Russ Hollander Master Goldsmith 154 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06901

"Russ, is a goldsmith that comes once in lifetime. With Russ you can work together. He asks questions to understand what you want and he gives you input based on his experience. He can draw and envision the ring. The ring came out exactly as I envisioned it and even better. He exceeded expectations and went above and beyond. I had to change plans because of the bad weather and Russ made sure and stayed until 9:30pm to finish my ring so I can have it earlier than the original date. Thank you so much Russ, I’ll definitely recommend you to anyone I know. I’ll add that Russ made our wedding rings as well and I wouldn’t be any happier. Thank you Russ again and looking to doing business again."

"Highly recommend Russ for all your jewelry needs. We had some sentimental gold bands in our family that he was able to resize and assisted with some design enhancements. He knows his craft and all his equipment is super legit. He even offered to clean my engagement ring the day before our wedding!"

"Working with Russ was amazing! He is a man who truly loves his craft and will do everything in his power to make your vision come to life. We had a wonderful experience getting our wedding bands made. I’m so thrilled to have found our new jeweler!"

"Russ is a life saver! I brought my antique engagement ring to him recently, as one of the side stones had fallen out and I was looking to have it replaced. He replaced the stone, examined the rest of the ring, and fixed a few other issues that I would have never known about if I hadn't brought it to him. When I got the ring back from Russ, it felt like the ring truly had a new life! Russ does excellent work, and I'm excited to go back to Russ' shop very soon with my fiance to pick out our wedding bands. As the ring is a family heirloom, we didn't have a jeweler, but I can confidently say that we do now! My fiance took the ring to a chain jewelry store last year before he proposed to get it back into fighting shape, but the work wasn't thorough enough and it didn't last. I am so thrilled that we found Russ and look forward to working with him in the future. You can't go wrong bringing your jewelry to Russ!"

"My husband and I worked with Russ on creating my husband's wedding band. We did a lot of research including price shopping on jewelers from Norwalk to Stamford to Greenwich and Russ stood above them all. Then we met him in person and all of our expectations were far surpassed. When Russ began working with us I thought of him as a member of the family, maybe a spunky uncle if you will! It was so easy to work with him. He was open to texting which in my busy life made things a lot easier. Throughout the process, I could call/text him and drop by even if his store wasn't technically open. Together, Russ, my husband, and myself designed the ring of our dreams. My ring is white gold and rose gold on the inside, so we wanted his ring to mimic that. We brought a few pictures and Russ spec-ed it out while we sat there with him. He took some time to cut the pieces of precious metal and sent us pictures of the fusing process to our cell phone. If that wasn't enough, when it was time to put the contour into the ring, he invited us to come downstairs into his shop and watch/take video/pictures. We felt so much a part of the making of the ring and learned a lot too. From raw metal to a beautiful symbol of our love, we watched the ring take form before our eyes. It was pretty amazing. When we found Russ I had already had my wedding band and engagement ring - My fiance got both designed by a family jeweler of a friend in long island. I never met that designer, but my husband always said, he wishes he had worked with Russ for my rings as well. We feel so blessed that we found Russ. :) It is one of our favorite memories from planning our wedding."