Hunt Country Jewelers

Attention to every detail! They do magnificent work here on their own designs, I was very impressed. The shop also has a really interesting, well-curated vintage/antique jewelry section. In addition for the holiday, they worked with a local florist and baker to make really sweet, thoughtful Valentine's gifts. I loved mine! They even involved my kids in gem exploration (check out their geode kits online). Even the thoughtfulness with which they wrapped and presented our purchase showed their attention to detail. They are all the reasons you want to shop local. So do!

I would like you to take a moment and sit back and picture a world where we did not yet know the words, "COVID-19" or "social distancing." This is the idyllic world we lived in, in late February 2020, when I strolled into my local small-town jeweler, Hunt Country Jewelers, and dropped off my diamond stud earrings to be reset in yellow gold. I dealt with Claire Cutshall and our interaction was pleasant and brief.

She told me my earrings would be ready in about 2 weeks. Fast forward about two weeks into early March: schools are shutting down, people are hoarding toilet paper, and fear is running rampant. It is then that I get a phone call from Claire letting me know that while in transit to New York City, my diamond studs were stolen out of a package. This, my friends, was the first time I had ever heard that my diamonds were leaving the small hometown shop known to us as Hunt Country Jewelers.

If you read their very own website's homepage you see they pride themselves on all of their in-house work. I was so shocked to hear that my diamonds were lost but was pacified by the owner's reassurances that she would make this right and replace them with "better" stones. The original diamonds were roughly 1/3 carat each but Claire insisted they were only 1/4 carat each and that I was mistaken about their size because they had a bezel setting, making them appear larger. Luckily for me, I had an old appraisal stating that I was correct about their carat weight.

I should have known at this point that this business was going to attempt to cut corners in dealing with my issue, but sadly I did not. She did indeed replace my stones with ones that were reportedly slightly "better" and had them available for us to pick up. They looked fine enough, although certainly not very different than the ones I had dropped off, but Claire told me they were better so I trusted that.

At this point, we were embroiled in the most stringent COVID restrictions and the idea of getting an outside appraisal, or frankly going into any brick-and-mortar store was almost unthinkable. I tucked them into my jewelry box and believed they had made the matter right. In October of 2020 things had somewhat settled down, so I took these earrings to a very trusted and long-established jeweler to have them graded and appraised.

Much to my surprise and chagrin, they graded worse than Hunt Country Jewelers had told me in color, clarity, total carat weight, and overall value. When I contacted Hunt Country about this, the owner assured me that she had specs on the diamonds asserting that her information was correct. I had to contact her multiple times via phone, email, and even dropping in to get this information.

She did offer to have them graded out of the setting in front of me, but at this point, I had frankly lost trust in their information and decided to instead go to a third independent jeweler. I am sad, though not surprised, to report that the third jeweler concluded that the second jeweler, and NOT Hunt Country Jewelers, was accurate. In conclusion, while the new stones were a relatively fair match to the originals, what I was most upset about was the dishonest assertion that they were a superior replacement to compensate me for the sentimental loss and then their defensiveness when confronted with this fact rather than a sincere apology.

I clearly will not be darkening their doorway again in the future and would really caution you to think twice before you trust any jewelry you care about with Hunt Country Jewelers.

We got our rings cleaned and serviced after 7 years of marriage. They were incredibly dull going in to the point we thought we were in for re-plating. Nope, just dirty! Free cleaning has them looking like new. They also re-sized my ring and it fits great now. Wife's ring had some work done on the diamond prongs. Price was reasonable and much lower than we expected. Highly recommend this shop to anybody.

I could not be happier with my experience with Hunt Country Jewelers. I was referred to them by brother with the goal of having a custom ring made for my wife, but not actually knowing what I wanted. I was fortunate enough to have a couple diamonds from my grandmother left behind and wanted to do something special with them. They helped make that dream a reality and created a one of a kind piece for my wife while incorporating the family diamonds into the band. The detail in the ring is amazing and she absolutely loves it! Thank you!

Just moved here and noticed a knot in a chain, so I took it to Hunt for "repair". It was ready in one day, and no charge, just a welcome to the area. That is how a business builds good will. Well done!

I brought in a ring to be repaired. Another jeweler had tried twice unsuccessfully to fix it. Hunt Country were very knowledgeable and extremely patient. They took much time explain the repair options. I am very happy with the results!

Hunt Country is simply the best. They are hands-down the gold-standard in custom jewelry. Claire and Carolyn took great care in helping me design the perfect ring for my fiancee. I brought them some ideas, and they worked with me to design something that was better than anything I could have imagined. Their service was impeccable from start to finish.

The quality of their craftsmanship is second to none. And once they had a finalized design, they were fast! I owe a huge thank you to Hunt Country Jewelers! Bonus, she said yes!

I had the pleasure of working with Carolyn and Hunt Country Jewelers recently and have to say they are the most professional, wonderful people to work with. They were trustworthy, reliable and professional. I HIGHLY recommend Hunt Country Jewelers not only for their stunning and uniquely hand crafted work, but also for their customer service. I'd love to work with them again!

Great place with very helpful suggestions. Awesome custom pieces.

I got to meet Carolyn for a photo shoot we both participated in recently. Not only were the pieces she brought along beautiful and unique, she was a lot of fun to be around. She was very knowledgeable about different stones and the design aspects.

Great, friendly service! Helped me out of a jam, needed a last minute watch fix and they were so helpful.

I can't say enough wonderful things about this jeweler. I had the pleasure of working with Carolyn on a professional photo shoot that showcased some of their designs and I was blown away with the uniqueness of their pieces. As a wedding professional, I get to see a lot of different styles of all things that sparkle, but these pieces were truly special. I will definitely be sending my clients their way!

Can't say enough good about this jewelry store, they went above and beyond taking two rings I had and combining them into one ring for my wife. Nice always smiling friendly people! Thanks

This wonderful local jeweler is family owned, and most of the work is their own creation. They cut their own stones and set them beautifully. I own several pieces and I cannot even begin to describe how lovely they are and how accommodating everyone here is. You will not be sorry if you are looking for anything special.

Hunt County Jewelers is a wonderful jewelry store. We have been customers of Ed and Claire Cutshall since 1984 when they were based in Great Falls. They do beautiful work for very reasonable prices. The current location is a bit of a hike from McLean, but Purcellville is a lovely place to go for a nice day trip -- combine a little jewelry shopping with a late lunch date at the Magnolias at the Mill restaurant and you have a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Fixed four of my rings on the spot. Came back later and bought a cool necklace for sister in law. Will go back and add items to my wish list for my hubby! Beautiful stuff there.

If you want a honest, informative jeweler this is the place. Family run. So wonderful. Their designs are beautiful and they do custom work. I had a custom piece made and I am very hard to please. Could not be happier they totally heard every word I said. Their work is best around. Please give them a try!

I bought my wife a 20th anniversary ring from Hunt Country Jewelers. She gets compliments on it all the time. My daughter, who helped design it, claims it is hers when she dies. Nice, huh? I also had a pair of earrings designed for her there for her birthday. She wears them almost every day.

Hunt Country Jewelers are great! They do amazing work and are very friendly, efficient and cost effective. We were impressed with their unique jewelry and were thrilled when Hunt Country Jewelers worked with us to personally design my wedding ring, to create just what we wanted. They listened to our explanation of what we were looking for and they provided great suggestions and incorporated our ideas, even working two hearts into the design at our request.

They were very flexible and accommodating, and very friendly. The customer service is great, and they were able to make the ring in a short period of time. The ring is beautiful and we are very happy with it. Hunt Country Jewelers are also very reasonably priced. In addition to providing my wedding band, they also offer a great selection of jewelry and my Mom saw a ring that she really liked. They were very helpful and able to resize it and ship it to us very quickly. We highly recommend Hunt Country Jewelers.

I recently bought an emerald ring and am so pleased with it. It's beautiful and so comfortable to wear. All my friends think it's beautiful too.