Mercurius Jewelry Coolidge Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602

"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."

"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. Couldn't be happier with how they turned out!"

"David made my wife's engagement ring, and both of our wedding bands, as well as a five year anniversary band which stacks with my wife's bands. They were all original designs -- I had a vague idea of what I wanted and David helped focus the idea and refined it. We're 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."

"I originally reached out to Dave to resize my vintage gold, emerald and diamond engagement ring, which actually turned out to be about 3 sizes too big. Dave resized it, removed half of a butterfly clasp, and cleaned it up for me as well. It looked so amazing and his prices were very reasonable. Then I noticed that my center stone was loose, which happened b/c the stone was bigger than the original setting was designed to hold. He was able to redo the setting so it was stronger and looked cleaner than before. After having such a great experience with the resizing and viewing some of his beautiful pieces, my fiance and I made another appointment to discuss Dave designing and creating our wedding bands. My engagement ring is gold, but my fiance did not want a gold band, so Dave made my band in gold and my now husband's in titanium. We were getting married out on the coast, so we wanted to bring aspects of the ocean and cliffs into the rings. Dave came up with the spectacular idea of making my band kind of in a wave pattern and then have that pattern mirrored as an inlay in my husband's band. And when we went to pick up our rings, they were even more amazing than we imagined! I can say that the time Dave takes to get to know his customers really shows in the unique and meaningful pieces he creates. I will definitely be going back to Dave for all my jewelry design and repair needs."

"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 couldn't 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 didn't 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."