This Is Framingham

Ethan and I found ourselves jewelry shopping one day and we didn’t know where to start so we first went to Barmakian on route 30, which is a large two floor building with a somewhat grand staircase in the middle.  The people were okay but whatever we wanted would take about 4 weeks, so we decided to take a look at Advanced Gems and Jewelry in Pinefield Plaza in Saxonville (35 Nicholas Rd.).  Inside is very small but what they don’t have in the cases, they have in catalogues and what is in catalogues is available in a couple of days.
The owner, Peter was so laid back and wonderful to deal with.  He didn’t push a more expensive version of what I was looking for and totally understood what I wanted by my description.  He does adjustments on the spot, if he can’t because he’s busy he calls as soon as he has it done and I found his work to be high quality and done exactly like I expected it to be.
Peter himself is a funny guy.  I heard his father used to own it and then he took it over so he must know more than any jewelry salesman behind a counter at chain stores you find at the mall or wherever.   When I decided to change something about my piece I brought it in and he went in back and came out with it looking better than I thought was possible.  I said “Wow, this looks perfect!” and he just smiled and shrugged and said “yeah, I’m getting pretty good at this stuff”.   I highly recommend Advanced Gems & Jewelry- dare I say it’s a “gem” of a place? (snort, snort!)