Yale Jewelers

Excellent store! Incredibly kind staff, speedy and quality service! I popped in yesterday with two watch repairs, both were completed same day with great quality and care. 10/10 recommend!

Joe was so helpful and nice! I brought in my engagement ring that had a loose prong and he helped me quickly tighten it and cleaned it! Very lovely store and friendly, helpful staff.

Can't say enough good things about the owner Joe. He has done a few repairs for me perfectly, at a fair price, and in a timely manner. He has also made a family heirloom look like new, and helped us design and then manufactured two pieces which we love. He has also resized two pieces for us. He seems to be able to find anything you're looking for, is talented at making your jewelry design dreams come alive, and a master at repairs.

Best of all, he is honest and forthright. If he is not able to repair or work on a piece, he will tell you so. Also, he is personable and just a genuinely nice guy. I live 18 miles away, but it's worth the drive on the 405 to bring him all my jewelry business.

My fiance and I went in to get my engagement ring resized and cleaned. They were very patient with us and did beautiful work on resizing my ring. I went in again recently with a family heirloom I wasn't sure if it was costume jewelry or something else, and was considering having reset. They cleaned the ring (for free) and told me more about how old they though it was and their recommendation to keep it as it is and why. I really appreciated the time and attention they shared with us!

I was angry at myself for leaving my pieces here as I believe I was overcharged by a lot for repairs. Then I was given conflicting reasons for the charges. I won't ever go back as there are places that are more fair. I made the mistake of opting for location convenience. I won't do that again. Interesting that so many people had such great experiences with Joe. I agree with those that say he treated them in a condescending way.

Worst service ever! if you have something to fix and it's not worth their while they will tell you it takes 1 week and charge you a lot of money just to get rid of you. This happened twice to me already. They are just despicable.

Yale Jewelers is a GEM! (Pun intended.) Joe is the SWEETEST man. I came in years ago to have a watch battery changed. I stopped in last week to get the worst knot of necklaces untangled. I lost many hours of my life trying to untangle those necklaces, but I'm actually glad it happened. It brought me back to Joe and I found some beautiful pieces in his store.

I am so happy to have more necklaces to add to my collection, and even happier that he was able to untangle my jewelry mess! It's wonderful to be able to support this small business, which has been here for 17 years. And Joe's expertise as a jeweler for 36 years is unmatched. I'm so excited to have found a new jeweler!

Had a wonderful experience at Yale Jewelers. My fiance and I were looking to have our wedding bands made. Joe was wonderful, he knew exactly how to figure our sizes (more accurately than my current ring), very knowledgeable and he helped in finding the perfect band style with diamonds to match my engagement ring. My fiance got a band to match mine with the same edge style. He worked with us on the cost which we felt was very fair and he did everything in a timely manner. Such a great experience! Highly recommend and would definitely go back!

Joe was such a jerk to me that I don't care how good his jewelry is - I will never go in his store again. He remade my wedding ring a few years ago and it admittedly is very pretty. However, he did it in a way that it has little holes throughout the whole inside so soap and dirt get trapped in the holes. If I wear my ring more than a few times without getting it professionally cleaned (the at home cleaners don't fix it) my finger turns red and eventually starts to bleed.

I came to Joe to ask if he could fill the holes or line my ring or do anything so I could wear my wedding ring on some sort of regular basis, and he absolutely lost his mind screaming at me. He repeatedly screamed "I made you a beautiful ring" and "What do you want me to do about it?" As I stood there crying and saying "I just want to be able to wear my ring" and "Please, stop screaming at me" he just kept yelling that I was saying he did something wrong or he did bad work - which I absolutely never said. He wouldn't stop screaming so eventually I just had to leave and hope that I can find someone else to fill the holes in the ring he made.

I stopped by here yesterday to see if they replace watch batteries as part of their full service watch repair. They do! And it's a very reasonable $10. The store inside is very clean which makes the jewelry on display absolutely sparkle. I was able to peruse the products while my watch battery was being replaced. Very nice fellow working inside who got the job done super fast and reset the time on my watch too! Thank you - I will let everyone know that this is also a service you provide!

Thank you Joe for making my necklace like new again! I highly recommend this business for their professionalism and great service.

I drive past Yale Jewelers daily and had some jewelry that needed repair. I went in and the shop is lovely. There are many creative and classic pieces in a range of prices. The owner was very nice and the repairs were fast and reasonably priced.

Yale Jewelers Joe is a breath of fresh air in these crazy times. He is very personable and interested in taking his time with each and every customer. I appreciate that his store exists and I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I hope everyone will go and check out the beautiful jewelry Yale Jewelers has to offer. I am loving and enjoying my unique ring and bracelet. Go and experience my happy place for yourselves.

The level of service is outstanding here. I've been so pleased with my experiences here - it is authentic care, and the quality of the work is great too. I appreciate how they have gone above and beyond for some of my requests.

A jeweler working there is very nice and kind men. I visited them twice and was happy with their service. The last time he fixed my broken golden chain in 1 minute and didn't charged for that. Thank you! Sometimes you go somewhere else to replace battery for watch, they ask you to leave it for few hours or till next day and would charge you crazy amount for 5 min of work.

Came in to get a quote on fixing a necklace and ended up just getting my two watches i love fixed. Jo was quick and very easy to talk to. Coming back because I saw a ring in the display i want to show my bf. Thank you! I should be retiring soon. I can't get that ring out of my head.

A small establishment with very friendly staff and owner. I came to replace the battery for a watch! Unfortunately the watch no longer works. The owner was sympathetic and did not charge me!

After searching all over town for a great jeweler to help me shorten a bracelet, do some cleaning, and design some earrings, I came across Yale Jewelers. The reviews here are 100% on point and I will not go anywhere else. Joe is incredibly skilled at what he does, SO friendly and professional, and everything from the receipt of your piece for pickup to the final work is top notch. Also, shoutout to Amy for being really nice. Definitely worth the drive for me coming from the OC the past two trips. Thank you both so much for my beautiful piece - I look forward to my next visit!

I went in with some heirloom loose gems and gems I have sourced on my own along with a couple designs that I created and Joe and his team made sure this beauty came to LIFE! She is stunning! I am obsessed with my Tourmaline ring that they created for me! I can't wait to go back and have my other creations made!

I was in the neighborhood and needed my watch to be resized so I stopped by and the gentleman did it there for free in less than 1 min. Great service and very friendly staff. I will be back!

My fiance & I went to Yale to have my engagement ring resized & to purchase a wedding band. Incredible customer service! Not only did he resize my ring & make me a rose gold band, he also helped us find a new diamond for my engagement ring (not originally purchased at Yale) after we found out it was poor quality. We will definitely be coming back! We got married yesterday & the rings were perfect & made our ceremony that much sweeter!

This is one of the very few jewelry stores that I trust and they have a great variety of every kind of product that you can want. They do make custom pieces too. The prices are fair for what you are getting. The owner is a very nice and professional person and his staff are very friendly and professional too. We have been cheated at a number of other jewelry stores so we only go here now. Parking can be challenging but be persistent and maybe walk a block, it will be worth it.

I can't say enough about my great experience at Yale Jewelers. Joe, the owner, was incredibly helpful and supportive throughout my process of selecting an engagement ring. He flew in multiple diamonds for me to look at, and even after I was confident I had found "the one" he recommended that I take a look at a few more, "just to be sure". There was no urgency to encourage my making a brash, quick decision and he wanted to make sure I (and my soon to be fiancee) would be 100% happy with the product.

Mission accomplished- the ring turned out absolutely beautiful, and my fiancee and I couldn't be happier. We'll be going back to Yale Jewelers to purchase our wedding bands, without a question. True story: I have a very close friend whose family OWNS a jewelry store, who promised to get me an amazing deal on my ring. I showed him what Joe at Yale Jewelers was offering me, to which he said, "I can't touch that value.

I don't know how he's getting that for you, but if it's legit, you should go with Yale." I later showed my friend the final product and he was amazed at the quality and that I was able to get that nice a ring at the price Joe gave me. I couldn't be more appreciative - not only for the quality of the ring I got from Joe, but for the level of heartfelt, genuine support that I received from him throughout the process.

He really cares for customers, understands that customer experience matters, and takes pride in his products. There are a lot of options around the Santa Monica area - and trust me, I looked at a lot of them, and in my opinion none of them compare to Yale Jewelers.

My brother and I went in today to buy a ring for his soon to be fiance. My brother had a strict budget and a short timeline. Joe was extremely friendly and so willing to help us. His recommendations and suggestions made our experience so easy. My brother decided on the ring almost instantly and Joe guaranteed that the ring would be ready before the big trip!

Great customer service! Small shop with great unique pieces! What's not to love? He has made return customers out of us for sure and we'll be sending our friends here too! Thanks Joe!

This is THE BEST jewelry shop in L.A. The owner, Joe, and the resident artist, Marla, treated myself and my fiance with the utmost respect. I brought in an engagement set that my dad gave to my mom in 1964. It has not been worn in 42 years. Joe not only separated the set, but restored it to its original amazing integrity. It was ready exactly when promised. Marla's jewelry is stunningly individual and remarkable.

I would love to describe her pieces, but the description of her work on their web page describes it best. Yale Jewelers will always be sentimental to us. THANK YOU, JOE & MARLA!

Absolutely phenomenal. I visited multiple jewelers before coming to Yale in order to get a loose stone set for an engagement ring. After speaking with Joe for only a minute, I knew he was the guy. He's trust worthy, honest, friendly, and reasonably priced. While other jewelers seemed nice, they were all "yes men". Telling me what I wanted to hear and saying they could do anything I wanted. Joe was the one who told me the stuff I shouldn't do, or what he wasn't comfortable doing because it would affect the ring.

This type of honesty is so rare, and greatly appreciated. My fiance works in fine jewelry and is absolutely in love with the quality and workmanship of the ring. Joe is amazing, and I'm so happy I went to Yale Jewelers.

Yale Jewelers is amazing. My wife took in a charm bracelet for repair and modification and the results were spectacular and the price more than fair. I took in a very difficult ring repair that was done to absolute perfection, again for an amazing price. Great people - very highest recommendation.