Lyle Husar Designs

I would urge caution in doing business -- specifically buying diamonds -- with Lyle Husar in Brookfield, Wi. I received a pair of diamond earrings as a gift. I asked for documentation regarding value so that they could be insured. They provided a price that I thought high, but decided to insure for that amount. Now, a year later, I wanted to return/exchange.
I went back to Husar's to learn true value and was "brushed off." I learned that one of the stones was purchased at wholesale pricing; the other was "traded out" and value was hard to pinpoint. [redacted] was nice, but not helpful - and then he told me that I couldn't exchange anyway...I'd have to go back to the person who gave them to me and ask him to exchange. (That, by the way as a "new" twist after three conversations with him and two conversations with his staff...no one told me that only the purchaser could exchange....)
So I took the diamonds to two other jewelers. They both found significant flaws in the stones -- and both told me that they should have been valued at least $8,000 less than what Husar's documented. I now believe the value indicated on the documentation Husar's provided was meant to impress, not an accurate value.
Key learning: You need to work with someone you trust when purchasing diamonds. I would not trust Lyle Husar Designs. Suggest that if you have anything appraised outside of Husar's before you actually sign on the dotted line.

Lyle Husar Designs was a terrific find and has remained a go-to source for unique jewelry and jewelry repairs. They took rough ideas I submitted and turned them into a fantastic one-of-a-kind and very beautiful combination necklace/pin for my wife and incredible cufflinks for myself. Each of these pieces has garnered very positive and unsolicited comments when we have worn them. If you are looking for something from the heart that tells your loved one how special she is, then these are the jewelers with the talent and skills to make a memorable keepsake that she can wear proudly for a lifetime.