Designet International

My husband and I wanted to design my engagement ring together - we wanted something unique, that would reflect our personalities. We were really happy when we found Designet - as they are just outside Buffalo, and we live in Rochester.

The first time I visited the store with a friend to see if the design we had in mind would be possible. Straight away, they drew a pencil sketch of my ring and it was exactly what we had imagined. They then worked closely with my husband on the details. We were even warned of the risks of a bezel set for a marquis diamond - but they were also supportive of allowing us make the final decision. They made my engagement and wedding band at the same time - so they would be a perfect shadow of each other.

The final product is lovely - I have received many compliments on it. I would only say that don't expect a 100% perfect piece of Jewlery - that you might get from a chain store. These rings are made by hand, with loving care, so there are some imperfections (e.g. some of the holes on my love knot are not perfectly smooth and the wedding band is about 0.5 mm off on one side from the engagement ring). But that's what makes it unique - there will not be another ring like it in the world!

Unsure about ordering something as big as a ring online, my fiancee and I drove out for a weekend at the Falls, combined with a trip to the DeSignet HQ. A tiny shop on the outside, but don't be fooled, it's incredible! They were incredibly helpful, and they are definitely masters at their work!
I get comments every day about my gorgeous reverse cradle still 8 months later! If you want a unique and amazing piece of jewelry from a family owned business - THIS IS THE PLACE!

I was searching for unique nautical-themed rings when I discovered DeSignet International. They were the only jeweler that I was able to find that made a Turks Head Knot ring without making it look too bulky. Because I don't trust online companies, I was happy to see that they had a store near Niagra, NY, which is only a few hours away from where my husband is stationed with the Coast Guard. We called them a couple of days ahead of time, and let him know what we were looking for. He said he had examples in stock to show us, and he'd be happy to have us. After a five hour drive, we waited for two hours for him to make a mock-up of what the ring would look like because he in fact didn't have any examples in stock, and spent the first twenty minutes of our appointment looking for it. We were skeptical after that, because he waited until the last minute to even look, knowing how far away we were coming from. Once the rings finally came in we were able to relax; they were perfect. Despite the poor customer service during our visit, the finished product was beautiful. I am glad that we didn't order them offline, because we had to make a lot of changes to what was online for both of us, but we now have beautiful custom wedding bands that we are very, very happy with.

Designet was absolutely wonderful to deal with! They are a custom design jewellery designer out of New York State and we are on the West Coast of Canada. They were extremely responsive via email. Very knowledgable in the different metals. They were very mindful of the price, even offering ways of reducing the custom brokerage fees for crossing the border. Skill of the craftsman is AMAZING! Shipping super fast! We love our rings.

Mandy was AMAZING! We got our rings unbelievably fast, and they worked with us to give us exactly what we wanted...which wasn't an easy task, since I already had my engagement ring and they needed to design bands that would complement it. Their website is terrific, but speaking to Mandy in person was extremely helpful -- they were probably the most stress-free vendor of our entire wedding.

We ordered our custom designed, matching wedding bands from deSignet’s. We did visit their storefront, but only because we were in the area. They have multiple goldsmiths on staff and were able to design a ring pattern for us that included our initials and a celtic knot woven together.

Custom designed Celtic rings (other designs available)

The people at Raru were incredibly nice and almost too speedy—we got our rings months in advance, which is dangerous, since we lose things. The design is exactly what we asked for, and the price for custom rings was comparable and in some cases cheaper than similar ready-made ones we were looking at.

I had already purchased the engagement ring prior to using this jeweler, however they were very responsive to helping with our wedding bands and making hers blend together as though they were made to compliment each other. My wife is of irish decent so we thought that it would be fitting if my ring had some irish scrolling to represent that she was always with me. The selection and quality of their jewelry was amazing. I only wish that I would have come to them first when trying to find an engagement ring.

We ordered rings online through Designet International (raru.com). Their selection was amazing, they had a variety of metals available, and their prices were reasonable. We had to exchange my wedding band because it was too wide, and the process was pleasant and painless. We would highly recommend this vendor to anyone looking for custom engagement or wedding rings.