I was very pleased with my experience in working with Washington Diamond to find my perfect engagement ring.  I felt very good with the purchase and my fiancee LOVES the ring - success!!  I worked with Walter and he was excellent.  I never felt pressured or like I was being sold or steered into something I didn't want.  Walter was very patient in working with me to understand the 4cs and how they may impact the finished product.  I thought the in-house selection of ring styles and settings was excellent.  In selecting the diamond, I felt confident that I was well informed on price and the quality of the stone within my budget.  The service was excellent, the staff kept me informed on when the ring would be available and they were able to get me the finished ring in only a few days.  After all the research online and visiting a number of area jewelers, I am very glad I choose to purchase at Washington Diamond.  Sean L. 11/7/10

A trusted jeweler providing phenomenal service. I purchased my fiancé's engagement at ring at Washington Diamond and I worked with Tom directly throughout the process. Working by appointment only, Tom provides you with the attention needed to ensure he is able to provide high-quality service. He understands the importance of building a trusted relationship with his clients. Washington Diamond offers high-quality diamonds and they will certainly exceed your expectations. I highly recommend anyone looking for a trusted jeweler or considering purchasing diamonds to make an appointment at Washington Diamond.  Scott T.  11/3/10

Best Diamond Education Services for First… I recently was looking for a diamond engagement ring while knowing absolutely nothing about diamonds or rings at all.  After a considerable amount of researching the internet for info and potential places I happened upon Washington Diamond and signed up for an hour meeting to learn more about the process of finding and buying the perfect diamond ring.  With absolutely zero pressure to buy from them, Tom Daube went through just about everything there was to know about diamonds.  Ultimately I decided to come back and purchase my fiances ring from them after the experiencing their wonderful customer service, custom hand crafted rings and very reasonable prices.  Very highly recommend!  --Matt K, Arlington 10/27/10

***** 5 stars out of 5 ***** 

I got my fiance's (now wife's) engagement ring from Washington Diamond. I got to discuss with Tom D. and was highly impressed by his trustworthiness and honesty. I knew little about diamonds and found that he seeks to educate and help you make the best purchase without trying to be pushy at all. He spent a lot of time with me looking at individual diamonds. He is both professional and personal. I also checked out some other more radio- and TV famous jewelry establishments in the DC area, but I loved Washington Diamond the best for its homey family oriented feel and came back to make my purchase.  

I did not know what setting my fiancee would like, so Tom suggested we get a temporary band. After my proposal, my fiance came back and we purchased the setting she liked with the diamond I got beforehand. She has gotten endless compliments on it (especially on how sparkly and shiny her ring was), and I couldn't be prouder. 

For our wedding a few weeks ago, we really could go to no other place but Washington Diamond to get our wedding bands because we know we could find the right style and fair price for our purchase. We again got wonderful service from Tom and love our wedding bands. Washington Diamond also helped clean my wife's engagement ring and helped polish it, which is a wonderful service they offer for all purchases made from them. 

We highly highly recommend Washington Diamond and will tell our friends, coworkers to go there for great service. People say that you have to know the 4 Cs (Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat) as you look into purchasing a diamond. Perhaps more important, I would add Character and Courteousness of the people you deal with, and Washington Diamond has both of those.  Alex T.  10/25/10

I first learned of Washington Diamond back in 1994 when I was shopping for an engagement ring. The service was so good, that we got our wedding bands there as well. Since then, Washington Diamond has been there for us when I had them create a custom necklace for my wife and when we asked them to take my grandmother's cocktail ring and remake it for my wife. In addition to a couple of small pieces along the way, I just picked up a pair of beautiful diamond earrings for my wife as an anniversary present. The customer always comes first at Washington Diamond. I always recommend them to people I know who are looking for quality jewelry.  Dain W. 10/23/10

My now-fiance and I went to Washington Diamond to purchase my engagement ring. After numerous chain store disappointments with high prices, low quality and varying degrees of professionalism, I searched for a local jewelry store. I found Washington Diamond, and I'm glad I did. I love the appointment-only setting and the individual attention. We walked in with a very specific budget and wants in a ring, and I now have the perfect ring on my finger. We were shown one exquisite diamond. I never thought we could afford the quality of this diamond, but our sales person found the perfect diamond and provided it within our budget. There was no haggling and strange sales, he simply said, "Okay, we can do this diamond for this price with this setting, and the total will be..." And it was right on track. I know that I would have gotten a much lesser quality ring had we stuck with chains-- namely Jared. I am thrilled with it and our experience. My fiance feels comfortable enough in the store to go back for future gifts. There was no pressure, no gimmicks... Just professional courtesy and a desire to make the consumer happy. We will be going back for our wedding rings!!  Stephanie L. 10/22/10

Walter made the experience of buying an engagement ring easy and stress free. I told him what I was looking for and my budget, we drew up a sketch and picked out a stone. Instead of a diamond my girlfriend wanted a sapphire. Walter found various sapphire stones for me to chose from and explained to me the best cut for what I wanted. The ring looks wonderful, she said yes and everyone comments on how amazing the ring looks. It was a great experience and I highly recommend them. I recommend knowing what you want, what you want to spend and the ring size before making an appointment. I would use them again.  William W. 10/19/2010

Steve in Reston, VA: I recently purchased a pair of earrings from the Washington Diamond in Falls Church, Virginia. The diamonds were a gift for my wife for our wedding anniversary. I had spent a considerable amount of time looking for the perfect pair of earrings at the best price. I had checked all of the big brand stores in the Washington D.C./ Northern Virginia area and found that Washington Diamond consistently provided a better quality diamond at a better price, with impeccable service. Each of the staff members we dealt with at Washington Diamond was very knowledgeable and helpful. They took the time to help me make the right purchase and never pressured me. In addition to exquisite diamonds, their custom made settings were absolutely incredible. I am now a committed customer and will save a lot of time in the future by going straight to Washington Diamond. 10/14/10

My fiance and I bought our wedding bands here after my fiance had a great experience working with Walter to purchase my engagement ring. The engagement ring and diamond selection process was very low pressure and they had a great selection with competitive prices.

They also had a great wedding band selection and very patient with us as we made our selections. At no point did we feel rushed or pressured. They even encouraged me to come back a few days before our wedding to have my engagement ring cleaned for the big day! Karen A 10/12/2010

Washington Diamond is the best around! They only have GIA certified diamonds and are great to work with. I really enjoyed my experience there and I was very pleased with the ring (my fiancee was as well!). We will definitely be back for our wedding bands.  Steve, 9/6/10

My husband had a great experience at Washington Diamond when he went to pick out and purchase my engagement ring. When it was time to pick out our wedding rings, we decided to go back to Washington Diamond and I'm so glad we did. We are very happy with our wedding rings! The gentleman we worked with was patient and knowledgeable. They have a wide variety of rings from which to choose and because you have to have an appointment to go there, you have undivided attention from a jewelry expert. We never felt pushed into buying rings that weren't right for us either. For example, though I tried on wedding bands with diamonds in them, I knew I wanted a ring that was similar to my mother's. I wanted a solid, platinum, delicate band. I would think that many sales people would want to push the idea of adding diamonds to it, but the gentleman who was helping us never did that. Instead, he helped me find a band that coordinates beautifully with my engagement ring and is exactly what I wanted. My husband's band looks like it was meant to be on his hand. We also got our rings inscribed on the inside and they did that very quickly and beautifully. We are very happy with Washington Diamond and absolutely recommend them.   K & S, 8/3/10

I have been a customer of Washington Diamond for more than fifteen (15) years and with good reason.  Washington Diamond is an extremely reputable and trustworthy Fine Jewelry Retailer.  Their diamond and gemstone jewelry is outstanding in quality and value.  I have the highest regard for their professional, attentive and customer-focused staff. Over the years I have purchased several fine jewelry pieces, which I love and cherish and will pass them down to my children for them to cherish as well.  Thank you Tom and the Washington Diamond Team for being the "Best of the Best!!  Diane K., 5/12/10  Dunn Loring, VA

My fiance and I cared about finding a jeweler that was educated about conflict diamonds and (obviously) did not sell them. We also wanted to use a local jeweler to buy our rings. Washington Diamond came up right away in our initial search.  Of all of the websites for local jewelers that we visited, theirs was the only one that provided clear information about what a conflict diamond is and how to be sure that you are buying a safe diamond.

While this is what initially attracted us to Washington Diamond, we had an excellent experience with the staff. The service was phenomenal, and they had a wide variety of styles to choose from. They offered lots of information and answered all of our many questions. After purchasing the engagement ring with them, we went back to buy all of our wedding bands from them too.  

I couldn't recommend them more highly. Washington Diamond is a socially-conscious AND customer-conscious business.  Amy M., 3/22/10  Arlington, VA

Working by appointment only, this is a trustworthy dealer.  They are extremely patient to hear your needs, discuss prices and design your dream ring.  Their prices are very competitive and they only deal with GIA-certified diamonds.  They even tell you to go with another dealer when they don't think they can match the competitor's price (which happened in my case).

If I were to shop for a ring again, I would go back to them.  They even have a satisfaction guarantee policy-- if your lady does not like the ring, they'll give you your money back (within a couple weeks).  Even if it's a custom-made ring.  Takaki K.  Alrington, VA  2/24/10

My fiance and I had a very good experience with Washington Diamond.  If we ever need diamond jewelry again, I am sure that we will go back there again.  My fiance spent MONTHS searching for the right stone and setting.  He said that Tom at Washington Diamond had a great selection of stones and was very knowledgeable.  Another thing that is great about this store is that they aren't PUSHY.  They also really work with you to create exactly what you want.  I have tiny fingers and my fiance had wanted to get me  two very thin wedding bands just like his mom has.  Although they normally don't make rings that thin, they came up with a way to do it right there on the spot, and made it just perfectly.  For my fiance's ring the one we ordered first came back from the company they got it from with a few nicks, they ordered a replacement, and again it had nicks. (note: they don't use this company any more because of this incident)  With our wedding date getting ever closer, rather than risk another problem ring, they just had their metalsmith create one that was very similar, only EVEN BETTER than the original ring we were looking at.  

Regarding the other staff, the ladies who work up front who answer your calls and help you out when you come by are just lovely.  They are very nice and quite knowledgeable themselves.  

And as a personal aside, I LOVE my engagement ring.  They are always happy to clean it for me any time I drop by, but even when it is FILTHY, it still sparkles like nothing else I've ever seen, and people always comment about how pretty the detailed band work is.  They did a phenomenal job, and we couldn't be happier.  I would suggest them to anyone looking for an engagement ring or any other diamond jewelry.  Vail M, 9/8/09  Alexandria, VA