Comments on: Need to get wedding rings in New York

Question: Need to get wedding rings in New York

cyrusdogstar — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:25:04 -0800

Need recommendations for good locations to get wedding rings in New York City. My fiancée and I are getting married in November and are obviously going to need those shiny things you put on your finger at some point. Has anyone had good experiences with specific jewelers in Manhattan or nearby? We're not looking for anything super-expensive.

By: ROTFL

ROTFL — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:33:00 -0800

The Clay Pot, on 7th Avenue in Park Slope, is legendary for funky, artistic, classy, and mostly not-too-expensive rings made by various artisans. It's a fun trip to the Slope anyway if you've never been here, and the folks there are very nice, not the typical jewelry sales people (and not the typical clientele, really). Hubby got a very unusual, but very understated, wedding ring there; people have been admiring it for years. Their web site is www.clay-pot.com.

By: jellicle

jellicle — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:37:35 -0800

Try e-weddingbands.com. Twice the ring, half the price, because they don't have to pay for a storefront. They do quarter sizes, which is very nice. They had no problem exchanging my ring for a smaller size at no extra charge when I misjudged my size, even though the ring was engraved. A++++ WOULD BUY FROM AGAIN.

By: mattbucher

mattbucher — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:54:15 -0800

Similar to the Clay Pot (but with fewer selections and cheaper prices) is Catherine Angiel at 43 Greenwich Avenue. I'd strongly recommend checking it out.

By: eggplantia5

eggplantia5 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:53:21 -0800

I highly recommend Little King Ltd. 319 E. 9th Street.
212-260-6140

My fiancé and I got our engagement bands there and it was a really great experience. They were very knowledgeable, friendly, and great fun. We didn't know anything about jewelery and they really took the time to make sure we got what we wanted, within a price range we were comfortable with.

Most of the stuff they display may seem a little bit out there (they have a lot of skull rings), but they are quite capable of doing very simple, elegant, beautiful designs, so don't be scared off by the display cases.

By: bink

bink — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:11:43 -0800

Seconding the Clay Pot. It's definitely worth the trip to Brooklyn.
We got our rings there, similar to these Mokume Gane rings. They were made from facing pieces of metal, so the pattern on each one is a reflection of the other.

They were more expensive than an ordinary wedding band but I didn't want a big rock engagement ring so we decided to splurge. They're really special.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:15:09 -0800

Another vote for Clay Pot.

By: schustafa

schustafa — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:31:57 -0800

We got ours from Herman Rotenberg. He and his wife have a booth at 4 W 47th st. Great people, very friendly, and they helped us find just what we were looking for.

By: staggernation

staggernation — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:54:33 -0800

Seconding e-weddingbands.com--maybe not for an engagement ring, but their prices for wedding bands are much better than we saw anywhere else. I found a men's band I liked there, and showed it to the designer who did my wife's engagement ring and wedding band, and she said, essentially, "Just get it from them--I can make the same band but not nearly as cheaply." (I don't think it's the lack of overhead so much as that they buy precious metals in enormous bulk.)

Then the band was too big, twice, and they replaced it, twice, with no hassle whatsoever, and speedily, for just the cost of return shipping. Great customer service, no problem getting a human on the phone.

As for the designer of the engagement ring, we found her through Fragments in Soho.

Clay Pot--our experience there has been mixed. (For other merchandise as well as for wedding rings; we live in the neighborhood and have shopped there a lot.) Definitely give it a look, but don't be surprised if a given salesperson seems uninterested in your business or less than accommodating, especially if you're not looking for high-end stuff.

By: scratch

scratch — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:40:45 -0800

Hmmm. We got our wedding rings at Clay Pot, spent around $150 each 15 years ago (hardly high end) and never felt slighted by sales staff. And I love my ring.

By: sonofslim

sonofslim — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:57:12 -0800

2nd Little King. I had them make me a (non-wedding, non-skull) ring and they were helpful, knowledgable, friendly, and more than competent. I went on the advice of someone who did have their wedding bands done there.

By: alkupe

alkupe — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:44:45 -0800

I recommend doyle and doyle on orchard street.

By: turducken

turducken — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:34:07 -0800

Going against the grain here, but I had an amazing experience at ye olde Tiffany on 5th Avenue. I bought the tiniest engagement ring in the place (and a month or two later, wedding bands), and was treated fantastically well. It might have been my sales dude, I suppose -- a gay biker who grokked that I was a poor scrivener. Sure, you're paying retail. But the quality is impeccable, and you can get it resized (twice) and polished (forever) for free at any Tiffany store. You only do this once* -- so do it right, no?

(*Standard 50% divorce rate disclaimer. And no, I don't work for Tiffany & Co.)

By: cyrusdogstar

cyrusdogstar — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:09:10 -0800

Hey, folks - just want to let anyone interested know that I'm definitely reading all this and am very grateful for the replies!

Probably doesn't matter at this point, but FWIW I did mean wedding bands only; we didn't bother with an engagement ring.