Stories From The Jewelry Box

We had a young man come to us with his grandmother’s antique brooch.   It was old, slightly tarnished and filled with swirls and engraving, but it also had a fabulous, hand-cut European diamond in the center that he wanted to use in a custom engagement ring.   The young man had been to other jewelers in town who told him the stone was ‘junk,’ because of the cut and wasn't worth much.  They obviously wanted to sell him one of their many, instock diamonds instead, and weren't interested in the brooch.   But the diamond was important.  It was a gift from his beloved grandma.  And he wanted to use it somehow for his new bride-to-be.    The trouble with older, hand-cut diamonds is that they aren’t a standard size and can’t be plopped into a mass-produced mounting purchased from a mall store. And that's why some jewelers don’t want to use them. These antique diamonds deserve a one-of-a-kind ring to show them off.   But that's where we, at Scott’s

A beautiful oval diamond ring with a custom halo and matching custom wedding band.    Every girl dreams of the day when their true love will pop the big question—and the beautiful custom engagement rings they’ll be showing off once they say YES!   And that's where I come in. Or should I say "we".    My name is Beth Cevasco, and my husband, Scott and I own Scott’s Custom Jewelers, in Akron, OH and Columbus, OH.  We specialize in helping guys get it just right when it's time to pop the question.    First, a little background.  In 2000, after working for "the family" for about 5 years, we founded Scott’s Custom Jewelers in downtown Akron, OH as a typical “mom and pop” jewelry store. We sold diamond engagement rings and pre-made jewelry, but Scott has always been a creative soul, and he specialized in restyling customer's jewelry into new, more updated designs.  Besides, the jewelry we were buying was being made out of the coun