Mercurius Jewelry - Oakland (CA)

5 /5 Matt Bucholz: My wife and I (this is the first time for me writing those wonderful words!) worked with Alisa and David to design and craft our wedding bands. We got married two weeks ago and are so delighted with our rings. The process of designing them was fun and surprisingly easy despite some of our challenging design requests which were taken on with enthusiasm. They were delivered early and they are both incredibly meaningful and beautiful rings that we look forward to wearing for the rest of our lives. I recommend them to anyone who truly values craft and is interested in working with friendly experts to bring into the world a thing of deep value that has never before existed and will then live forever.

5 /5 Marty Mulvihill: My wife and I had our wedding rings made by Dave and they are amazing! When we came to Dave, we had just had a bad experience at another local Jeweler, and the difference couldnt have been more pronounced. Instead of pushing his own ideas, he was extremely patient and helped us design our own rings. This was a dream experience, he made us feel at home and created an atmosphere of co-creation where we were both very excited about the rings! He went out of his way to work with our desires (recycled gold and Lapis inlay) and created two stunning pieces of jewelry. We shared our design ideas and preferences and he gave great input and came up with the final design. We took our time and reviewed a number of designs. He never rushed us and did a great job answering our questions. Dave has an extraordinary sense of style and creates wonderful jewelry. He makes all of his own alloys and I thoroughly enjoyed discussing the technical aspects of our project and the art and science of jewelry making in general as well. Not only did we get rings, but we also left with a greater appreciation of jewelry. I didnt wear jewelry before having this ring, not even a watch, now I am excited every time I look down and see my ring! Seriously, if you want to custom jewelry Dave is your man.

5 /5 Daniel Reid: Great experience, would strongly recommend. We came in with some old rings and a really vague idea of what we wanted and David did a fantastic job designing something for us. Couldnt be happier with how they turned out!

5 /5 jessica nack: David made our wedding rings and my engagement ring, and we love them. Mine were platinum and white gold from my mothers and grandmothers rings. My husbands ring was made from two gold rings-- his mothers and her late husbands. My husband is a kind of "macho" man who said he wasnt going to wear his ring. He thought hed wear the ring at the ceremony, then keep it in a drawer ever after... Once he put it on, though, he didnt want to take it off! My husband never takes his ring off! He sleeps, showers, and works with it on. David knew that my husband works hard with his hands all day, so he made the ring perfectly shaped to the finger bone. Its a brilliant design. I love my rings too-- classic and simple to my liking. Its also awesome that David is a certified green jeweler. I have referred David to every bride and groom-to-be that I know! He really knows his craft.

5 /5 Matt Small: David made my wifes engagement ring, and both of our wedding bands, as well as a five year anniversary band which stacks with my wifes bands. They were all original designs -- I had a vague idea of what I wanted and David helped focus the idea and refined it. Were both extremely happy with the results -- the process of working with David was great, and those wedding bands are all the more special to us because they are custom made and unique.