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Best Shops For Custom Jewelry In DFW

When it comes to buying jewelry, people can either go with mass produced items or they can search for the best custom jewelry to help their pieces stand out. When it comes to custom jewelry in the DFW area, there are plenty of options to choose from, most of the best locally owned for decades. Whether looking for engagement and wedding rings, custom pieces for formal wear, or anything in between, people in Dallas and Fort Worth have plenty of quality options to choose from. Here is a look at the best shops for custom jewelry in the DFW area.
Bachendorf
8400 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75225
(214) 692-8400
bachendorfs.comBachendorf has been selling custom jewelry in the DFW area for over 65 years now, a family-owned business that got its start in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1900. They opened their jewelry business in Dallas in 1948, importing and manufacturing their diamonds. By 1974, Abram Bock opened the very first Backendorf jewelry store in Dallas and created high-quality custom jewelry and watches for DFW residents. While Bock passed away in 2010, his family still runs this business, one of the best jewelry stores in the DFW area.
Barse Jewelry
7800 John W Carpenter Fwy
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 631-0925
www.barse.com/index.phpBarse Jewelry got its start in the Fort Worth area when Melanie Barse worked in her mother's gift store and began to import sterling from Mexico into the DFW area. Barse then went into business with her husband and opened Barse Jewelry in Fort Worth, combining her family's history of art design with that of custom made jewelry design. She since moved on to import from Thailand as well and has a huge factory in Thailand that works with her Dallas team to create custom jewelry using sterling silver and bronze, specializing in opaque stones.
Shapiro Diamonds
5420 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Suite 280
Dallas, TX 75240
(972) 239-2122
www.shapirodiamonds.comShapiro Diamonds is a Dallas jeweler that has wholesale access to diamonds in Dallas and internationally as well, helping them keep costs down for people looking for custom jewelry. The actual jewelers who craft the pieces have over 20 years of experience both in the DFW area as well as around the world. Shapiro Diamonds offers customers everything from princess cut diamonds and round diamonds to cushion diamonds, and emerald cut diamonds, to make sure that all their custom jewelry is unique.

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Pedigo's Fine Jewelry
100 Decker Drive, Suite 195
Irving, TX 75062
(469) 262-2628
www.pedigosfinejewelry.comWilliam J. Pedigo opened up Pedigo's Fine Jewelry in Irving, Texas, after years of working in different jewelry businesses in Texas and Arkansas over the years. Pedigo has worked at crafting custom jewelry for 35 years and is a certified gemologist. Pedigo's Fine Jewelry not only works to create custom pieces of jewelry for people in the DFW area, but also offers repairs, appraisals, and much more, to make them a one-stop jewelry shop in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They also offer an online store to open up the world to this locally owned DFW business
de Boulle Diamond And Jewelry
6821 Preston Rd
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 522-2400
deboulle.comDe Boulle opened in 1983, owned by a husband and wife team, and soon became a premiere location in the DFW area. They have a solid collection of fine diamonds, jewelry, and watches, and creates some of the most exquisite custom jewelry in Dallas. Their pieces are handcrafted in both 18K gold as well as platinum and they use the best gemstones and diamonds to finish the pieces off. De Boulle has since grown to become an international dealer, with an online presense and a deal to become the official dealer for Holland & Holland.

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Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. He writes for a variety of national publications and has over 15 years of sports journalism experience. Follow Shawn on Twitter @sslealos. Examiner.com.
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