Thanks so much Victor for always being there. You rock! I have been taking care of my watches (and love them) for a long time. It's been so long that it was easy to change batteries in them. I don't know what other people do but since I found your shop, you were the answer to what watchmakers now do, which is obstruct our ability to change a battery. Thank you Victor! read more

I recently came in to get some pieces repaired and polished. nothing super nice and when I brought in my stuff originally, he was super helpful with telling me what was worth polishing and what would rust which ended up saving me a lot. Everything that he did looked great and exactly what I needed. The service was great. He even came in on the weekend when it was not because I to pick them up for a while. I would recommend! read more

I walk in there to get my watch battery replaced, the guy received me and said he will be the person to do it. I have 3 Swiss watches, he quoted 35 dollar each. I felt the quotation is pretty high. He then down the price to 30 each. There is no other people at the store, I'm not sure, so i left and tell him that i will check back. Later my daughter told me that she did battery change once there, seems works fine. I feel better, but i guess it's Chicago price! From where i came from, probably half of the price. But anyway.. read more

I recently purchased a Swiss watch for my son for Christmas and needed the metal links reducing to fit his wrist. I sent out a request via yelp to a whole bunch of different jewelers that were local to Lincoln Park and Lakeview. Lincoln Park Gems, was the first to respond! I spoke with Victor, who was incredibly friendly and pleasant said that he was planning on closing a little bit early because it was New Year's eve, but then offered to stay a little later in order to help get this watch sorted that night! (Totally did not need to do this). When we arrived Victor, (very well dressed, stylish gentleman) sat us down, made my son, and I feel very welcome, and then proceeded to explain what he was going to do to the watch and made suggestions about how many links to remove and why. He was able to make the adjustments very quickly, under 5 mins and was extremely pleasant and professional from start to finish! All around. A+++ service and done with a genuine great attitude and welcoming vibe! I'll definitely be back for anything else I need adjusting/fixing jewelry or watch related! read more

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Was not happy with craftsmanship, materials used, and price changes when I came in for repairs. Too many weird things happened during my repairs experience that were outside of my control. Would not return. read more

Victor and his staff are incredible. Their attention to detail, creativity and readiness to work on any jewelry project from small-including removing a link from vintage bracelet to more complex like a new ring design incorporating different gemstones is amazing. Victor is also super friendly and knowledgeable! Lincoln Park Gems is a true gem! read more

I never leave Yelp reviews, but had to leave one for Lincoln Park Gems. I called out of the blue and asked if I could drop in for a fairly complex adjustment on a very cheap (but sentimentally valuable) watch. (I think the work might have been so complex *because* the watch is so cheap, candidly.) Victor invited me to drop by and saw me immediately, jumped on the job immediately, and called me when it was done. I get the sense it ended up being more of a pain than he anticipated, but he stuck with the very reasonable price he quoted me on the front end when I would've been happy to pay more for the level of service provided. The fact that I don't have more to say speaks for how flawless the experience was, frankly. Good, honest, skilled, timely work at a fair price from a great guy. Thank you, Victor and Lincoln Park Gems! read more

Great job on the several pieces of jewelry that I brought into have repaired. Was recommended by a good friend and now I will recommend to others read more

Quick and easy ! Contacted through project created on yelp. Victor replied quick with a quote and the next day my watch was back to new! Thank you! read more

Great neighborhood place. Kind, friendly and experienced. I went here to get assistance with a broken diamond earring. Thanks for all your help! read more

A very nice store! Polite and helpful employees. I brought in a mess of tangled jewelry and a broken necklace. Victor untangled my mess, repaired my wife's necklace like new all at a very reasonable price. I'll be back and I recommend others utilize this local gem for their repairs, purchases, and custom projects. Where there is good service, there is tremendous value. read more

Victor is a real artisan who treats clients with honesty and respect. His pricing is very fair and he is very responsive. We'll be returning. read more

I researched places to go to get jewelry repaired for a very long time for my necklace. This is a gold-filled necklace my boyfriend gave to me and it means the world to me. For a long time, the clasp had been broken and he had told me to take it to a jeweler but I am so attached this necklace that I had trust issues with dropping it off and walking away. So I kind of jimmied a random clasp I had onto it awkwardly and walked around with it that way. Eventually, about a month ago, I was taking off a turtleneck and my necklace caught and bent out of shape. I went to bend it back and it snapped after so many times of bending it back and forth like that. I was literally devastated and kept it in my wooden jewelry chest for a month because I was too nervous to drop it off anywhere and had read horror stories about jewelers losing important pieces of jewelry. I stumbled across this place on Yelp when I was looking at other reviews and everyone seemed to really trust Vik. I sent him a message explaining my situation and he emailed back very quickly with a quote and assuring me that he was confident he would be able to fix it and take good care of it. I dropped it off two days ago when I was in the area and was pretty nervous walking out of there. He told me he could have it ready by Saturday. Then I got an email last night (one day later) that it was already fixed, welded back together with the clasp replaced. I was so elated. Dropped by this evening on my way home from work and the heart beat has been fixed, the clasp replaced, and he even took the time to get the knots out of my necklace chain! (there were two that had been there for a while but I hadn't been able to get them out). I was so pleased that he had taken such good care of my necklace and made sure that I was comfortable and assured every step of the way. I would absolutely trust him with another valued and loved piece of jewelry of mine. Definitely go to Vik. read more

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I've had watch and gold bracelets and had a gold bracelet done by Lincoln Park gems, and the owner Victor is one of the most honest individuals that I have met. I truly recommend his shop, if you want to deal with an honest man, and just the best prices on all of his work. Go to Lincoln Park Gems. read more

Victor was very helpful and knowledgeable. Helped with my silver jewelry same day and was very kind. Fast replies on yelp and got it done quickly, overall great store read more

I got my wedding band sized down and my engagement ring polished the same day at a extremely reasonable price . I never realized how filthy my ring was until I got it back and my wedding band fits perfectly now. I can't stop looking at my rings. Highly recommend. Left picture is before and right picture is after. Even though the right has garbage lighting, it still looks significantly shinier. read more

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My ring was broken so I need to repair it as soon as possible. It's our wedding ring and I got used to wearing it on my finger. I found this place because of yelp. When I enter, Victor greets me. I told her what I wanted and he repaired it immediately. The repair was so masterful it looks pretty good. I'm so happy with the service and the quality of his work. Victor has a professional way of doing his job. I'm so grateful to him for his customer service and fantastic skills. I tell all of my family and friends about this place where they need to repair, clean and buy jewelry. You will not regret coming here to repair your broken jewelry. I highly recommend this place. read more

I usually visit Yelp, prior to going to any new business. My fiancée proposed, however the ring needed to be sized. Of course...I was way too anxious to wait the week that the store said it would take to come back. I called and spoke with Victor at Lincoln Park Gems and he said he could do it the same day. Wow... I was so thrilled. In the time it took him to size the ring. I treated myself to a mani and pedi at a local nail salon. It was just perfect. Victor is the BEST!!! Great service, price, and he has a new customer for life. read more

Lincoln Park Gems - Jewelry Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is a hidden gem. Victor is great! Always delivers with higher expectations. He is honest and treats you like family. He is not pushy like other places trying to make a sale. He is a custom made genius so don't expect coming here to see whats available. If you have a vision he will make it come true. We had a gift in mind for a baptism and he provided us with a beautiful bracelet. We've been coming to him for 10 years and never disappoints. If you are looking for amazing Jewelry, DO come here. :) read more

Vik is phenomenal to work with. My fiancé proposed with an heirloom set that needed a bit of updating and cleaning. I couldn't come up with an articulate way to phrase what kind of redesign I was looking for, but Vik was able to listen, decipher my yammering and provide us with a plan in less than 10 minutes. It took a couple of weeks, but was entirely worth the wait. The new set design used the all the original diamonds and metal. I'm already planning on taking a few other of my pieces to Vik to repair/redesign. read more

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The BEST jewelry store! I have gone there several times to have my watches repaired. He does a FANTASTIC job! He is honest and a real craftsman! read more

I had to find a jeweler in Chicago, so I relied on Yelp for direction. Victor certainly lives up to the accolades! Victor was wonderful to work with! He responded to my email immediately, laid out the scope of work necessary to repair my ring, and warned me of possible obstacles. He knew I was anxious to have it back, and he got it back to me within a few days, not the weeks I assumed it would take. When I picked up the ring, it looked more beautiful than I anticipated. He obviously took incredible care with it, polished and finished it perfectly. It looks amazing!! I can't wait to have him make my wedding ring, he was such a pleasure to work with. Very reasonably priced, would highly recommend! read more

So happy with the service and quality of work here! I had gotten my engagement ring resized at the location that my fiancé originally purchased the ring from, and when I got it back it was still a bit big but also had a scratch on it that wasn't there before. I was so disappointed to discover that, so decided to take it to Lincoln Park Gems to have it resized again and to see if the scratch could be buffed out. Victor was so friendly and helpful and was able to both resize the ring and fix the scratch! When I dropped it off he said that usually he could size it the same day but on that day he had run out of something he needed to do it, but it was still done less than 24 hours later and I was able to pick it up then. Thank you to Victor for quick and quality work! I'll definitely be coming back here for any jewelry-related needs. read more

DO NOT GO HERE! Owner stole and admitted to taking 11 grams of our gold off our wedding rings and tried to keep the gold because "how else is he supposed to make a profit unless he takes gold for payment". We went in to get our wedding bands resized, my husbands band was made of his late mother and grand mothers wedding rings. When we dropped off the ring they were thick and heavy rings. Upon picking up our rings we were handed thin light weight rings that were not our original rings at all. It wasn't until my husband broke down in the store realizing his late mothers wedding ring was stolen. Victor finally admitted to taking 11 grams of gold for profit and handed us a bag of gold shavings and apologized. Horrible business practices and would never send my worst enemy to this place. Sad to see other reviews with this same issue. Reporting this business to the Better Business Bureau and The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. read more

Victor is awesome! He sized my mom's ring while we waited. Did a beautiful job and we had a great time chatting with him. Highly recommend, excellent customer service. read more

I cannot say thank you to Victor enough! He is a true artist! I went to him asking if he could combine my wife's engagement ring, and wedding ring. Each were eternity rings, one with only diamonds the other with diamonds and opals. Vik sat down with me and we discussed what I had in mind. He got me the renderings very quickly and I was at a loss for words. As you can imagine... my wife naturally discovered her rings missing and played along with it. She made sure that they had not been stolen, then said she would ask no further questions. Once Victor finished with the ring, and I got to see it in person... It was just that much more amazing. I don't know how he imagined this and then put it into reality. I took my wife out to dinner that night to give it to her. She had no idea that it had been finished, and when she saw it she couldn't help but cry with happiness. She loves it so much. Thank you Victor!!!! You already knew that you have secured all further business from me, but just so other people know. This guy is the only stop you need to make! He cares about you as the customer, truly listens to what you have to say and works with you. Best experience I have ever had with a jeweler. read more

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Do not go through the engagement ring process with this company. Here my timeline: Sat down looked at rings. Scheduled follow-up for 2 days later Went to 2nd appointment. Noone there door is locked no notification After many attempts got owner on phone, owner suddenly is out for a week. Owner schedules meeting for the next week Show up to that appointment noone there and door locked Have not been able to contact since. Extremely frustrated and disappointed. I had my plan to pop the question this weekend. Guess i am not doing that! Thanks man! read more

I highly recommend this hidden gem. I needed to have some earrings repaired. Victor is the best, friendly and warm and did an amazing job on my repairs. I am very pleased. read more

This is my first Yelp review...I had to do one for Victor. I had a broken vintage bangle bracelet with the prettiest piece of turquoise. I had it repaired by another jeweler and it broke again. I wanted to get the part of the bracelet soldered onto a new bangle to still be able to wear the turquoise. I asked my husband to have this done as my Christmas present, but he went to several jewelers who told him it could not be done. I decided to try one more place- Lincoln Park Gems, and Victor made it happen! I am so in love with his work! I also went back to him to convert two pairs of earrings from posts to magnetic. He had never done this work, but was up for the challenge. Again, impeccable work! On top of his workmanship, his prices were unbeatable as well. read more

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They did quick, high quality repair work on my wedding band, and were extremely pleasant to work with. I will definitely return for future jewelry care needs! read more

Viktor is the best. Responsive, friendly, talented and fast! His pricing is reasonable and he does incredible work. Highly recommend!

I have a necklace I gave my wife for Mother's Day that broke that same night. The ring the clasp locks through broke. I went on Yelp and submitted a request to LPG for an estimate to repair and got a reply back very quickly from Victor with a very fair estimate to repair. I brought it in today and Victor said he would have it ready the next day which was fine. Within a few hours I received a message from Victor informing me he has it ready. I was pleasantly surprised. Victor did a great job of replacing the little ring and at a very fair price. I would definitely consider using Lincoln Park Gems again. read more

Viktor was very responsive and worked quickly, getting my wedding ring resized within an hour. Although it wasn't the cheapest option, you get what you pay for, and he went above and beyond the make sure the fit was what I wanted. Couldn't recommend him more. read more

My beloved thirty-year-old Swiss watch stopped keeping time after another jeweler in the neighborhood replaced the battery. They told me it was broken. Brought it to Lincoln Park Gems. They immediately replaced the battery, and refused payment. They told me to see if it fixed the issue, and if so, to drop by and pay them for the battery. My watch is working fine. read more

Viktor is super fast, super nice, and super attentive. He resized a new ring for me in about 2 hours and even filed it down to make it more comfortable. I wish I knew about this place before but I think we will be coming back soon! read more

I wish I could give this place more than 5 stars. I got my Fiancée's ring back on a late Thursday afternoon and I needed to get the ring appraised the same day as we were leaving for a ski trip the next day. I called Lincoln Park Gems late Thursday afternoon and Victor graciously stayed after hours to appraise the ring so I could get the ring insured before our trip. Honestly some of the best service I've ever had and wish we went here from the start. I highly encourage everyone to check this place out and allow Victor to assist with any of your needs. read more

They re-set my engagement ring after the stone had fallen out and polished it to beyond the original beauty of it! The owner is extremely nice and takes great care of any piece he sees. I will always go back here for any jewelry repair or polishing. read more

Victor was great!! This place makes custom high end jewelry at incredible prices! They have some cool stuff on display, but they can also create whatever you have in mind. I gave my wife an old family engagement ring and we were able to bring it in and have Victor craft a custom wedding band to match it. The work was done within about a week, the final product was just what we hoped for, and the price was remarkably affordable, especially when compared to the quotes we received from a few other jewelers in the area. We also have some former jewelers in the family, who vouched for the quality of the diamonds and craftsmanship. I have since been back and had some other jewelry designed for a Valentines day gift and I was impressed again. If you are smart, you will go here before you buy that pre-made ring from a chain retailer. I recommend bringing them some pictures of the designs you like and let this place work their magic. read more

Very pleased with a watch I brought in for repair. Honest and fair and Victor is a delight to work with! Buying a ring from him and he is repairing another. He is now my new Jeweler! Thank you Victor for your excellent service! read more

We had the best experience with LPG. After a series of issues with an engagement ring, we brought it to Victor on recommendation from a favorite local boutique and are so glad we did. He had it resized to true fit and repaired the flaws in less than a day at a super reasonable price. Thank you! read more