My dad first told me about LaRon over 20 years ago, and since then I've sent friends and colleagues to buy jewelry for all occasions. Finally it was my turn: my grandmother's ring, circa mid 1940s, needed some TLC, including a stone replacement. I picked up my ring today, and it is absolutely lovely. I already have a couple of other jewelry projects in mind. Other family members have also purchased jewelry here, especially engagement rings. Everyone has been thrilled, including me. Highly recommended! read more

Great jewelry and excellent customer service. Made up the earrings I wanted . Trustworthy.

My fiancé and I bought my engagement ring from Larry at La Ron Jewelers. He took us through the whole process from beginning to end and he really earned our trust with his professionalism and experience. He knew that I was eager and was ready to pick the first diamond I saw but he listened carefully to what we wanted and made sure to find the right diamond for us, and even designed it to my liking. I'm and happy to be supporting a small business, and I know where my setting and diamond are from instead of a chain place like Zales or Kay. You know your money is being well spent compared to places with preset rings. I love my engagement ring and the craftsmanship that went into it. I will be going back for more pieces in the future. I did my research before and met with 5 other jewelers in Chicago before landing on La Ron. It came highly recommended by my neighbors. My fiancé and I are a young couple and have never needed a jeweler so I felt safe I'm my decision for picking La Ron. Other jewelers seemed too aggressive to make the sale or to have our business and they didn't make the experience personal. If you are just starting out the process of looking for a jeweler, let me save you the hassle I went through. And if you do pick La Ron, I truly hope your experience is as positive as mine was. read more

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My family has been coming to LaRon for years so when it was my turn to get engaged, we knew that my rings (and my fiancés) had to come from them. Bob is THE BEST. I am a psychotic bride and he was so patient with all of my emailing and designs I sent him until we settled on the absolute perfect ring + wedding band. I could not have dreamt up a prettier set, and it is all custom so there isn't one out there that is identical to what I have. He also did my fiancés band and it came out exactly as we had pictured it. BOB IS THE BEST!!!! read more

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I do not recommend Bob for any resizing or polishing. He ruined the engraving inside my husband's wedding ring, which was very important to both of us. He only offered for us to pay to replace it, after he was assuring the engraving would not be affected. Unbelievable! Sure, we can get it re-engraved somewhere but he was completely careless with something very important to us and would not offer a solution for his own mistake. read more

The team at La Ron worked with us to create the perfect engagement ring. Larry, Bob and Laura each provided outstanding service in a friendly manner with true expertise in their craft. Their honesty and realistic feedback was greatly appreciated in the design process that featured my fiancee's grandmother's diamond. Highest recommendation for customized design (including a VERY cool 3-D computer program), communication, personalized service and value. We received an immediate call back from Larry after our initial inquiry and the professionalism continued every step of the way. The ring was completed ahead of schedule and it couldn't be more perfect. My fiancée loves it! I can't imagine that there is a better jeweler in Chicago for engagement rings. We plan to return for our wedding bands in 2016. read more

My mom has used Larry as her jeweler since before I was born. I worked with Laura to make my wedding band and engagement ring, and I couldn't possibly be happier with them! I wanted something specific and unique, and she was able to make a mock up on the computer based on my description, because I couldn't find any photos similar to what I wanted. The real thing turned out even better! They will be my jeweler forever. read more

LaRon Jewelers - Love my custom wedding band that Laura designed for me! It turned out even better than I had envisioned it. - Jewelry Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

***Originally written in response to a thread*** For my engagement ring my husb. went to a "Wabash jeweler" called "La Ron"...I know...sounds totally ghetto, but it's SO not! He went to Cartier, Tiffany...all the "big-named" places knowing (inherently) that I loved the, filigreed, "Tacori"-style, but wanted to make it a little more personal. He brought in a couple of magazine ads, as well as some photos of some relief-work on the redstone 3-flat I had just bought (that he was helping me do rehab on). They helped him determine a style for the engagement ring from these pictures to custom-make it (in platinum), then they talked about the engagement stone. My husb. wanted a bigger-cut, lower quality stone...they talked him out of it and into a smaller (1.3 CT) stone of higher-quality saying that, while not as "flashy" would hold it's value better. AND it was less expensive than the bigger stones he was looking at. In the design it was important to my (now) husband to have other diamonds in the design that signified other months in our "pre-engagement" tenure: 6 very small ones for the time we were dating, one for each month we were dating during which he'd decided he wanted to marry me (2 bigger ones) and then "the" stone. All of those thoughtful designs meant SO much to me in the days after I said 'yes' that he explained the process to me. We also went back there for our bands...custom, in platinum. I went back to La Ron a little over a year after our wedding to have diamonds re-set into a vintage band that I recovered from my grandmother's jewelery box after she'd passed (the stones were missing) to give back to my mother (intact - with new stones) for Mother's Day. It took 2 weeks, they charged me for the 10 small stones at $15 each, and then $30 for the setting and cleaning of the band! Plus, they have cleaned my wedding set twice for free (which they, apparently, will do each year for life if you buy from them)! They have a very small selection of jewelery in their cases (I assume they do mostly custom business) but I have seen MANY beautiful pieces that are SO inexpensive relative to the mall jewelers. They have "filed" my "I like this" choices for me just in case he decides to buy me more jewelery someday. My husband has purchased "mall jewelery" for me a couple of times since we were married (for anniversaries or birthday) and I have since begged him "no more "mall" jewelery...it's a waste of money by comparison. I secretly hope he will read this!!!! read more

My fiance and I also got my engagement ring at La Ron. My fiance works with a family friend of the owners but like Xtie, I was a little suspicious about the ghetto sounding name. BUT we were definitely pleasantly suprised. I had a design from Tiffany's that I really wanted. One round diamond in the middle with two pear shaped diamonds on the sides. My fiance and I had visited Tiffany's and was put off by their attitude. I wanted white gold because platinum scratches so easily and I am not gentle with my jewelry. When I asked Tiffany if they had any white gold, they all but mocked me telling me that Tiffany doesn't deal with "inferior" metals and they only do Platinum. So we took the design to La Ron. We then went back and forth a couple times with the design to make it more comfortable - comfort fit (smooth rounded edges), changed the setting a little to make the ring not stand out so much (I work in healthcare so gloves need to be able to be pulled over the ring) and more comfortable. We had also just seen "blood diamond" so wanted to be 100% sure our diamonds were conflict free - so they showed us some very nice diamonds from Canada. I got to see a few beautiful diamonds and he taught me how to look at diamonds with a lupe. Each diamond comes with a custom engraved code not visible to the naked eye. This ensures that when you take it to get it cleaned, etc., I can make sure that I am getting my diamond back. My diamond has only one very very small flaw which was on the side of it which could be easily covered with a cleverly placed prong. So visually, it is actually flawless. He made sure that the side stones matched the quality fo the center stone and the size worked well with the center stone. Ended up going with about 1.3 carats of center stone and .86 total between the two side stones. We definitely got a lot of education along the way. The price was a little more than what my fiance wanted initially but that's also because I ended up going with a little more diamond than I initially thought I wanted. It still was very reasonable considering the custom design and the quality of the diamonds. If you live outside Chicago, you can avoid the really high city tax. I get so many compliments about my ring. It is still sparkling and just beautiful and classic. More importantly, it is probably THE most comfortable ring I have ever owned. I almost forget I have it on. I still love the ring today as much I loved it a year and a half ago. read more

Bob's rings are fantastic. We love the quality and price point. My ring had to be custom made and turned out great! Very large variety of styles. La Ron rocks! read more

Absolutely the finest jeweler I have ever used. Made me feel so comfortable. I highly recommend using Larry and LaRon Jewelers.

I contacted LaRon Jewelers about making my wedding ring smaller. I confirmed on the phone, then in person, that the ring could be resized without cutting or messing with the engraving. I got the ring back in about 10 mins. Sure, it was smaller, but I didn't notice until later that the engraving was so faint it's almost invisible. The resizing completely messed up with engraving. I looked at the ring before I went into the shop and the engraving was perfectly visible. I called up the store and spoke with Bob Thompson, the same guy I dealt with during my visit. He denied any possibility that the resizing affected my ring's engraving, yet he never looked inside the ring at any point. So, the business messed up the engraving, denied they did it, then suggested I could pay them to fix it. Not only were the services I asked for not provided, but they wanted me to pay them to fix their own error. If I could give this business a zero star rating I would but Yelp won't allow it. This is 1 more star than the business deserves. read more

They get 3 stars because, well, I AM happy with my ring. I'm happy because it is a ring that my husband and I designed together, and they found the exact stone I wanted. The problem is, the engagement ring we designed together has quite a few imperfections. There are 3 very dark diamonds in the setting. They are just crap diamonds. I have pointed this out to the LaRon jewelers twice now and they just say I got my ring dirty. They clean it for me and it comes back and whadya know... diamonds still don't shine. Also, they really are overpriced, even by Jeweler's Row standards. We did not realize this until we went to other jewelers AFTER ordering my ring. They ordered a wedding band for my husband--- told me one price at the store, then when I called to pick it up, they told me a different price. NO men's Palladium comfort fit band should EVER cost over $500. I found one that we LOVED online for $175. It looks just like the one they originally told me was $318 that suddenly jumped up to $450. One thing... whoever they have do their hand-engraving is amazing! read more

I thought I got a great deal on my wife's engagement ring here. I was actually surprised at how good the price was. I paid about $6,500 for a 1.4 ct center stone. HOWEVER, a couple of months later I took the ring in to a different jeweler to have the stone tightened. When I handed it to this jeweler they gave me a blank stare and asked me what this was supposed to be... I was very confused. She pulled out her magnefine glass and told me, "you know this is a CZ." My heart dropped to my stomach. She then pulled out a Gemologist's Diamond Authenticity Tester and sure enough, it lit up on her products but did not on my $6,500 CZ!!! The worst thing... if I go to the authorities or press charges it's a he said, she said situation. Run away from La Ron Jewelers. They are thieves! If you've already purchased a product from La Ron, I suggest that you take it to get tested for authenticity at a reputable jewler. I should have taken their suggestion to mail my ring out of of the State to avoid paying sales tax as an indication that they were not upstanding citizens... read more

I recently had the pleasure of working with Larry on my engagement ring. As a first timer I was uncertain how the whole process would go. I was referred to Larry by a friend and I am so thankful for it. He made it so easy, seamless really. The rave reviews on Yelp are consistent with my experience. In just the last 24 hours we have received so many compliments on the ring. It's absolutely perfect. We will definitely be going back here to buy our bands. Thank you, Larry, for everything. We couldn't be happier! read more

I was referred to Larry from two friends who were previous customers of LaRon. I think Larry is a very honest and genuine person and a very good jeweler. You can tell that he takes a lot of pride in his work and it shows in the finished product. Larry went out of his way to educate us on the stone we were buying and he tries to make you very comfortable through the entire process. I would go out of my way to refer friends to Larry as I know he will look out for their best interest. In the jewelry business it seems as though you are only as good as your reputation and I feel Larry goes out of his way to do what is right to preserve his. Thank you for a job well done and we look forward to being a customer again soon. read more

I had to get my engagement ring re-sized so I called a bunch of jewelers and received varying responses from price to timeline. I didn't want to give my ring to a stranger for an extended period of time so I wanted to find a place with same day service. Some places required a turnaround time of 1 week! No thanks! A friend recommended La Ron and I'm so glad she did! They have an on-site goldsmith who could resize the ring in an hour M-F. They're located on Jeweler's Row and provided wonderful service! Ask for Larry or Martha. Highly recommend them! read more

I went to La Ron partly because of the reviews on Yelp. I was in a pinch and needed a diamond ring to give my wife for our 25th Anniversary. After explaining what I wanted, they gave me an estimate and told me the ring could be ready in about a week. I told them I needed it in three days. Two days later they called and said the ring was ready for pick up. It was Perfect! It was also abot 10% less expensive than they had estimated. 5 Stars is not enough! read more

My family had been going to another jeweler in Jeweler's Row for generations, but my then boyfriend, now husband, was much more impressed with the customer service and straight-forward nature of La Ron. My engagement ring is beautiful and we choose to go back to La Ron for both of our wedding bands. We were very happy with them, though unfortunately the prongs around the diamonds on my wedding ring scratched my other fingers. I took it back to La Ron twice to have them filed and buffed down, which they did for free. When that didn't help, I took my band back to have the diamonds completely reset. I didn't want a big change, so they charged me, frankly undercharged me, just for the small amount of extra gold for the new band. We'll be longtime customers for sure. read more

I had a great experience with LaRon Jewelers when purchasing an engagement ring 2/2012. In particular, I worked with Bob, who was great from the beginning. An engagement ring is one of the most important, significant purchases in your life, and I am very grateful for having Bob to walk me through it. You aren't just another person at LaRon's, like you would be at so many other jewelry stores in Chicago. He was very patient and educational about the different options, including customizing the exact ring I had in mind. He made me feel comfortable and confident throughout the entire process. He was very understanding and accomodating when I requested slight changes in the ring design. We were so impressed with his service and the finished product that we purchased our wedding bands and bride wedding present (diamond earrings) through LaRon Jewelers as well. The other associates at LaRon's were very friendly and helpful as well. Overall, great customer service and high quality products at reasonable price. I would highly recommend Bob and LaRon Jewelers to others, especially guys looking for the perfect, customized engagement ring. read more