch any longer. I've been wearing very high-end jewelry my whole life and I had never heard that before. I felt like he thought I just came out from under a rock and that I didn't know the first thing about gold or rings. The problem was never resolved and he became more and more hostile towards me so I hesitated going back. One year after he fused my two rings the prongs finally gave way and the whole set snagged breaking one prong entirely which released and popped out my amethyst. The stone was lost for a couple of days but luckily I found it and took the whole set back to 3rd Street Jewelers and told him what had happened, and that the ring got caught on a towel (again) that finally broke the prongs and ruined the ring. He told me that I must be "very hard on rings because I'm active". In the last year, I've been recuperating from two oral surgeries and a major shoulder operation. I have not had the ability to be "that active or hard on rings". He refused to make the original wrong right without a major charge. He told me that he "went above and beyond" what any jeweler would have done to fix the ring to which I say bs to because the problem was his from day one with the faulty prongs being set incorrectly. I was told by two reputable jewelers that because the ring was "fixed" better known as heated up to meld the prongs, the gold became very brittle and is now not usable. I will have to have the entire ring made from scratch. I will never use 3rd Street Jewelers again and do not recommend them for any service or custom work whatsoever! read more

This place is the greatest little hometown jeweler. I went in at 5:30 on a Thursday needing a watch battery replaced ASAP (why do they die at the worst times?) they close at 6 and I was told there were 3watches in line in front of me so they can call me tomorrow morning. When I mentioned my situation in passing, offering a hearty tip for expediency, the owner sat to his work without another comment and had it done in under 10min for me. When I went to pay my promised tip, he wouldn't take it or let me leave anything. It's this kind of customer service and kindness that's making me a long time customer. PROS: fast, understanding, fair price CONS: wouldn't let me leave a tip read more

This was my first experience with 3rd Street Jewelers. I brought in an old antique ring that I wanted to have sized. The price was very reasonable (I sized up 3 whole sizes) and what's more impressive, they were able to do the work and have the ring done by closing time same day! read more

3rd Street Jeweler - Antique ring sized up (3 sizes) and crack repaired! - Jewelry Near Me - Davis, California

I'm not really in the market for purchasing jewelry, so I mostly patronize 3rd Street Jeweler for watch band resizing, battery replacement, engraving of found or family pieces, etc. I don't consider myself a valuable customer based on this, but I am always treated as a valuable customer. Frank even agreed to host and provide consult services when I sold a watch on Craigs List from an estate I was settling. read more

It was quick and easy! I got my watch re-adjusted for 15 $ and if I want I can come back and just re-adjust it again for cheaper! I also got cleaning cloth for my bracelet. Everything was awesome they were nice and polite. I also looked at some of their watches, pretty nice! Doesn't get better. Thanks! read more

I've only been here once but I have to say that I was hugely impressed and pleased by the quality of service that I received. My watch broke and I looked up all the jewelers in town. De luna told me that it would cost me $12 and take a few days, so I went around to see if there were any better options. I wandered around Davis until I found 3rd street Jeweler. I told them that the band broke and they said they'd take a look at it. I spent a few minutes browsing the store until they handed it back to me and told me to have a great day. They fixed my watch in a few minutes and didn't charge me a thing! I was really pleased and blown away by how nice these people are! Definitely coming back if I ever need anything jewelry-related. read more

I got my new watch sized today! The folks at 3rd Street Jeweler are very friendly and expedient with their services. The repair guy had my watch ready in less than 5 minutes--that's great! The cost of watch sizing begins at $15. It cost me exactly $15 to have 4 links taken out. I think that's worth it, considering how quickly and meticulously my watch was adjusted. The place is located across the street from the SPCA Thrift Store. I had trouble finding it, but was given helpful directions when I called in. read more

Overly expensive for the quality of work and service you get. Took my anklet in for repair and was charged $70. It broke two weeks later. Took it to Lu'Ro Jewelers on Fifth St and they repaired it for less than half the price and reinforced all the links. Didn't have to get another repair done on it for over a year. read more

I had a horrible experience. I went in to have a bracelet repaired. I commented to the owner that I thought the repair was expensive for the amount of work that was done. He said that he didn't like people questioning his prices, and told me that I didn't have to come back if I didn't like it. I will not be going back. I would rather go to Sacramento or Woodland. What kind of owner doesn't acknowledge his customer's feelings? He could have said that is how much it costs, and discussed it with me. I don't like business owners who are rude. They depend on repeat business, but they won't be getting mine. read more

3rd Street Jewelers is the by far the best in quality and service. I am greeted each and every time with such enthusiasm and sincerity that I have know Frank forever. The quality of service and fine jewelry is best. I would recommend 3rd Street Jewelers to all my friends and family. read more

Store hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (store info copied from daviswiki, check daviswiki out for more reviews) I haven't been coming here for long, but I can tell you that these people are a pleasure to deal with. Prices are better than de luna, and the customer service can't be beat. Frank is the owner and he's there most of the time. Tell him what you want to do and he'll do his best to get it done and get it done the best way for you. And if that's the way that will cost you less, he'll offer that too. They have a professional jeweler on site to work on metals, rings, necklaces, watches, etc. He comes in pretty often and does quality work from what I can tell. Every Christmas, Frank runs a gift service for underprivileged families where store patrons can bring gifts in and Frank will have the gifts wrapped and sent to the right families on a list that he has. Any children that haven't been chosen by the time of the deadline, he buys the gifts himself. That's the kind of guy he is. If a friendly demeanor and a non-pushy attitude are what you are looking for in a jeweler, give them a shot. Larger stores will have more selection, but with the level of service i have received here, i have no reason to go anywhere else. read more

I absolutely have to give this place five stars. I just have to. I have been going to 3rd Street Jewelers for several years now (though only once or twice a year) to have my watches repaired or batteries in them replaced. I still remember the first time I tried to get a watch re-sized in Davis. I had gone to another place downtown that was to take out a few links of my expensive designer watch that had been a graduation gift. They re-sized the watch and I wore it around without a care in the world. Later that night, the watch literally FELL right off my wrist! Thankfully, it fell into my lap and was not damaged (some libations may have been involved, but that was unrelated to the watch falling off...but imagine if I hadn't noticed!). I was so angry I didn't even go back to the other place (I did not trust them!). Instead, I went to 3rd street and asked if they could help me. The jeweler there (one of the two main guys) immediately could tell what the other repair place had done incorrectly and he proceeded to fix it. Then, HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME! Woh what?? He instead asked for a kind word on daviswiki.org, which I more than happily obliged. It was in that moment I knew I wouldn't go anywhere else for my watch and jewelry-related needs. Since that pivotal moment, I have gone to them for every watch-related issue I have had (I happen to love watches and have many, so this need comes up more often than not). I just cannot get over how friendly they are, how quickly they can replace a watch battery (some places in the past told me to leave it overnight- really??). and how knowledgeable they are. Also, I don't want to leave out that they do have really beautiful jewelry selection despite the decor of the place looking a little....New Jersey 80's. It's almost endearing at that point. They also have some really elaborate clocks and art for sale! Seriously, if you are in Davis or willing to drive from surrounding areas, you must go here. You will not regret it and they will take excellent care of you. I don't even live in Davis anymore and I still go to them! read more

I had a horrible experience at this store. Do not shop here! If only I would have read Yelp first. I took a ring that needed repair in and got it back one day before they promised. When I showed up I asked to look at it with his magnifying glasses as the daughter did not offer any explanation of the work completed. The owner, gave me the glasses and I said. "Wow this looks different! The prongs holding three of the diamonds are different colors of gold and I thought they were all white gold". He said we don't change the settings just add gold to build up the prongs. I asked to see the picture he took when I dropped the ring off, to compare. He got very defensive. I said, 'I am not accusing you of anything, I just want to see". He said that I was accusing him of taking my diamonds. I said, "Well maybe the ring was so dirty, I didn't notice the different colors of gold used in the setting". He was very aggressive and rude. He said not to bring any of my jewelry back there again. I said "Don't worry, I won't I don't have any more jewelry". I paid $245 to get seven prongs built up. Always have your ring appraised before you take it into an unknown shop. Take detailed pictures of the item. Write out in a diagram what is being repaired. This guy is very aggressive, very rude! read more

Let me start by don't shop her or at minute man in arden fair mall he owns that store too. He sold me n my husband a 6,000$ ring said it was 1ct. Not!!! He carries the shittiest diamonds. Many flaws not good. Took my ring to get a praise and it wasn't even worth 2,000$ and it wasn't a 1ct. His a crook. He talks a good game but it's all bull. And he did this to family. He laughs at other costumers and tells his fam. Bad bad business. I returned the ring because duhh he lied. He gave nothing close to what we had given him. And like I said we were family read more

Super quick and efficient! Went in to get two links off a watch, took about 3 minutes and the attendants who helped me were really nice. Only cost $15 and I'm quite happy with the results! read more

I took my wedding ring and engagement ring in to have them soldered together, Frank were able to have the work done right there while I was waiting, and they did a awesome job, and the price is a very reasonable. read more

Total fraud. He ruined the lock on my wife's diamond bracelet, replaced it with something different and wouldn't admit it. When my wife complained he screamed at her and threatened to call security. This business should not be allowed to stay open. read more

I rarely write reviews but I felt compelled to warn others from using this place. I brought my broken bracelet to get it fixed and after I picked it up, it fell apart immediately on the same day in the same place. I brought it back in and asked if it could be fixed again as obviously it wasn't fixed in the first place. I was told that they would have to charge me again and I asked if it could be fixed for free since I already paid for a repair that wasn't done. In response, I was yelled at and told they don't want to do business with me... this is the worst customer service that I have experienced in my entire life. The owner was extremely rude to me and kept raising his voice. I thought that when you go to an overpriced place, the least you can get is an excellent customer service. Not a case here. Very disappointing place and I would absolutely avoid it. read more

Charged me $12 to replace a watch band, which then broke a few days later. Upon taking the broken band to another jeweler in town, they showed me that the spring that this store put in was originally broken. Never coming back here again, not only did 3rd street jeweler take a very long time to perform the replacement at a more expensive price than the other shop, the quality of work was horrible in my opinion. I'd rather give my business to a place that can replace a simple watch strap correctly the first time. read more

Watch out their price! Frank tried to charge me more than $250 or much more to change the size of a silver jewelry, but other jeweler in the same town only charge me $35 to make thing well done. They used to be good long time ago, but no more now. I am no longer trust them now. Before you pay for anything from them, you better shopping at other place to compare the price to avoid to be treated as a fool!!! read more

Frank is awesome!! We brought some gems back from India 20+ years ago. They are hand cut and of unusual sizes. As we have them made into pieces for our grandchildren in honor of graduations, Frank always finds a setting that will please them. We have been delighted with everything he has made for us. read more

The man who works there is nice, but he charged way too much for work that was frankly quite shoddy. It was a simple repair (adding charms to a bracelet) that required 3 jump rings be soldered. The welds were badly done and what's worse, I had to pay $15 -- PER WELD!! $45 dollars to add 3 $7 charms to a $20 chain. Wow. What's more, despite my explicit instructions, he managed to get the charms on the wrong links of the bracelet. The reason I give 3 stars is because he re-did it all for free when I told him the charms were in the wrong place. He's a very nice guy and very friendly. I feel I would have a good experience if I were purchasing jewelry, but don't come here for repairs if you care about your bracelets. read more

Love the place. It's local and I love just walking in to talk with the owner Frank about what I want and get suggestions. Frank really helped me with making my mothers wedding ring fit just right after several tries, he perfected it so that the ring didn't slide on my finger by moving the diamond down and sizing the ring perfectly. I fix watches, get medical ID bracelet, gifts, buy as I can afford. read more

I really didn't want to give a bad review... The 1st time I was here I brought a watch to have some links taken off. Cost $15 and was quick. I was in and out and I was happy. The 2nd time I came in, I brought a different watch to have some links taken out. This watch was a Sandalwood watch so I understood there was at least some risk of chipping. There were some chipping but that's ok, I knew the risks. The problem I had was how he treated another customer. A lady walked in at this point and asked how much it would cost to have her earrings soldered. He told her the price and she was a bit surprised that it was more than she thought. I'll admit she was being dramatic however, he responded in a rude tone, "Hey, ma'am its 14k gold! That's how much it costs. If you don't like it then don't bring it here and take it back to where you bought it!" Well, after he finished with my watch I thanked him, paid and left. When I got to my car I noticed he actually missed a hole in one of the links when he put the peg back in which also broke one of the clasp links, making it jut out. I thought, "well we are all human and make mistakes and although that base link can't really be replaced, I'll still forgive him if he owns up to it." I brought it back and said he missed a link, he takes a look at it and says, "oh you're right!" I also mentioned that it broke the clasp's link and this is where it gets suspicious. There was no way anyone can not see a chunk of the wood sticking out from the clasps, but he starts saying, "oh its just a chip see?" and he shows me one of the chips on the inside of the band. I try to specify telling him its on the outside and he looks again and says no its just a chip and he keeps showing me different parts of the inside band. I told him, "here I can show you" and I try to take it back to show him and he pulls it back real quick and insists that there's only chips WHILE HIS THUMB was covering the part on the outside where its broken. After a few more times of me awkwardly trying to ask him to hand it over so I can properly show him, he finally gives up and I show him. He finally says that he can glue it but that's it. I get it back a few days later. It no longer works...and the glass on the front is cracked...it was a brand new watch too... read more

TERRIBLE SERVICE AND WILL BREAK YOUR STUFF!! I came in to get a battery replaced and mind you, my watch kept excellent time before I stepped into the store; the light was simply getting dim. He said my battery was low and replaced it. I left, looked down 20 minutes later and saw it wasn't working. I came back, said "Hi, I was just here, but my watch doesn't work anymore." Immediately I could tell he was upset. This watch means a lot to me, I just wanted it fixed, I wasn't even being rude. As he was walking over to the watch repair area, he started asking me what was wrong with it and I said again, it just doesn't work, not even the light will turn on. Frank accused me of bringing in a defective watch, and I said no, it was fine, it just needed a battery replaced, it kept great time. He removed his battery and was going to close it up and I asked for my old battery back. As he was putting my old battery back, he dropped something from my watch on to the floor, then hastily put it back together and replaced my old battery. He handed back my watch with my "old battery" (he literally just grabbed one from a box he had) and handed it back to me (yeah, it was still broken). Then as he was walking over to refund my money, he said not to bring my watches back there. He took back my credit card to refund the money and he said "...Fucking accusing me of breaking your stupid watch." I didn't even say anything to that, even though I had every right to. Who curses at a customer who wasn't even being rude to them? I know Valentines Day is coming up, so please avoid this place. They'll just rip you off. read more