The best there is! I came here for a watch band repair. Super fast and super friendly. Excellent work. Highly recommend!!! read more

First off. DONT GO HERE. He offered me 5 different high quality items that weren't mine. FIVE. Sounds like a good place to loose your jewelry. I took my jewelry to get worked on 2 months ago. I call weekly after the first month, because he said it would be done in a couple weeks. I get my jewelry today and I'm so upset. Out of the 4 items I brought him, he ruined 2 items indefinitely and didn't fix the other item. I got a necklace restrung and it looks like a child fixed it because the beads are in no order and just thrown on. Then I brought in my favorite opal ring, it needed a metal bar put in and re-gluing (PER HIS RECOMMENDATION). I got it back, and it was only cleaned... poorly, it still has dirt on it. The other item just needed to have a clamp replaced and he replaced it with his own piece (instead of the original) and in silver instead of gold. This chain is cheaper, so it's plated, and half of the plating was stripped off. Absolutely ruined. DO NOT GO HERE. read more

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I normally only write great reviews, but I am so heartbroken over what happened at this location, that I had to write this. I took my 20yrs old beautiful 18inch pearl necklace I received as a birthing gift when my son was born for Sam to restring. It had broken once before many years ago and I had it restrung. I wear it often for work and so of course it broke again. My husband took my strand in because he has trusted Sam with other work and purchases before. Sam has my necklace for 3 weeks and charged for a restringing and a new clasp he suggested was needed. When I received the necklace back the Strand was only 16.5inches and the pearls where not my pearls. They were different, dented, had several deep holes and misshapen. When I called Sam he said that was not possible because of the way he handles the jewelry he receives. I sent him various pictures to show the difference and he said that it was hard to see what my original necklace looked like. I was devastated. I didn't go to work two days later just so I can go return this necklace and get mine back. When I met with Sam he refused to acknowledge he had made an error and only showed me other necklaces. He suggested I Purchase another necklace from him if I was unhappy with my repair!! Excuse me?? I just want my necklace back! He refused to acknowledge that even the strand was much shorter and said that because he had 30yrs experience he knew this was my necklace and he wasn't born yesterday. I just kept asking for my necklace back. He said that sometimes restringing shrinks a necklace. That may be true but a whole inch and 1/2??? I've had my necklace restrung before and it was always 18 inches! He even showed me the original ticket he had filled out himself when he received my necklace and it was clearly stated by him that it was 18inches. At the end Sam said I could purchase ANOTHER necklace from him but he would keep the other necklace. I don't want that necklace. I simply want mine back. I couldn't contain my tears and Sam just kept saying that was my necklace. I said I would have to take him to small claims court and he said it would just be a waste of time because he had gone to small claims before and he had won. I am helpless at this point. I left the necklace so now my husband paid for a repair to a necklace I don't have and Sam kept. I would hope that if he is not willing to make this right and give me my necklace back then the only think I can hope is for Karma to take care of it and people see what kind of business he's actually running. I simply don't see the benefit of doing this from him. It makes no sense given he has a business he's been running for so long. Why not just take care of the Jewelery we entrusted him with and return it even after we paid for the service. read more

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My husband and I have been going to Sam for new jewelry and repair of old and well loved pieces. He repaired an old Cartier watch as well as numerous items of jewelry. My 55 year old engagement ring was worn and needed a sturdier setting along with the two eternity rings that I wore with it. Sam did a brilliant job of repair and the rings look brand new. Today, I went in to make a small purchase, and Sam checked my rings and made a minor repair on a bracelet I was wearing. I highly recommend him. He is truly a master craftsman. I would not trust my jewelry with anyone else. read more

Over the last year I have had several repairs done at Riviera Jewelers and have been very pleased with his expertise. He refurnished 2 expensive watches, enlarged a sterling ring, as well as cleaning and polishing several pair of errings. He is extremely knowledgeable in his craft. Although the wait time can be long, he tells you this up front. read more

Don't go here! We dropped off my wife's 20K wedding ring for repairs - jeweler was gruff and borderline rude but we took it because he was highly rated and we assumed skilled at his craft. He had the ring for 2 weeks - he insisted we set an appointment to pick it up - when we showed up for our appointment, he was closed. We finally contacted him by phone and he could not locate the ring even though we had detailed claim check. I showed up in person and told him he needed to produce the ring or I was calling police. I stayed for about 30 minutes as he went through various bins - I was horrified at such a haphazard filing system for expensive jewelry- he eventually found it and was not apologetic in the least. Buyer beware! read more

I plan to give a very special gift & I needed to have it engraved. Can't tell you what it is, because if the recipient reads this the surprise would be ruined. For the engraving, I was referred to Sam, the Riviera Jeweler. Easy walking distance to Riviera Village from my house, yay! The first-to-review reviewer is correct.....Sam is wonderful! I'm so happy to know about Sam & his shop, which is yet another local treasure I've now discovered. I'm gonna have to wait a few weeks to pick up my secret gift because Sam has work backed up. Apparently he's a popular guy. That says a lot. To make sure our great little local businesses have the support they deserve...... well, remember that it takes a village..... read more

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New plastic face on watch. Sent it out. Price seemed high 40 dollars. Question him and he said labor to replace and claimed it was glass. In my opinion its a plastic that scratches easy.. Personally I think it took five minutes or less to replace..but then again that's my opinion isn't it read more

Seriously in love with my custom made Art Deco wedding ring. The jeweler worked with me to come up with a design and even sent photos of the design model to ensure it was perfect. It looks exactly as I had imagined and the rose gold is so beautiful! Very professional and timely for a custom job! He way exceeded my expectations. I've had so many compliments. Just know you will be in great hands here. read more

Riviera Jeweler - Jewelry Near Me - Redondo Beach, California

I've been coming here for many years and was surprised to find out there wasn't even a single Yelp review for this place. I get all of my watch batteries replaced here and it only takes a few minutes. Sam, the owner can do it all from create beautiful jewelry to repairing an antique watch. Professional and honest, what more could you ask for from a jeweler? read more

Riviera Jeweler - Jewelry Near Me - Redondo Beach, California

Sam is personable and a genuine guy. Yes, I've only been here once but he's great at what he does and doesn't bullshit. I brought in a septum nose ring from etsy and turns out the metal was peeling. I grabbed my gold BVLA septum ring from my car. I never liked how it hung on my nose, there was too much of a gap between the inner bottom of the ring and my nose. Sam resized it in less than 5 minutes and the cost was so unbelievably reasonable. I don't wear much jewelry but I will definitely be coming back when my septum ring snaps. Thank you, totally made my day! read more

I just stopped by for a repair on my bracelet and Sam provided excellent customer service. I highly recommend.

Few time I use his service. He been around here for long time . He seem to be very friendly and nice. He can make or fix any jeweler for fair price. I will recommend him at any time. read more

Dear friends, Sam is the best! He fixes my jewlery real nice and for real reasonable proce. He is smart and friendly. Its real pleasure doing business with him read more

Had a few piece of jewelry done there. He does do good work but not worth the hassle. BEWARE: He never has your items done on time and I mean you wait and wait and wait. I waited 12 weeks for something that he said would be done in 3 weeks. He loses the ticket and can't find his paperwork on top of it. When I called once he told me it's not done and I don't know when it will be done. I got tired of waiting and said I'll pick it up undone. We had an appointment and I texted him to say I was on my way, I could see that the message was read. So I headed down to the shop and it was closed. I texted and said you aren't here. He texted me back to say he had a fever and wasn't in. OK....so he read my text and let me drive there, pay for parking and not mentioned he wasn't in. I then waited two more weeks to give him to to recover and still item not done (12 weeks now). I told him I'd be in to pick up my ring done or not. I went it and of course he wasn't done, I waited for it. That was and is the last time I will go there. I had another incident prior but didn't learn my lesson and figured that since he did nice work I would give it a go. Boy was I wrong! I'm sure there are other jewelers that do good work that don't jerk you around. read more

So my stone fell out of my engagement ring. Luckily I found it. For 18 years my original ring was without problem. Less than 1 year ago I decided to do a different engagement ring to match the anniversary band given to me by my husband. The jeweler in the downtown diamond district(who shall remain nameless)made the band and the new setting for the engagement ring. I found Sam on Yelp, read the glowing reviews and decided to take my stone and ring to him. He is also just down the street from our house, which is a bonus. He took the time to explain to me why the stone fell out. It wasn't set properly. He didn't do the hard sell to replace the setting and offered to just refit the stone into the original setting. He explained to me why a different prong setting would hold the stone properly and securely and I decided to have him replace it. I really appreciated the time he spent talking with me about possible solutions without the "hard sell". I also had him inspect the anniversary band. Every stone was loose and jiggled around when gently moved with his tweezers. I was pretty mortified. 2 days later the band was fixed, everything secure. The new setting took just under 1 week, with Sam texting me with updates of estimated finish time. It's gorgeous! The price seemed more than fair. This man is busy. Runs the shop solo. I am so thrilled to have found this small business in my neighborhood! He has a customer for life! read more

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My husband and I've been going here for over 6 years. Sam is very professional and charges reasonably for his excellent workmanship. He fixes other jeweler's mistakes. I highly recommend this place. read more

This guy (Sam) does exceptional work. Needed some repair on my wife's wedding ring. He beat the "mainstream" jewellers prices by at least two thirds, and his quality and craftsmanship is off the charts. The ring looks better than when it was new. There's no where else I will go for any jewelry related repairs. I can't say enough good things about his establishment. Reasonable repair time, ultra reasonable prices, and no annoying jewelry salesman schmoozing or giving an inflated assessment of what you need. Sam shoots straight. Go here read more

For polishing jewelry, he is great! He had it done on time, and for a fair price. I was able to pick it up the next day. If you want a tiny custom piece made, things get iffy. I had one made to hold an ancient shark tooth I got in Egypt. He told me it would be done in 2 weeks. - I called in 2 weeks to check in on it. He seemed like he forgot about it, and said it would take at LEAST another week and a half to 2 more weeks. I asked him to please make it somewhat of a priority and to provide a date for me to pick it up. He gave me a date. - I called back on that date. Of course, wasn't done. He needed 4 more days still. - I go in to the store on that date 4 or so days later because he said I could pick it up when he opened that morning. I went in around noon. He still hadn't even glued it. Lovely. - I had to go back AGAIN later that day and then was told to be very careful with it because it was still drying. What irritated me the MOST was that the day we first met to discuss the custom design, he saw the shark tooth so he knew what he was dealing with. He even traced it to show me what the holder/piece/clasp would look like. He assured me he'd drill a tiny hole in the top where there would be be an extra piece looped in, in addition to gluing it in so I would never have to worry about it falling out. That is the ONLY reason I went through with it. When I picked it up though, FINALLY (waiting for the glue to dry), I wanted to confirm that he did what he said he would at least in the design. Turns out he ONLY glued it. After having to wait a month, being put on the side burner multiple times, and then having it not be made as discussed, I'm pretty irritated. If he later realized he couldn't do what he said he would, at minimum give me a call... It's unfortunate because I live close, so it's convenient to go there, but I'm not sure I'd ever go back. MAYBE to have something polished, but even then I think after this experience I would go somewhere else. I will say, the necklace does look good, but to put that much investment into it and to be worried to wear it because I don't want it to fall out is frustrating. NOTE: Cash only! read more

My fiancé and I are beyond happy with the knowledge and quality of service Sam provided us! I really look forward to bringing the rest of our jewelry to Sam. He took the time and educated us about our rings and bracelets from quality to cuts and everything in between. The best part was it very affordable! I will definitely recommend my friends and family to Sam. read more

Fast and friendly service to replace my watch battery. Sam stopped what he was doing to help me and it took literally 2 minutes. Highly recommend. read more

Like Peter, I too am shocked to not see 100s of sparkling reviews for this place. Sam is an extremely talented jeweler - not to mention the reasonable prices. He has repaired and altered a few pieces of jewelry for my mom and I - we are looking forward to more quality pieces! I highly recommend this business to anyone in search of an amazing jeweler. read more

I would recommend this place for any jewelry repair or purchase. Sam was knowledgeable, courteous and professional! I had my watch battery changed in 10 minutes! Awesome! read more

I was visiting the area and needed some work done on a piece of jewelry. It was suggested I go here. Sam was very professional, honest, and helpful. What a great experience. read more

Sam is an amazing guy! Honest, fair pricing, VERY high quality work. He's been in the Riviera for over 20 years, and it's easy to see why. Will be back for all my jewelry and watch needs. Don't hesitate to give him a call! read more

*DO NOT GO HERE* If you want something personalized or engraved go somewhere else learn from my mistake! I got a watch engraved for someone as a gift on the side as the back of the watch is also glass. It is a skeleton watch. When I told him what I wanted he said OK it will be in block letters and I was like no I don't want block letters and he said OK then cursive and I said can I see the lettering and he was like it's handwriting it's fine and I asked if I could see which I think is fine as it won't come off and he got annoyed tried looking for five min and told me it's fine its just cursive and didn't let me see it. He is very disorganized. So then he told me it would be ready in a week but I still had a few more questions but he looked at me and said OK bye that's it. He didn't ask me how big or small I wanted the lettering where I wanted it positioned or anything. But non the less I trusted him because he is a jeweler. I come back a week later he can't find my watch and said oh that one ya it's not ready come back tomorrow. I come back the lettering takes up the whole side of the mens watch instead of only part of it and goes top to bottom like it's written on lined paper and not in the middle of the surface like most engraved things are. The first and last letters are really dark and i asked him why that is and he looked at me like I was stupid and said because it was done by a machine. Above all I would never go here again and I wanted this expensive watch to have a (small) personal meaning to the person I'm giving it too. read more

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Sam is an amazing jeweler! I took my engagement ring to have the settings replaced since the original store where it was bought did not have it set properly and Sam did an incredible job!! He also carries antique jewelry that are one of a kind. Anyone that needs a trustworthy jeweler should check this place out!! read more

sam is absolutely awesome; 1. he does excellent work. 2. his pricing is extremely fair. 3. you can TRUST him completely. i am born, raised and living in redondo beach. 50+ years now. it is hard sometimes to find a business that does excellent work, has fair prices and is trustworthy. i cannot recommend riviera jewelry enough. it's a real 'gem' in our community. read more

I had a few diamonds and ruby's from prior jewelry and Sam made it into the most beautiful ring. It far exceeded my expectations .

I've been coming to Riviera Jeweler's since 1995. I've had custom rings and pendants made for myself and my children. Sam is very honest and spends as much time as it takes to explain all the details and costs in making custom jewelry. I've never been disappointed with his work. Sam also offers free cleaning anytime his customers stop in. He is very meticulous in his work and is very fair when it comes to the cost. I consider Sam part of my family and have recommended him to my co-worker's and to my Harley Davidson motorcycle chapter in Marina Del Rey. Sam is and continues to be my family jeweler and the finest in the South Bay! read more

Took my wedding set in be cleaned, it came out looking fantastic. I know from the previous jeweler I had taken it to that the prong were worn and Sam inspected my rings prior to cleaning. He gave me a reasonable price on fixing it and didn't high pressure me to have the work done. I highly recommend this place. read more

Several antique jewelry pieces have a special place in my life. Whenever they need to be repaired, Sam is the only one I trust to provide high quality work. A few months ago, I purchased a bracelet that a friend said would remove the pain from my strained ankle. Sadly, the bracelet broke as soon as I opened the package, and it did nothing to assist my ankle in the healing process. Sam was exceptionably helpful as I maneuvered through the numerous levels of getting my credit card company to remove the entire charge. Sam is a true gem! read more

Buyer Beware! I recently moved into the area and found this jeweler on the Internet. When my necklace broke I decided to give him a try. When I arrived at the store we discussed the necklace and I asked him to replace the chain. He said he would and charged me $45 for a new chain. In a couple of weeks I picked up my necklace. Within 3 weeks the chain broke again and it appeared to be broken in the exact same spot as the previous break but I knew this couldn't be possible because he had replaced the chain with a new one. I took the chain back to him. I reminded him that I only got it back 3 weeks ago and that he had replaced it with a new chain. He told me it would take awhile to repair and he would call when it was finished. He called about 10 days later. I went in to pick up the chain and he told me that he had replaced the chain again and wanted to charge me again. I reminded him that he was supposed to have replaced the last one that had not lasted even 1 month. He told me that there would not be any charge. I left and drove three blocks away and the chain fell off my neck. It didn't even last an hour. I drove to another jeweler. When I gave him the chain he took own look at it and told me the chain was old and had been soldered several times. I didn't even get a chance to tell him what happened and he already knew that the chain was old and had been soldered several times. When I then told him what happened with the previous jeweler he told me that the chain had years of wear so the last jeweler had only soldered it twice and had never replaced the chain. I will never do business with this guy again. He charged me $45 to solder a chain which should have cost. $12-15, lied about replacing the chain which is what I asked for and then tried to charge me a second time. Never again!! read more

No repair job is too small. Sam did a great job on, 1) repairing a broken chain, 2) replacing a chain clasp, and 3) reattaching a post on an ear ring. The work was great and the price was a lot less than other jewelers would have charged me. I have a few more pieces I want repaired, and I definitely plan to go back to this jeweler. Thanks Riviera Jewelers! read more

Sam is a wonderful jeweler. He is excellent at repairing, replacing lost stones and is very reasonable in Price and turn around time. Sam is extremely knowledgeable regarding stones and settings too. read more

Riviera Jeweler was recommended to me by a friend. SAM fixed jewelry repairs 4 me that were botched by another jeweler. SAM repaired their mistakes for me. He listens & does exactly what u want. I am soooooooo HAPPY! His work is EXCELLENT. I keep finding more & more things for him to do as he is very versatile & talented. Now more of my friends r using him and we all RAVE! read more