Sean M.

Pave Fine Jewelry Design

We absolutely love our engagement ring from Pave. We have only good things to say about Pave and were so thrilled with the finished product that I promised to take my time and write this positive review... Sonja helped all the way through with the design and production and will always be remembered as an integral part of our engagement ring story.

When my girlfriend and I began looking for engagement rings, we figured we'd get an off-the-shelf ring. Sadly, we were dissatisfied with the rings we found in various jewelry stores - boring, weird, cheap, etc. Still, Pave had the best quality, both in jewelry and service. We then asked about Pave's custom process. They gave us a price much lower than I expected, and even lower than I was planning to spend on an off-the-shelf ring. Sonja quickly sketched up a concept for the ring - we instantly fell in love with it (unlike Sonja, some jewelers will not draw until you put money down). We said okay to the price and the work began. (FYI: Pave does not haggle, and, the price never changed from that day). We had an old European cut diamond for the center stone - Sonja loved it, incorporated it into the ring design, and safely took temporary possession of it (Pave is more than trustworthy). Two weeks later we had a wax cast of the ring. Twice we wanted minor changes to the design and Pave happily included them. Once the wax cast was perfect, we gave our approval to cast the ring, and it was ready two weeks later. It was more beautiful than I imagined. And of course, my girlfriend said YES, and still stares at her ring in excitement to this day.

All in all, the custom process lasted about a month & a half. Pave uses CAD to design the ring and a connected machine to cut the wax cast - very technologically cool.

Pave would be even better if they had a large portfolio in their showroom of their other custom designed rings and if they provided CAD images of the ring design prior to the wax casting.

We will soon get our wedding bands from Pave, also custom.