She loves nature (you should see her wild flower and wild mushroom pictures from Upper Michigan) and this enters some of her designs. She is great at listening to the customer and helping her create just what the customer wants.
Schatzley’s has a nice selection of design samples to start with and also pictures of pieces we have done for stock or for our customers. Renee will get a scope of what is wanted and then draw a design to scale. In some instances, she will have a wax model carved or she will have a computer CAD/CAM image made of the design. After modifications are made, we will then cast in your choice of metals and have our setter place the gems into the metal. See our descriptions of the various metals.
Renee is a jewelry designer trained by the GIA. She is also a Graduate Gemologist.
In today’s jewelry world, there are many disciplines in design: contemporary, organic, vintage, classic-modern and even whimsical fun jewelry. We create them all in high quality at affordable prices. Do stop in and get acquainted with Renee and see what we can do for you.
Schatzley’s prefers not to use commercial-quality Diamonds, gems or jewelry. Some of the merchandise you will find at Schatzley’s Diamond and Jewelry Design Studio includes:
- Engagement rings
- Wedding rings
- Right-hand finger rings
- Pendants and chains
- Bracelets
- Necklaces
- Cultured pearl necklaces, bracelets and earrings
- Earrings (plain gold as well as colored gem sets and Diamond)
- Antique and estate jewelry in all of the above categories
We also do insurance replacement work for more than 20 insurance companies. When an insured loses or damages a piece of jewelry, the insurance company will send us the information and we determine how much it will cost to duplicate the item. We contact the insured to encourage them to replace the item through Schatzley’s.
The professionals at Schatzley’s Diamond and Jewelry Design Studio conduct appraisals for insurance purposes as well as estate purposes. Jack Schatzley is an approved IRS appraiser and approved court appraiser.
Jewelry repair is another specialty at Schatzley’s Diamond and Jewelry Design Studio. From simple chain repairs or ring sizing to new head sections or remaking a ring that has been demolished in an accident, we can take on even the toughest challenge.
We are also well-versed in re-cutting Diamonds and colored gems that have been chipped or scratched. We personally do not do the re-cutting but we have lapidaries who work for us who specialize in this area.
If you have not been a customer of Schatzley’s, we invite you to stop in and get acquainted. Let us clean your jewelry while you wait at no charge and we will also give you a jar of jewelry cleaner to take home.