Liz L.
Yelp
I stopped in at Doyle and Doyle during my marathon, three-day-long, try on every ring in NYC search for an engagement ring, which of course ended with me deciding on the first ring I tried on.
On a weekday afternoon, the store was quiet, and the staff let me browse until I asked for help. I was struck by the way the merchandise is displayed here- the store is really quite small, but it feels spacious because there are no big display cases to clutter things up. I spent a couple minutes looking at the rings, which are displayed in shadowbox frames, and then asked to try a few on. The salesgirl who helped me was friendly and willing to bring out any ring I asked for. However, she was not great at suggesting other rings for me to look at, nor did she offer to bring anything out from their stock. I was impressed by the stock they had, though- a nice selection of estate rings, mostly Edwardian and Art Deco, all in good condition, and most in the $4K-$10K range.
Compared to the other estate pieces that I looked at during my search, their prices seemed to be a little on the high side. However, the store seemed reputable, and I like that they offer ring sizing and will service any piece they sell, since I would not want to take something with delicate workmanship to just any jeweler for repairs. I would have been more comfortable buying an estate ring from D&D than from one of the booths in the diamond district, or from eBay (both places I checked out). Honestly, if the salesgirl had been more proactive in helping me find a ring, it's likely I would have found one here, but she wasn't, so I didn't. That being said, D&D has a great selection of estate jewelry and I would definitely recommend it to friends who are considering estate rings. I would probably come back, too, if I'm in the market for antique jewelry.