A & J Jewelry

They may do very good work but they’re very slow. I needed new tips on three rings. It took them over a month and when I was told to pick them up, only one was ready. Frustrating!

I have been going to Bill and Bev at A & J Jewelry since 2005 for jewelry repair, various purchases and custom designed jewelry. Bill has created several beautiful white gold rings for me and recently added SuperFit shanks for rings I had been unable to wear due to enlarged finger joints due to arthritis. The service is great, they know our name when we come in the shop, they understand my style and are very helpful. Bev has restrung my pearl bracelets and cleaned my rings. I highly recommend A & J Jewelry!

We brought my engagement ring in a few days ago to get it resized and I am so glad we brought it here.
When we came in they were friendly and warm and helped me find the right size for my finger. Their pricing is very fair and when inspecting the ring for a quote he noticed some high prongs that he could level out, which would help reduce the risk of me getting my ring stuck in things like clothes. The fact that he offered that as an option was amazing because I was getting it stuck in EVERYTHING.
We just got the ring back and I’m so happy with it that I cried a little when I put it on.
Not only is the ring a perfect fit (snug but not too tight), I can tell that he tapered the band so that it fits on my finger more comfortably than it did before, and the prongs are so beautifully even and smooth that I keep running my hands over them just because it feels so nice.
The ring looks more beautiful than it did when it went in and it’s like he made it more balanced and sleek.
If you want quality work done by very nice people, I would seriously recommend A&J Jewelry.
Not only that, but they have some great pieces for sale in the cases up front. I also hear that they do custom work and I am definitely considering that for my future hubby’s ring or if I want to add a band.

I am so shocked by the rudeness of the owner or the main jeweler. I just got off the phone with them with a very clear description of what a I need done (I have the stones, the dimensions with exact measurements, the mountings with exact measurements and photos). All I needed was a «rough» price for them to mount the stones in the earrings. He was very unpleasant and told me he would not quote even a rough estimate over the phone even after I told him I understand if the price would change a bit once he had them and he still said no. I told him I was wanting to call several jewelers to get a fair price and figure out who was the most affordable. That way I am not driving all over town trying to get help… When you have only so much time in a day sometimes calling is really helpful. He was so rude. His response «I don’t want to work with you» and he hung up on me. I see he has a lot of good reviews, so I am thinking I’m a rare case. But seriously, who treats someone like that?

I brought in a few repair pieces including a long strand of pearls that needed to be restrung to A & J. Bill and his wife did a great job on the repair work and it was very reasonable too. But most importantly, I just got engaged but was having trouble finding a band that I liked to go with my new solitaire. I realized that having a custom ring made was the only answer. Bill designed and made a ring for me that is PERFECT! I am in love with the ring and I was able to bring the price down by trading in some of my old 14K gold. I am very happy that I went with A & J. Great value, solid knowledge base and no pretense!

We brought two rings in. My grandmothers wedding ring to be resized for my daughters 16^th Birthday. And my husbands tri gold wedding ring to also be sized.
My grandmothers ring looked beautiful. You can’t see the resize!
My husbands band even with the tri color gold with a brushed design is perfect ! Such a nice job matching it.

I brought in a family heirloom ring to get the prongs tightened on. Bill did a very good job and even cleaned and shined the silver to boot. Excellent, friendly service.

I broke a chain on a piece of jewelry that I have worn every day for over 40
years. Not being familiar with jewelry repair, I selected A and J Jewelry
somewhat at random, although some good web reviews made me more
comfortable. Having a recent knee replacement, I was not able to go myself
and somewhat tentatively sent my daughter to A and J for the repair.
When she returned, she not only had the repaired item, she told me that Bill the
owner had repaired it for free. Bill told my daughter it was simple and he was
happy to help. Wow! I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised as the web
reviews spoke to the «neighborhood» feel and «highly skilled professional work»
that A and J provided. Still, businesses today have lost what A and J provides;
local and personal service with a smile.
I can’t thank Bill enough for not only assisting me, but also for showing my
daughter the value of seeking out our local professionals. She was very much
impressed and had never run into a situation like this. I related to her that when
I grew up we most often dealt with local persons and businesses who actually
cared that we had come to them. It warmed my heart to know that at least one
with the «old time» values, A and J Jewelry, still exists.
I fully recommend A and J Jewelry to any who need either jewelry, or jewelry
repair. I have learned to judge business service not on how they treat me when
I am dressed well, and buying a large ticket item, but how they treat me, or in
this case, my daughter, with a small request. A and J Jewelry makes the top
grade here.

Super helpful and personal. They know what they are doing and give you that small town help that you can’t get anywhere else.

I had to get my wedding ring cut off. A & J Jewelry was helpful, caring, and will size and fix my ring as good as new as soon as the swelling in my hand goes down. This is not a big shop and you aren’t going to be perusing hundreds of cases for «The Ring» but you can count on a serious jeweler and great repair work.

What just a great place for skilled jewelry and repair.
Bill (the owner) has been doing it since ’72 after his apprenticeship. He’s been doing it longer than I’ve been alive!
I used to have a business doing jewelry for many years and I can tell you first hand — he’s just an absolute master craftsman. He can make or repair any jewelry you may have.
I bought my girlfriend some custom diamond ear rings and they were so well done, super affordable, and the craftsmanship was peerless.
If you live anywhere in the Portland region: seek him out at all costs if you have a custom jewelry desire or a need for repair. You won’t be disappointed.
***This is the jeweler that for many years used to be in the Town Plaza just North of this current location on Mill Plain***