Buying an engagement ring can be taxing. Buy A Stone helped create a 1 of a kind ring and I truly…read moreenjoyed the entire experience. The whole process took about 2 weeks (maybe a little less). Mark was extremely thorough and communicated with me every step of the way. I couldn't have been more thrilled on how my wife's engagement ring came out. Here is a little rundown of how the process went for me: 1) Consultation- We talked about the process of creating a custom piece. We then drew out a rough stretch of what I wanted. I was then able to hand pick every diamond that was placed on the ring. Marks knowledge is what really helped create a ring so beautiful; it was beyond what I could have ever imagined. 2) CAD Drawing & Wax Mold- After the first consultation my vision started to take shape with a CAD drawing that was sent to me for review. After a few slight adjustments they created a wax mold of what the ring would look like. I went back in person for a final review and approval. 3) Completion- The pictures of the final product speak for itself. I was absolutely thrilled and the reaction from my fiancé when I popped the question is something I'll never forget. Knowing that she's wearing something created only for her makes it so much more meaningful, and I have Buy A Stone to thank for that.

Mark at Stone International/Buy A Stone is incredible to work with! My wife had some very specific…read moreideas for a ring and he worked with well with both of us to deliver an exquisite ring fitted with a special semi-precious stone we already had. We have also had him design and create a pair of great diamond earrings and with his suggestions, they are a real hit. Mark is fun to work with and always has some great other pieces to show us for ideas or a quick gift. I will continue to use and recommend Mark as a real friend in the jewelry business.

My fiancé and I were referred to Mark and we were not disappointed. He was an absolute delight to…read morework with and gave such a memorable experience in picking the perfect ring. Not only was he educational throughout but was so easy to be around and converse with on a personal level. The retail environment for such a life altering purchase is not where you should go, with pushy and uneducated sales folk. Mark is knowledgeable, honest, and kind! You won't be disappointed coming here! I am beyond thankful for his beautiful work on my engagement ring!

We have been buying the finest jewelry here for more than ten years. We like it so much that we…read morehave pretty much stopped buying jewelry anywhere else, largely because there are so many unique and original pieces superbly crafted and elegantly designed by Bacharach father, mother, and son. I'm attaching a few photos. It's a small shop without a store front, but centrally located on Michigan Avenue, easy to reach, quiet, and very pleasant to visit. More important, Mark Bacharach will take all the time you need to find what you are looking for. He asks the right questions, makes good suggestions, and has a wealth of detailed information at his fingertips. Just a marvelous place to visit all around.

I have been dealing with Roman for years. He and Leo are the most professional, honest , creative…read moreand fair jewelers I've ever delt with. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Roman helped me to redesign my original engagement ring. It turned out even more beautiful than I expected. My Son also bought his fiancés engagement ring from R and B. If you are looking for jewelers you can trust look no further .

Let me start by saying this....WOW!!!…read more My friend brought me here to get the engagement ring for my fiancée. He asked about the cut, the weight (in carats) the band, the band style, and my budget. Not only did he get me in my budget, but also got me a LARGER stone than I was looking for. My fiancee' has a metallurgic allergy, and he was able to work with that too. Had the stone, and a great setting to put it in, and it was awesome. But wait, there's more... Once she had it, we went in to get it sized. I thought it would be a couple of days to get it set, but NOPE! He did it on the spot in about 25 minutes. This is so awesome, but WAIT....THERE'S MORE!!! The following weekend after giving it to her, we were moving some things and suddenly the band was a bent out of shape, being a softer metal due to her allergy issue. She went back in, and they fixed the ring...THE SAME DAY....AND DIDN'T CHARGE HER....AND WIDENED IT TO ASSURE IT DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! This is one of the best experiences I ever had buying anything. Many thanks for Roman, Leo and the team over there. When its wedding band time, I know where I am going.

Over a year ago, we purchased a large pear stone for my engagement ring from here and they also…read morefabricated my ring. I designed the setting and it was executed quickly, accurately, and turned out to be absolutely stunning. We also had a wrap wedding band custom made for the engagement ring and it is gorgeous. Never underestimate the markup that brick and mortar stores have - despite the fact that our rings were quite opulent, we paid a fraction of the cost going directly here.

Brian is great! He is easy to work with and has high quality jewelry. I've gone to him for small…read morethings like replacing a stone in a ring to larger purchases. He's all about building relationships and making sure you're happy. Most importantly - my husband likes him! :-)

I had an overall positive experience with Gage, but would want to warn customers of a few things…read morebefore going there. The appointments are very quick, no frills, and I had to do all of my own research. We left my second appointment with little to no information (didn't know my ring size, what ratio was, ideal clarity and color for the cut we chose, etc.), and were just told to select a stone and purchase the ring on their website. Unfortunately, my ring was also posted on their social media just days after my fiancé picked it up. During the checkout process, they have an option to add a "TikTok Video" when making the final purchase, which we deliberately did not add because my fiancé did not want the ring to be posted before he proposed. They also never asked him if they could post the ring. Based on our friends experiences with other jewelers, we thought it was reasonable to assume an engagement jeweler would wait to post until after the proposal. They posted without asking, and of course, our friends and I saw it on their socials. We definitely felt like "just a number" when it came to those parts of the process. Besides that, everything was great. During the design process, Frankie was very responsive and helpful, and the ring turned out beautifully. I love how customizable their rings are, and the customer service after we'd selected a diamond was great. I am definitely happy with the outcome, but would just make sure my friends have done their own independent research ahead of their appointment, and are very clear with Gage about social media expectations ahead of time.

Unfortunately, Gage does a terrible job with taking accountability when they post custom made…read moreengagement rings before a proposal. It's easy to assume that an engagement isn't happening the day a ring is picked up and they can ask if a date has been planned so that they can pre-schedule a post. And honestly, stop blaming it on being a small business when you have over almost 200,000 followers combined on social media

After our favorite jeweler retired and closed his store we had to look for a new jeweler…read more Unfortunately we have found the jewelry stores in our hometown to be a bit frosty so we travel a half an hour to Bella Cosa in Willowbrook. They are so friendly, welcoming and easy to work with! I've only had repairs done and made small purchases here but they treat me as a valued customer. Samantha helped me today and she and all the staff are just lovely! Their selection is incredible both in new and estate jewelry. I'll be dropping some hints to my special guy when gifting time comes along!

I've done several purchases with Bella Cosa only for one reason the staff is patient, amazingly…read morefriendly and the quality of their jewelry is amazing. Julie, thank you as always for your help. It always feels good doing business at Bella Cosa.

Our experience at Ivy and Rose was fantastic. The whole experience made us so happy we chose to…read moretake the bespoke route when selecting an engagement ring. Brittney made it so easy and was such a great help to us. She was communicative and kind, and agreed to set our stone in 10k white gold at a very competitive price. We approved the CAD in the first round; it was like they reached into my brain and plucked the ring right out. The final product is absolutely stunning, well-crafted, and sturdy. I wouldn't change a thing, and I'm so excited to wear it forever! Please enjoy the many photos and videos I've taken over the last few days lol

I love my "9 hearts" lab-diamonds wrap in 14k white band. I can't tell the difference between lab…read moreor natural and it was 1/2 the price. I look rich now lol! The ring wasn't pre-made so it took a little while to reach me but not too bad.

We purchased our engagement ring from Love and Promise, and were fortunate enough to come design it…read morewith BreAnn a few years ago. Flash forward, I came in for a free inspection and cleaning, and it looks brand new! Thank you, Love & Promise for my beautiful ring!

There are moments in life when you realize you have made a terrible and costly mistake. I never…read morethought this would happen to me, but here I am. Every time I think about my experience in custom designing a ring at this place and the ring that was delivered to me, almost $2,000 later, my stomach turns. We purchased a setting and (2) 4mm diamonds from them. We don't know the actual quality of the diamonds individually because they just gave us a generalized estimate/average of the two. I went into Love & Promise Jewelers with so much hope and trust. We had consultations with many other jewelers and ultimately decided on Love & Promise as the place to custom make my dream engagement ring. We paid $150 in addition to the cost of the custom made ring ($1825 total), for a VIP Custom Rush so we would receive our engagement ring before our 3 year anniversary. Putting the ring on my finger after a month of stress, sleepless nights, hours on the phone and emails with them, and two trips to Chicago, was heartbreaking. Our 3 year anniversary, which I had been looking forward to for so long, was one of the worst days of my life. All my fears and concerns that I raised with them during the design process, although they assured me it would be fine, became a reality. In addition to the overall design, the height and width of the brackets on the two side stones are uneven. Visually, I could see this right away up close, in addition to blurry photos they sent me. I could see the error and Laura assured me "the ring looks beautifully straight." I confirmed with another jeweler what I was seeing was indeed correct. The jeweler asked if I noticed that multiple prongs on the side are not actually touching the diamonds. I could easily slip my finger nail under the prongs. Besides their error in never listening to any of my concerns with the design, the ring is blatantly flawed in quality. A week into the process, I realized that this was a huge error on my part. I should've ended the process there. I raised my concerns multiple times with 3 people at Love & Promise...they all reassured me that my custom ring was going to be great. I based it off the design "Gloria" but wanted to make it my own. Ten seconds into trying on my ring, I took it off, crying. That was the first and last time I put the ring on my finger. We have worked with multiple jewelers over the past few years in preparation for the wedding, and in all honesty, they are the first business who refuses to accept responsibility for their shortcomings and will only consider fixing their mistakes at an additional charge. This is not a mark of a business with integrity. Spend your money wisely and invest in a business who you trust will be there for you if problems arise. I could have put $1,825 towards a payment on a car, 3 months rent, or our wedding, but instead I chose to purchase a ring with Love & Promise. Love & Promise is very clever with words, responses, and they were attempting to make it right but ultimately I could not trust people who wanted to take the easy way out in the beginning and not address my concerns. They wanted over two hundred dollar in addition to everything I've already paid, to fix the angle of the side brackets and the clear evidence of poor quality workmanship. The angle of the side brackets was the #1 concern I raised after seeing the CAD, they reassured me and told me it would look bad if I went through with the changes. I had read all the reviews before starting this process and even in the bad ones, it seems like Love & Promise was sincere and the customer did something wrong which resulted in the customers issue. Whatever they reply to this review I want to be the first one to say, yes, I did do something terribly wrong. My fiance put all his trust in me, as I did with Love & Promise, and I immensely regret designing a ring with them. There's two key pieces of advice I will leave anyone reading this...trust your gut and look at their business on the BBB website. This is the second claim that has been filed against them. UPDATE: I'm adding an email sent to BreAnne addressing my concerns with the CAD. The email includes THREE examples. I'm not sure why Shirley is so hung up on the jeweler Vrai, it was one of the many examples all showing a 3 stone ring. Photoshoot? I'm sure you meant our once in a lifetime engagement pictures that I won't have a ring to wear in. I never said I wanted a redesign for free on the phone; Julie flat out told me the redesign would be $220 to fix the ring. Julie also might remember I told her the jeweler said the ring was well made for it being hand made. I went back to the jeweler and he noticed all the flaws and even took pictures to show other jewelers. Shirley said I exhausted over 7 hours...yes, I spent a significant amount on the phone asking them to fix ONE thing about the ring. Custom design rings allow up to 5 changes, they wouldn't allow 1.