As I was shopping for rings I found that nearly every jeweler had nothing but glowing reviews for the person they ended up buying from. I think people put enough time and thought into a big purchase such as jewelry that they are generally pleased with what they get. I worked with about 10 different jewelers in the boston area before picking one. I met with serjeo several times. He had some nice stones, but he didn't have nearly the selection of diamonds that other jewelers had. Every time I went in he would remind me that he has access to $20 milllion worth of diamonds and that all the other jewelers were buying diamonds from him. However, he would present me with only a few stones and tell me that they were all that were available. Each time, after narrowing down the choice to one stone, he would tell me that it just came in and that there was another store or another customer that was going to buy it later that day but that he liked me and wanted to sell it to me so if I let him know within a few hours or in the next day he would hold it for me. The first time I semi-believed him, the times after that I realized it was most likely a weak sales technique. He also must have told me about 100 times during each meeting that he was better than everyone else because he wants me to be a long time customer. I believed him the first time, didn't need to be continually reminded. I ended up going with a jeweler that was comparably priced but was able to present me with 3 times as many options. If you know exactly what you want I would reccomend giving him a call and seeing what he can produce, otherwise I would say there are other options in the same building that are able to give you many more choices.
Pros: Same guy you buy the stone from builds the ring for you.
Cons: Limited selection
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