Victoria James Jewellers Reviews 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gave Victoria James my recently deceased mother’s engagement ring to replace a missing sapphire. Not only did they source & replace the sapphire but cleaned and tightened all the remaining stones. Wha... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replaced a missing diamond in my diamond and sapphire ring. It looks like new as it was when my husband gave it to me 30+ years ago. Fantastic job and posted it back to me to save me a trip into Birmi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptionally talented family jewellers. We had rings from my late mom and nan and wanted to turn them into something special for my daughter's 30th birthday. From the moment we stepped into the sho... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tyler replaced pearls in a family heirloom locket and repaired a ruby necklace. The necklaces were posted back to me and the work was superb. The advice given to me was excellent and everything was fu... See more

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Victoria James bespoke Jewellers is a family-run diamond, gemstone and wedding band specialist. We have been manufacturing jewellery in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham for over 40 years. We pride ourselves on our high level of quality...


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Engagement Ring

Purchased my Girlfriends engagement ring from VJ.

Everything way perfect, I chose the ring design and they have some fantastic advice and reset in gold. We got the size slightly off, but VJ resized for free and very promptly.

Very happy and highly recommend.

December 15, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional bespoke service from start to finish

From the initial conversations in store to the final article being produced, the service received was personable and exceptional. The attention to detail shown in every aspect of the process is a credit to the industry and resulted in exactly what was desired. Would highly recommend, and will be using again.

December 9, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A beautiful bespoke piece to mark a special occassion

We were keen to find a Birmingham jeweller to help us crest a special bespoke bangle to hold a gold half sovereign which my husband had given me. This required imagination and skill, as it would be quite different to a traditional pendant mounting. The team at Victoria James were excellent and by studying examples of my existing jewellery and exploring a number of options, they were able to create a true lay beautiful and unique piece which was within our price range. Thank you.

October 11, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service!

Excellent customer service, they couldn’t have been more helpful. It was great to actually deal with the person who was working on the ring. I would definitely recommend them.

September 9, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scroll past the website!

Scroll past the website!
Spent a considerable amount purchasing an art deco style ring. Had it resized, however the claws weren't recheck which allowed a tiny amount of movement to the stone. Stone come away/lost. No damage to the claws or ring to justify the stone being dislodged. VJ took no responsibility whatsoever.
Don't take the risk using this company. Any issues, they will just leave you to fend for yourself. They certainly give good jewellers a bad reputation.
Replying to the below - experienced well known jeweller confirmed their inspections were incorrect. All rings get scratches. Absolutely no evidence ring had been smashed. All four claws we in place. Have photos to back this up.
Your version so you can claim zero responsibility. 10 months later I should not be in this situation.
As I say, stay well away. They will take zero responsibility if anything was to happen.
Abusive - please share!!

September 4, 2022
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Reply from Victoria James Jewellers

This is simply not true.
The ring was sized and ten months later the customer returned the ring to us stating that the stone had 'fallen out' she returned it to us and upon inspection there were deep scratches and gauges on the side of the ring where it had clearly been damaged and the stone smashed out of the ring. We supplied her with the images and our conclusion that this was caused by extensive damage and that she would need to claim on her insurance.
She denied it, became abusive and threatened us with negative feedback unless we replaced the stone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An exquisite piece.

I recently had a necklace made here by Geoff who has worked in the trade all his life. He was so enthusiastic about making sure we got the design just right for me and spent ages talking it through with me. When we went back to collect it he was as excited about the piece as I was. He said he’d really enjoyed working on it. Thank you for something special.

July 4, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont waste your time. Owner has some issues

I was looking for someone to value and assess my diamond after wanting to buy it loose. Despite the website saying they do valuations for £65 I got a curt email saying they dont. That diamond fell through and so VJ was one of the jewellers I contacted to ask if they could source a diamond. Got another email saying no. That was fine as possibly something they dont do however the bluntness of the mail was just bizarre. Really not sure why I kept going back despite the rudeness but having now acquired a diamond I asked if they did bespoke ring design. Not even the courtesy of a reply. I know this place is not inundated so assume the owner is just rude. A few of my friends have married in the last 2yrs and have mentioned the owner is just a bit odd. None of us recommend. JQ is full of better places. Dont waste your time.

She now appears to have (inexplicably almost a year later attached my emails. As you can see I was perfectly reasonable in my requests. FYI Vicky - I agree you arent obliged to do as I ask. THIS IS HOW REQUESTS WORK. I ask, you say yes or no. Does that make sense? There’s no need to be rude. Were you raised or dragged up?

One thing to add is she seemed to turn her nose up to lab diamonds. Vic - despite your passe (No love, Art Deco is not timeless) its 2022 and the world is waking up to the waste of money and massive natural resources wasted on mined diamonds. Looking at you i’d guess you were about in your 80’s and will want to pass the business down. I get change is hard, but necessary if you want to survive. I know a number of advisors in this area if you change your mind.

November 8, 2021
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Reply from Victoria James Jewellers

We are not in business to help you buy jewellery from elsewhere.
We carry out Jewellery valuations as one of the services we offer, that means we assess jewellery for its condition and value for insurance purposes. It does not mean that we will tell you if the lab grown diamond that you want to buy from abroad on the internet is a good deal or a piece of glass!
These are emails we received;
Message
Hi, wondering if you are able to do a stone assessment? I am buying a stone from abroard so cant see it ahead of time. Its a lab diamond. Mostly want it checked for value but also whether you can establish whether it is indeed a diamond and not a piece of glass! Also how long the process takes?

Our reply;
Hi Shopna
Unfortunately, this is not something we can help you with.
Regards

Message
I am having a ring designed and have found a specific diamond that I want. It isnt mined, but available on a B2B site only. Is this something you can source for me for a fee?

Our reply;
Hi Shopna
Sorry, we do not broker diamonds.
Regards

The idea that we should just do as you say simply because you ask is reserved for those with a heightened sense of entitlement and is not one that we support, and we agree, if you want to buy a lab grown diamond off the internet and want us to tell you if you are getting a good deal, confirm that it's not glass, want us to put it in a ring or source it for you at trade price, even for a fee, then don't waste your time in asking us!!

Apologies for not engaging with you more on your requests but we were far too busy designing and making all our own rings and jewellery with high quality, all natural Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires & Emeralds and offering them for sale on our website and in our ‘run down’ little shop to care whether or not you were getting a good deal.

Sorry we couldn’t help!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful after sales customer service

Awful after sales customer service. From reading other people’s reviews there is clearly one bad egg in the business who is providing these awful experiences both in person and online as the people who we saw when purchasing the jewellery originally were lovely ! Such a shame but they’ve definitely lost our business 👎🏻

July 13, 2021
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Reply from Victoria James Jewellers

We did not make this ring!
'I had previously worn the ring as my own engagement ring for 20 years'
and 2.5 years ago, we replaced some stones.
Even if we had made it, there is no guarantee that covers you for 2.5 years.
We advised that we would not be paying to repair the ring and after receiving the response we advised that we would prefer that she took it somewhere else.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would highly recommend.

Took a piece of jewellery in for repair and valuation.
Excellent customer service and highly knowledgeable. Took a genuine interest in the piece and gave me lots of information about it. Work was carried out to a high standard. Highly recommended.

April 27, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Went to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. Very helpful staff and very polite. We purchased our wedding rings from there. Highly informative on choice of metals and stones. Spent about 1 hour and never felt rushed. They offered free adjustments if needed & a polish of my Fiancées engagement ring. Well done all.

August 9, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Have used several times both for new pieces of jewellery and as a repair for my engagement ring. Service has been perfect each time - they told me it might take up to two weeks to repair my engagement ring due to it being so close to Christmas but it was fixed within a week. Definitely recommend.

December 8, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Impatient and rude

Impatient and rude. And they think customers are annoying. ...not clear about what stones they will use. The more my boyfriend asked, the more cross they got!

August 7, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rude & insulting customer service

Sadly, very rude - not interested in repairs. If you want to be insulted about any jewellery you take there, do go to this establishment!!

Alternatively find another jewellers who would like your business - there are plenty in B’hams Jewellery Quarter.

January 3, 2019
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