Awesome products ! I've been coming to Virginia city for years. I bought a ring about 2 years ago with a local garnet. I went back this week to get a matching necklace with a local sapphire. Very happy with my purchase. Everything is reasonably priced and Julie and her parents are super friendly and knowledgeable . read more

Julie is amazing! Not only beautiful jewelry, wonderful prices but she went out of her way to help me when AAA cancelled their service call. I will definitely purchase more items next time I am in the area. read more

While vacationing in Montana, Fall 2020, we traveled the "Ghost Town" route as described in the MT state tour guide. If you must travel to Virginia City MT area; DON'T STOPP, KEEP GOING. DON'T LOOK BACK, KEEP GOING. If you think that you want to be ripped off just through your money out of your window as you pass Julie and her Gems and KEEP GOING. She will be happy to take it! Wave at the shady looking characters literally hanging out the door at the local saloon across the street from Julie's Gems because they will be staring at you as you drive by. Take my advice; the whole state of MT especially this area is not for tourist. You are not safe or welcome. Just stay on the interstate and KEEP GOING. We made the mistake of stopping into Julie's Gems in Virginia City. Bought a Yogo Sapphire ring for $550, a strand of turquoise beads for $12, and Julie insisted we take a free book which we didn't want. Julie overcharged us for the beads and then lied about it when confronted after we got home. I took the ring to my jeweler to be sized and the jeweler looked at it (Microscope) and handed it back to me stating the sapphire had a chip. I confronted Julie and she said sure send it back. I sent it back to her and she gave the runaround on what was happening with it. I requested a refund. Then all of a sudden she stated that it had been repaired and she mailed it back to me. WHAT? Just how did you repair or replace the stone? With what? This is just wrong! I had no say in what was done with the ring. It is my money! I never received the ring so I started to find ways to recover my money. She actually committed fraud with my bank. Every time anybody talked to her about this she presented more lies, was misleading, was misrepresenting, performed scamming and theft. It went from I tried to pry out the stone and damaged the ring to my jewelry damaged it when sizing it. Again the Jeweler never had it in their possession. Also after the purchase while trying to get my funds returned, she stated to me no guarantee on Yogo sapphires, and then suddenly came up with an enormous restocking fee, to overcharging for the beads, to paying for the free book. She even hired an attorney to avoid paying $620 that is rightfully my money. Beware! I have been to the District Attorney and Attorney General in an attempt to resolve this matter and the local Sherriff. They all said Julie broke no laws. YES this is apparently legal in MT.  I keep getting told this is legal and it's a civil issue go to small claims. Well guess what? MT does not make it easy for an out of state tourist to file small claims. You have to travel to MT to file the claim then travel again for court. Civil court you need an attorney which would cost more than $620! We never felt comfortable while in this area and with this ordeal it is apparent to me that if you are not part of the "Good Old Boy's Club" stay away. The law is not there to protect you. You are on your own.  This is especially if you are a person of color or one of those protected groups. I'm sure if Julie sees this review she will come back with even more lies! read more

Julie's Gems - Jewelry Near Me - Virginia City, Montana

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We stopped here while visiting Virginia City and Julie was so nice and kind! She had a wonderful selection of jewelry and stones and chatted with me about how her and her father make the jewelry themselves! An absolutely stunning collection and I will be stopping back by if I ever am in Virginia City again!! read more

I was at a show an hour drive away from home and came across Julie and an assortment of her jewelry. It was really nice stuff. Well made and VERY fairly priced. I looked, but didn't buy. After I got home, I was sorry I had passed up a piece I liked. I made a second trip the next day, back to the show, to buy that ring. It was a Montana garnet ring, with nice mount and very nice stones. It was a hit on Mother's Day. Yes, Virginia City is a tourist trap, but Julie is a second generation proprietor of a gem and mineral business her dad started. This is a legacy business in small town northwest America. If you're not ready for a small town vibe or tourist shops...it's OK if you stay on the interstate on your way to California. Montana is known as the "Treasure State," and Julie has some nice local treasures. read more