Discover Our Expert Jewelry Services

At Sam’s Jewelry Emporium, we offer a comprehensive range of services designed to meet all your jewelry needs. From custom creations and expert repairs to valuable resources and financing options, our experienced team is here to provide exceptional service and craftsmanship. Explore our offerings below to see how we can help you find or create the perfect piece.

Custom Work

When you meet with our jewelry designer, Eddy Escudero, you have begun a process that will deliver a piece of the finest quality jewelry and is crafted with the utmost care. A custom-designed piece means your jewelry is precious and one-of-a-kind, a keepsake family heirloom that is never compromised.

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Repairs

Sam’s Jewelry Emporium offers a variety of repair services from a simple chain repair to the most delicate antique restoration. Featured jewelry Jon Jones and his team take the time to perform intricate reconstruction of jewelry that most other stores won’t touch.

Sam’s uses a state-of-the-art Rofin Laser Welder to seamlessly repair your jewelry, enabling the most precise repairs to be made without causing discoloration or damage to the precious stones.

Watches

We have a large assortment of in-stock bands and batteries that can be installed while you wait.

Our Watchmaker Services Include:

Sam’s repairs mechanical watches

Battery replacement

Note: We will provide an estimate on all watch repairs prior to service. All watch repairs require a non-refundable deposit.

Diamond Buying Guide

Diamond Shapes

Diamond Buying Guide

Master the Art of Diamond Buying with Sam’s Emporium

When buying a diamond, it is vitally important to know about the 4 C’s. They are cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Together, the 4 C’s determine a diamond’s value. It is essential to learn about each of the 4 C’s before purchasing a diamond because each C speaks differently to each individual. For some, the color is the most important while for others it is the cut. The staff at Sam’s Emporium will help you to understand the four C’s of buying a diamond.

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Cut

To many, cut is the most important of the 4 C's. Each diamond is cut using an exact mathematical formula that unleashes its brilliance and fire. It also refers to the number of facets that the diamond has. The most common cut is the round brilliant. The round brilliant has 57 flat, polished facets that reflect the maximum amount of light. The mathematical formula also takes into account the depth of the cut. If a diamond is cut too shallow or too deep it will lose some of its fire. A well-cut diamond will reflect the light and refract it back out to your eye. Cut is not to be confused with shape.

Color

While diamonds come in every color of the spectrum, the most valuable diamond color is colorless. Truly colorless diamonds are extremely rare and as a result are expensive. They are graded on a color scale established by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Diamonds range from D (colorless) to Z. The further down in the alphabet the diamond is, the more yellow it appears. Color can best be determined by looking at a loose diamond on a pure white surface, and by noting any contrast.

Clarity

Internal imperfections and external irregularities affect the clarity of the diamond by interfering with the passage of light throughout the stone. Imperfections such as spots, lines, or bubbles are known as inclusions. The diamond is more valuable when it has fewer inclusions. According to the GIA's quality analysis system, clarity is graded on a scale ranging from flawless (FL or IF) to imperfect (I). The system is based on the visibility of inclusions at a magnification of 10x.

Carat

Some people believe that carat refers to the size of a diamond while in actuality; carat is the term used to measure a diamond's weight. A carat is equal to 200 milligrams, and there are 142 carats to an ounce. One carat is made up of one hundred points. The larger the diamond, the greater its rarity. Because larger diamonds are more rare, they generally have a greater value per carat.

Confidence

While these are the 4 most recognized C's, a fifth and less recognized, yet equally important C does exist. That is Confidence. Confidence in your jeweler is extremely important when buying this piece of jewelry that will last forever, and be passed down among generations. It is important to shop at a professional jeweler. Sam’s Emporium has the largest selection of loose diamonds in the area with the lowest possible prices. Sam’s friendly and knowledgeable staff will help you select the perfect diamond.

Diamond Shapes

Round Brilliant Princess Marquise or Navette Emerald or Octagonal Oval Pear Radiant Heart

Round Brilliant

The Round Brilliant

The round brilliant is by far the most popular and traditional shape and has the best angles for which to shine maximum brilliance. It has 57 facets and offers incredible light performance due to its symmetrical shape and precise cut proportions.

Princess

The Princess

The Princess is a brilliant-style shape with sharp, uncut corners. It is typically cut perfectly square, rather than as a rectangle. Brilliant style refers to vertical-direction crown and pavilion facets that are wide at the culet and narrowed toward the girdle, the opposite of the pavilion-facet arrangement on a curved-corner radiant. A Princess generally has 76 facets, giving it more brilliance and fire than a round brilliant.

Marquise or Navette

The Marquise or Navette

This cut thanks its name to the Marquise of Pompadour: a legend relates that the Sun King would have had a stone polished according to the shape of the mouth of the Marquise of Pompadour. The elongated shape ends in a point at both extremities, the navette offers a very luminous centre, but loses its sparkle towards the points. The marquise cut is identical to the brilliant cut as regards the number of placement of the facets, but is more difficult. The construction of the facets requires a lot of experience and fragility of the sharp points demands utmost precaution.

Emerald or Octagonal

The Emerald

The emerald cut is usually rectangular but older, square cuts are still around. It is a step-cut diamond; that is, it has rows of facets - usually 48 to 50 - that resemble as staircase and usually are four-sided or elongated. The typical size of a 1 carat rectangular Emerald Cut would be 7 by 5 mm.

Oval

The Oval

The oval's technique name is 'oval modified brilliant', based upon its shape and modifications of the traditional round brilliant configuration. The oval was invented by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960's. 56 facets are typical for oval brilliants.

Pear

The Pear

It is an intermediary shape between the brilliant and the marquise. Aesthetically, it is a very flattering cut in the shape of a water drop. The round part glitters the most, while the luminosity has difficulty reflecting to the point because the angles of the bottom facets are no longer than 40 degrees.

Radiant

The Radiant

This cut is another variant on the rectangular cut, combining the elegant outline of the emerald shape with the brilliance of the round shape. It forms the basis of a whole series of cuts derived from it (such as the princess cut)

Heart

Heart Shaped

The technical name for this stone is the 'Heart-Shaped Modified Brilliant', based upon its shape and modifications of the traditional round brilliant configuration. Heart-shaped brilliants typically contain 59 facets.

Loans

Financing

Loans

Sam’s Jewelry Emporium has been family owned for more than 75 years. We have become Akron’s most trusted jewelry store. Sam’s has one of the oldest pawnbrokers license in the state of Ohio; PB.100068.000. All loans are secured in safes for your security.

Getting a Cash Loan From Sam’s Emporium is Easy!

The entire process of receiving the cash you need make take as little as five minutes. If you have never pawned before, no problem. Simply bring your diamond or Jewelry items you wish to leave with Sam’s jewelry Emporium as collateral. There are no forms to fill out; we do all the work for you. The borrower must be at least 18 years of age and present a valid driver’s license or other state issued photo identification.

How Does Pawn Work?

Pawning is much like getting a secured loan from the bank or a traditional loan company. The borrower provides suitable items of value as collateral. The items are held by the pawnbroker, Sam’s Jewelry Emporium, until the loan is paid back with interest and storage. If the loan is not repaid as set forth in the loan agreement the collateral becomes lawfully the property of the lender. Loans are at a rate of 6% per 30 days plus a $6.00 storage charge

Banks and loan companies will not help you when you need a small loan.

We can loan as little as $5.00 … fast cash or large loans of $10,000 or more. You are not required to provide detailed financial information, proof of employment, or fill-out lengthy loan applications. There is no waiting period for your money and you get cash on the spot. Best of all, pawn loans do not affect your credit score and are not reported to the major credit bureaus.

Practices and Requirements

- We can not offer loan quotes by phone, fax or email
- We only loan on gold, platinum and diamond jewelry
- A loan consultant will work with you to determine value and make you an offer
- No exceptions to the minimum age of borrowers (18 YEARS OF AGE)
- No exceptions to the requirements of a legal form of photo identification
- Sam’s Jewelry Emporium reserves the right to decline to loan on any item

Financing

Sam's Jewelry Emporium is proud to offer financing through Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and their Wells Fargo Jewelry Advantage® credit card. This card provides the flexibility of buying what you really want, while spreading out the cost over monthly payments.

The Well Fargo Jewelry Advantage® credit card details

No Interest if Paid in Full within 6 months. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the purchase balance is not paid in full within the promotional period.**

The Well Fargo Jewelry Advantage® credit card is issued by Wells Fargo Bank N.A., an Equal Housing Lender. Special terms apply to qualifying purchases charged with approved credit at participating merchants. Minimum monthly payments are required during the promotional (special terms) period. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date at the APR for Purchases if the purchase balance is not paid in full within the promotional (special terms) period. Paying only the minimum monthly payment will not pay off the purchase balance before the end of the promotional period. For new accounts, the APR for Purchases is 28.99% If you are charged interest in any billing cycle, the minimum interest charge will be $1.00. This information is accurate as of 03/01/2024 and is subject to change. For current information, call us at 1-800-431-5921.

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A True Story...

Three daughters were getting married one summer and they each wanted to wear their late Grandmother’s wedding ring. Rather than having to make the tough decision of which daughter to give the ring to, their mother brought the ring to us. We scanned the ring using our state-of-the-art Matrix CAD Software and then re-created three exact replicas of the beautiful, timeless heirloom. Within six months each of her daughters married and now proudly carry their family heritage with them along with their mother, who still wears the original.

Discover Our Expert Jewelry Services

Custom Work

Repairs

Watches

Master the Art of Diamond Buying with Sam’s Emporium