Since I couldn't find how to edit my existing review, I submit my edited and updated review here:…read more HIGHLY recommended. Walked in to this cute little jewelry store and in less than 15 minutes, I'd found the perfect engagement ring, a beautiful vintage white gold filigree and diamond, for my fiancee. Surprised (pleasantly) at the price. Spoke with Mike Anderson on that day and on future days, and the man is simply honest, straightforward, pleasant, capable and deeply knowing of his business. His fee for adjusting the ring size, also surprisingly affordable. I cannot, cannot recommend this place and this man highly enough. UPDATE: I returned a couple months later, after the above, to Mike Anderson to talk about wedding bands. He sized me, showed me different styles and fits, and we quickly got to exactly what I was looking for. Three or so days later, he called, had found a vintage ring that was exactly for me (vintage / estate, 14k white gold, comfort fit). It was sized and refitted for me, and I now have my perfect, beautiful, shining wedding band for my coming nuptials. Again, I was quite pleasantly surprised at the cost to me. Affordable! Most recently, as my fiancee and I just happened to be passing his store, we ventured in to see if Mike could perform the "hat-trick" of wordly miracles. We were in the store, total, for perhaps 45 minutes, but even before that much time had passed, he'd found her band for us. This time the band was already on site. Just having started his inventory search, and with another, older couple patiently waiting, he asked from the back of his store, "are you interested in an antique?" We enthusiastically answered Yes! He brought out the ring for her. A delicate, beautiful, decoratively engraved 18k white gold vintage band...one that matched perfectly her engagement ring. The wedding band was slightly snug on her, so he offered to have the ring stretched slightly--something I hadn't even known was possible. Since I was sensitive to price and wanted to know but did not want to discuss with fiancee present, a couple of winks between us and he understood. He offered to inquire with his jeweler / craftsman about the feasibility of the stretch, then told me he'd call me on Sunday with the result after conference with his crafter. He dutifully called me on Sunday. I missed the call. He kindly gave me the price (once again, surprisingly affordable), knew enough implicitly to leave the ring with crafter (despite not reaching me directly) and await official agreement as well my official purchase when we spoke next. This is the kind of business we are talking about. In all appearances and experience with him, honor and skill and care are all rolled into one with this Mike Anderson. Never in my life did I dare dream of such an easy, fortuitious, even providential experience in finding and procuring all three of the most vital material elements of a holy union. God bless Mike Anderson, along with much gratitude from me. He indeed performed the hat-trick.

My wife gave me a gift certificate to get the Crystal for my Rolex replaced…read more He lied and told Me it would be a Rolex crystal and it wasn't. Within day of picking it up it was making a linking noise. I ended up taking it to a Rolex dealer and they said he did allot of damage and reassembled it incorrectly. Cost Me a $1000 to get it fixed correctly. They said a Crystal replacement would have been $400 the rest was from Mike's horrible work! Do not trust him with anything besides a battery replacement. He's a hack!

Very friendly and helpful people. Knowledgeable and skilled. Well priced. Truly the bestread more

We've had the privilege of conducting business with Brixius Jewelers on a number of occasions and…read morein every instance, we have found them knowledgeable, helpful and reasonable. We won't hesitate to return, and we recommend Brixius Jewelers to anyone in the nearby area.

Everything went well, we had a pearl necklace and bracelet restrung, not an easy task. It was done…read morewell, in a timely manner, and affordable.

A wonderful family business and great to do business with. They have a wonderful selection of…read morejewelry with competitive prices. I will definitely be using them again.

I had a great experience with Olufson Designs. I wandered in one day with questions about having my…read morering sized differently. They took detailed photos of the ring before, which were included on the estimate and receipt, and gave a clear estimate of what to expect. This is after we dropped it off at a different shop in Albany to have two bands soldered together, where photos were not taken of the ring at drop off and he felt overall uneasy about that experience. I really felt like everyone was friendly and helpful!

About a year ago, I brought a ring in to Olufson to inquire about having it appraised. The sales…read moreassociate was nice, told me they don't do appraisals, and that they generally don't recommend an appraisal them unless you are planning on selling the ring (strange advice if you ask me. I wanted to have it appraised for insurance). I don't think she knew that I brought the ring in a year or two earlier to have the gem identified (it was an inherited ring and we didn't know what the gem was). And I was told at the time that it was a high quality gem with high quality diamonds on it. She offered to buy it on the spot for $388. I politely declined knowing that the ring was likely worth a lot more. I finally had it appraised and the replacement value is off the charts. I know that replacement/insurance value is not equal to a purchase/selling price AT ALL, but the gold alone is worth 10x what they offered me. So shady. I would never go back to Olufson after this. Moral of the story: Always ALWAYS get a second opinion. Never sell jewelry on the spot. And maybe avoid Olufson.

Just like for another reviewer on Google,  Jordans reset my diamonds very poorly. The staff were…read morepleasant and cost-conscious while planning my ring. But the ring came back a mess. The diamonds were irregularly spaced, tilted at different angles, set at irregular heights and they snagged on everything. The ring is too embarrassing to wear. They were unwilling to make any corrections without charging me and offered no compensation of any kind for my deep disappointment and expense. They blamed the problem on the varied sizes of the diamonds. If that were the problem, they should have told me they could only make an ugly ring with them.  They displayed no pride in their craft or responsibility for their sale. I took the ugly ring to Richard Gretz Goldsmith who is redesigning it from scratch with my diamonds at less than what Jordans charged me. And Gretz offers a guarantee that if I dislike the ring for any reason I get my money back. I wish I had seen the other woman's review before I took my diamonds to Jordan's.

I needed a new watch strap, and instead of selling me one, they fixed my old strap, and wouldnt…read moretake a dime. Pretty good for these days.

He is incredible ....go and see and talk with him to understand his talent. His accuracy of your…read morevision and talent to create it is incredible.

I was in need of having my stem/posts replaced on my diamond earrings and Roy was the only one I…read morewould have trusted! While he doesn't keep typical jewelry store hours, he's an amazing custom jeweler and was quick to get my earrings completed! I am VERY happy with the work and would definitely use him again for ALL of my jewelry purchases and repairs!

So I had a ring made at Sid Stevens and was given a ring from Sid Stevens. Love them both. Both…read moreare platinum with solid shanks. Since then I have lost some weight and need the rings sized down a hair. Unfortunately, when I called to ask how long and how much, I was told by the end of the week but that they couldn't tell me how much. I have to bring the rings in to get an exact price. When I asked for a ballpark, the woman refused. I asked if it would be $700 to size one ring and she said she couldn't tell me without seeing it. I'm sorry, but really? All I wanted was a ballpark. So now I can drive over there to find out what the cost is or I can just give up on Sid Stevens and go to one of the stores that was wiling to give a ballpark. Guess which one I am going to pick? Before you wonder why I didn't call the store and ask for Sid, I have found that the gatekeeper won't let you talk to him. So...I can't speak to the manager, I can only speak to someone who can't help me. ugh.

I had several jewelry pieces that needed cleaned, sized and/or repaired. They did a few of them…read morewhile I discussed some design ideas. Sid was very helpful and very candid about my questions. Top notch place!!!

I stopped by with a family ring we needed resized, they did a great job adjusting it to a smaller…read moresize and it came back just beautiful. My son was very happy when we gave it to him. Pricing was reasonable and work was done with the allotted time frame.

Customer service is friendly and they do beautiful work, beautiful displays and lots of nice…read morecollections of jewelry! Will go back when I need jewelry repairs or purchasing of new jewelry!