Good jewelry store - downtown Chicago?

December 24, 2005 5:03 PM

Recommendations for a good place to buy (expensive) earrings in Chicago - downtown/loop area, on December 28th? (And yes, Tiffany & Co has a store on Michigan Avenue, but I'm looking for a place with less attitude and more value.)
posted by WestCoaster to clothing, beauty, & fashion (5 comments total)

Suggestion, although just from having walked by these stores — no firsthand knowledge.
posted by WCityMike at 6:08 PM on December 24, 2005

I'll second jewelers row - I have a friend who used to work at one of the small stores on Wabash and they had great stuff for prices that were a LOT better than Tiffany's or Cartier.
posted by echo0720 at 9:18 AM on December 25, 2005

You could find a gold/silversmith who actually makes the pieces, instead of buying something that came cheaply-made out of a factory somewhere. It seems like markup=attitude at most stores I've been to.
posted by BrandonAbell at 9:26 AM on December 25, 2005

A third recommendation for Jewlers Row...its pretty amazing "old world" sort of slice of Chicago.
posted by _zed_ at 9:45 AM on December 25, 2005

Heyo, a bit late on this but I've been looking for one for my fiancee and I checked out all the tiffany's and jared's and they were all pretty expensive.

My fiancee is really artsy so I thought she would want something unique, so I finally stumbled on custom jewelry and ended up buying from a little online shop that I found on MSN search. It's called Engaging Rings and it's good if you want something unique, otherwise I say yeah try chicago jewelers' row or bluenile. Hope that helps someone.
posted by YaoPau at 11:27 AM on August 20, 2006