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AustSaint · Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Location: Yongmun

Am looking for a place that sells gold wedding rings. I know that around Jongno sam ga there are many little jewelery shops but I am not sure I could trust them. So if anybody has bought a simple gold wedding band in Korea, could you give me the location and cost? thanks in advance

NYC_Gal 2.0 · Joined: 10 Dec 2010

I found some in Art Center in Incheon. I had to go to a bunch of places until I could find plain gold bands. We got ours really thin, because he wasn't used to wearing a ring and wanted something light, and I have really small hands. We're going to get awesome hammered ones for our anniversary in 5-10 years, but we knew that there was little-to-no chance of finding that style here.

We'd almost gotten some stupid 2-toned, filigree-styled rings that cost 2 million won because I was about to give up on ever finding something plain, but the guy said it would take 2 weeks to size them down. For 2 million won, I wanted them within a day or two. Where I ended up getting the rings, they sized them down in an hour.

It's real gold, because I'm allergic to all other metals besides gold and platinum. I can't even wear sterling silver. Send me a PM if you can't find anything on your own, and I'd be happy to show you where to go.

Also, congratulations!

strange_brew · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

pm sent

SMOE NSET · Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Location: Seoul

I bought my wedding band near Jonggak Station. It is a plain band. It is 14k white gold. I believe it was around 350-400,000W.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

Go to Singapore and buy them. Korea is a ripoff when it comes to jewelry and much of it is fake.

NYC_Gal 2.0 · Joined: 10 Dec 2010

Plain bands don't cost a fortune, and any money that you might save would be negated by buying plane tickets. If you're talking about gemstones, then sure, travel, but for plain gold? Nah.

(That is, unless you're going on vacation anyway...)

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

Tiffanys will have what your looking for at a price that you make you feel like you've surely gotten real 14K gold.

AustSaint · Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Location: Yongmun

thanks for the posts, I will show my fiancee and see what she thinks.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

NYC_Gal 2.0 · Joined: 10 Dec 2010

Swampfox10mm · Joined: 24 Mar 2011

My Korean family bought a wedding ring for their son. He insisted we get it in the USA. They are Korean, and distrust local jewelers that much.

Hoost · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Seoul

I in fact have gone through the process myself as I got married 2 years ago here. This is my advice...

For any ring with a gemstone... bluenile.com has the best prices by far. I bought my wife a high quality 1 carat diamond ring with platinum band for around $6k. I think they ship internationally, but to be honest I didn't feel comfortable with that so I shipped it to my parents in the US. They came and visited Korea for the engagement party and brought the ring in person.

However, for the actual wedding bands... I had them made here in Korea. There is a guy (a real craftsman) in Jongno. He made them from scratch and we watched the whole process together. He's super talented, fair priced, and watching our rings be custom made was a magical experience.

It's a tiny little shop...check out: http://www.sinbyart.co.kr

The guy is straightforward, honest, and even works in platinum.

likeanyother · Joined: 05 Jun 2011

Hey Hoost. I don't have enough posts for a pm, but if you happen to see this, could you pm me about the place you went? I need a little more info that I can't find on that website, not being fluent in Korean and all. Thanks!

Hoost · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Seoul

Same problem here, not enough posts for a pm. Just let me know what you need here.

likeanyother · Joined: 05 Jun 2011

Hey. If you happen to see this, just wondering where exactly the shop is and does he speak any English?

Thanks.