07/31/09

Beautiful elegant jewelry

by ihor

Outstanding design, stones, intricate, glamorous, tasteful - and all made in Austin!

• Pros: Stunning yet affordable
• Cons: your friends will think you got it in NY or LA ;-)

05/25/09

The Best - Simply Amazing

by salmanhb

Where to start? Maybe the quick review for those in a rush: go see Dean for any jewelry needs you may have. He's the best, hands down. You can read the rest of this review or other reviews, but I am telling you, you will want to go see Dean as soon as you can.

Now for those that have some more time: I came across Dean on Citysearch while looking for a place to get my fiancee's engagement ring. I had been to some local Austin jewelry stores, as well as Tiffany's in the Domain. After visiting at a handful of these stores, I wasn't wowed by anything I saw, even rings well beyond my budget. All the rings I saw just seemed uninteresting and plain, even those that were made to look baroque. I could buy a nice ring from these places, but the experience didn't feel personal to me. That wasn't how I wanted to propose to my future wife.

But then I found Dean. I went to his website and his rings just grabbed my attention. I liked the colored diamonds since my fiancee had mentioned that she liked colored stones. I gave his number a call and set up an appointment to see him the next day. When I met with him, we talked about my budget and he was instantly brain-storming ideas about what sort of ring he could make with my price point in mind. I was floored by his ideas -- his sketches alone seemed like more beautiful rings than the ones I had been spending my time looking at. After a couple of meetings, in between which we both thought about ideas, we came up with an amazing design I knew my fiancee would love. I brought a friend one day to a meeting with Dean, just to get a little outside perspective. Well, she also loved the design and was floored by how personable and helpful Dean was. Ever since, she has been dropping hints to her husband to go have a "talk" with Dean.

Suffice it to say, my fiancee loved the ring. Everyone who's seen her engagement ring loves it. In fact, she asked Dean for a bunch of business cards so she could hand them out instead of having to constantly explain where she got her ring.

We went back to get our wedding bands from Dean, and my fiancee was also instantly impressed by Dean and his work. Dean has really helped us to create beautiful, special, personal rings. They feel more like works of art than rings in fact. And throughout the process, Dean was incredibly accommodating of my schedule, budget, and ideas. We have also taken the rings back to have them cleaned and adjusted, and Dean's been happy to help.

It's rare to find people who excel at what they do. Not only does Dean excel at what he does, his down-to-earth, laid-back demeanor made the entire engagement/wedding ring process a joy. With no qualifications, I can easily say that if you need to purchase jewelry, you should see Dean.

• Pros: crafts unique, beautiful rings, budget-conscious, friendly
• Cons: absolutely none

06/18/08

The Dean Treatment

by marksarian

I had such a great experience with Dean. I live in the NYC area and my wife had seen one of his rings online. Well, as we all know, when a woman sees a ring she wants, there's not much we, as males, can do about it. The rub was that we were leaving for our vacation in three weeks. Dean not only custom made an exquisite ring but had it to me the day before we left. And I'm happy to report, my wife was absolutely thrilled with it. I have made my species proud and my wife to boot.

Thanks Dean for an absolutely beautiful ring and even better service.

Mark & Donna Sarian

06/17/08

Absolutely the Best!

by beautyheadcase

I contacted Dean to help create a setting for my 10th anniversary ring which would incorporate my engagement stone and 4 inherited family stones. I went in with some ideas but after talking with Dean it was clear that he has amazing talent, is personable, and very trustworthy. I left the design to the master and he has truly far surpassed my expectations. When my husband and I picked up the ring, and I saw it for the first time, my hands shook with excitement. I was amazed. It was more beautiful than I could have imagined. I feel so honored to wear a Dean Fredrick design. Every person that sees it gasps and marvels at the detail and uniqueness. It is a timeless work of art.

I couldn't thank Dean enough. You can feel confident that he will create a masterpiece each time!

• Pros: Hands down the best jeweler in town. Amazing talent and great customer service! VERY trustworthy!!
• Cons: None!

06/09/08

Best engagement ring! She loved it!

by calvinthecat

Dean is a very talented ring designer, easy to work with and great guy all around. My fiancee loves the engagement ring Dean designed! I highly recommend deanfredrick.

• Pros: Works well with customers. Is open to your ideas and an expert in all things jewelry.

Editorial Review

by Contributor

Creating gorgeous diamond rings in custom settings, as well as earrings, necklaces and bracelets.

11/16/07

The best jewelry in town

by shermanoaksjeff

I looked to deanfredrick for an engagement and wedding rings based on rock solid word of mouth. It turned out incredible. Dean worked with me on the design and came up with the most beautiful products -- my wife literally cried when she saw how beautiful the rings were. Her friends and family always talk about her ring and she's constantly being asked where she got it.

Service after the sale: above and beyond. The ring size that I told Dean was wrong. My wife said she was a 6 when she was really more like a 4. Dean helped me get it down to size -- no easy task as the thing was entirely embeded with diamonds.

Seriously -- you can't go wrong with deanfredrick.

• Pros: Design, terrific service
• Cons: Nothing comes to mind. Expensive maybe? Not really -- you get what you pay for.

10/16/07

Great Designer..Great Service!!

by cbru

I actually had my engagement ring made at another jewler and was not happy with the service I recieved. Dean was able to design a very unique wedding band and make it happen in a short window of opportunity. He saved me big time. His personal service and ability to do "whatever I wanted" was exceptional. I would recommend deanfredrick to anyone!!

• Pros: Custom, great eye with gems, service was awsome.
• Cons: none

10/05/07

Best Jewelry store EVER!!

by sooey

Deanfredrick made our custom engagement ring and it turned out gorgeous. I would recommend deanfredrick to all my friends. We told Dean exactly what we wanted and he came up with something even better but to our liking. He?s incredible!! I'm definitely gonna see him for our Anniversary.

• Pros: Very Knowledgeable, great service

10/03/07

classic and exceptional beauty

by henrytex

It was a huge decision for us. We had been all over Houston and Austin looking for a special ring. We had some ideas of what we wanted but we were unable to find anything that fit our tastes and budget. A friend told us about deanfredrick. We could not believe what Dean was able to design for us. He based his design on our ideas and totally blew us away. Our parents and friends are always asking J. about her beautiful engagement ring. It was a great start to our wonderful marrige. BTW, he did our wedding bands too.

H.P.