Alie Jewelers

Steve at Alie Jewelers is pretty awesome. He took the time to educate us on diamonds and the different alloys for the setting and in the process built the trust in doing business with him. We looked at other jewelers in downtown Portsmouth and they were good as well but the combination of finding what Alie had available and Steve's professionalism sealed it for us. We were shopping for an engagement ring and don't know jewelry at all. But we (she) knows what speaks to us and Alie had it. They had a very unique platinum setting and had a diamond that was perfect. It has been ordered and we (she) couldn't be happier. I should mention we visited Alie and Steve three times and each time never felt pressured, undersold or oversold. Buy local. You won't get the education or service from a website. Thank you, Steve!

After going to about 12 jewelry shops in the past weeks, Steve Alie at this location was the most knowledgeable, most passionate, and honest person I communicated with during my entire quest for the perfect engagement ring. I spoke with Steve for hours and really enjoyed the sheer volume of information he knew and shared about diamonds. Unfortunately, my ultra-aggressive timeline of 3 days (I was here for a work trip) was not enough for Steve to help me with a diamond, but he graciously helped me with information that allowed me to be smarter and more perceptive when shopping where I lived (Manhattan). He was likely the only person I spoke with honest enough to tell me that he didn't find a diamond with a good enough cut for what I was looking for.nnMy fiance now has the perfect diamond, and I owe a large part of that to Steve. I regret that my work schedule didn't allow for he and I to work together longer, but I am more than happy to leave a review in the hopes that this location gets more of the business they deserve.

Alie Jewelers in Portsmouth came highly recommended by a family friend and it was an absolute pleasure working with them from start to finish. Stephen and Jill helped us create a stunning non-traditional engagement ring (blue sapphire with diamond halo) that was better than anything we found online or in other stores around the NH seacoast. After researching options for several months (stones, settings, metals, styles, etc.) we came to Alie knowing that we'd need to build the ring the from scratch—which felt very intimidating at the time. But Stephen and Jill were there to guide us during every step of the process.nnStephen is an AGS certified gemologist and helped us tremendously with not only finding sapphires that were the right color/size/clarity, but also evaluating them to find the highest quality stones to fit our budget. He sourced several different loose stones that fit our criteria and got them in the store to see for ourselves. My fiancée immediately fell in love with one of the sapphires (the color blue was perfect) and we were halfway there. We then worked with Jill on finding a diamond halo setting that would work with the round sapphire and also be sturdy enough to fit my fiancée’s lifestyle (teacher/runner). Jill poured through all the options with us and was very transparent with pricing. She helped us understand how different design, metal, and stone variations would all affect our costs. In the end, she found us a beautiful white gold diamond halo setting that looks absolutely stunning with the sapphire. It’s been a few months since our engagement and my fiancée is still obsessed with her ring. And I’ll admit that since I was so involved in the process, I’m minorly obsessed with it too. She gets so many compliments and we’ve been recommending Alie to everyone we know.nnI should also add that we had the ring appraised by a third party jeweler for insurance purposes, and it appraised for significantly above what we paid for it. I’m honestly not surprised though. I knew as soon as I saw the finished product that they helped us create an amazing ring. I cannot recommend Stephen and Jill enough. Their knowledge, patience, expertise, and attention to detail were a saving grace during what could have been an overwhelming process. We’re looking forward to visiting them again to choose our wedding bands. If you’re considering buying a ring online or at another NH jewelry store, do yourself a favor and visit Alie Jewelers instead. They’re a family business who can work within your budget to find (or create) a ring that’s exactly what you’re looking for.