Description: Voted “Small Business of the Year” by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and “Best Jewelry Store” by readers of the Chapel Hill News in 2005, Grimball Jewelers has established itself as the premier full-service jewelry store in Orange County. Services include appraisals, custom work, and repair. Please drop by for a visit with us! Our friendly and well-informed staff would love to show you an eclectic yet classic mix of fine jewelry- everything from beautiful engagement rings to stunning South Sea Pearls to an ever changing flow of estate acquisitions.
Products: Diamonds, Gemstones, Precious Metals, Engagement, Pearls, Estate and Time Pieces
Services: We offer a comprehensive range of repair services, including repairs and restorations that most jewelers would consider impossible.
Testimonial:
I brought my wife's watch in for repair. Your service was the finest I have ever received from any business. Thank you for a great experience.
Bill Brady,
Chapel Hill
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Each of our four jewelers has decades of experience, designing, making and repairing jewelry. We have the largest and best equipped on-site shop in North Carolina with state of the art equipment like our $35,000 laser welder.
•Ring sizing - up or down in platinum, gold or sterling
•Reshanking - replacing the bottom of a ring with new metal
•Prong retipping - prongs should be checked annually for wear- don’t risk losing a gem
•Check and tighten stones - a loose and moving diamond can wear away the prongs
•Fingermate hinged shank installation - the perfect solution for large knuckles
•Repair and recutting of diamonds - our European trained diamond cutter can repair chipped diamonds or repolish old cuts into dazzling cuts
•Gemstone repair and polishing - restore the original beauty of scratched or abraded gems
•Stone setting - prong set, pave, flush, channel or bezel set
•Gemstone replacement - any size or variety including old cut diamonds
•Earring conversions - pierced to non pierced and vice versa
•Bracelet repair - replacing clasps, hinges and rivets
•Bracelets - adding additional safety fastenings for more security
•Chain repair - all metals, all styles- almost always invisible
•Necklaces - clasp replacement for aesthetic or security reasons
•Pearl and bead restringing - with or without knots
•Refinishing and replating - makes your gold, platinum and sterling jewelry look like new
•Costume jewelry - often can be repaired with lead solder or epoxy
•Watch repair and service - batteries done while you wait, movements replaced, mechanical watches cleaned
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Before and after pictures of the restoration of an antique platinum filigree diamond ring
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If you need to have Great Grandmother’s ring made ready for another century, we can do it! Bring that special piece in and we’ll be happy to give you an estimate.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00am to 6:00pm (closed Monday)
Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm