Abalungisi bobucwebe Abafanele Isisindo Sabo Ngegolide

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Ukulungiswa kobucwebe: Esigabeni sesithombe sangeSonto, amazwibela esithombe esinendatshana emayelana nokukhanda ubucwebe kubhekiselwa kuyindandatho yedayimane engu-3.8 karat. Itemu elilungile yi-carat.

Kodwa ukukhetha isisebenzi sezandla esinekhono ukuze singene esikhundleni serubi esichithiwe noma akhe kabusha iringi yokuthembisana entekenteke kuyithemba eligcwele ukudumazeka okungaba khona. Thumela ibhroshi likagogo wakho elizungezwe ngedayimane kumuntu ongalungile, futhi lingabuya selishintshiwe kakhulu ngendlela engenakulungiseka.

Ngenhlanhla, L.A. iyikhaya labanye ochwepheshe bobucwebe abangomakadebona abazi indlela yabo eduze kwe-laser welder. Nazi ezimbalwa zezitolo zokulungisa ezethenjwa kakhulu edolobheni:

Denton Jewellers

Nakuba cishe zonke izitolo zobucwebe zesimanje zithumela izingcezu zamawashi ikakhulukazi kubantu besithathu ukuze zilungiswe, iDenton Jewelers ePacific Palisades ingesinye sezitolo ezimbalwa zendabuko, ezisebenza ngokugcwele ezisele eNingizimu yeCalifornia.

Isitolo sokukhiqiza esakhiweni siziqhenya ngabacwebi bobucwebe abathathu abamukela ama-oda edizayini ngokwezifiso kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi yokulungisa nokubuyisela, kanye nomenzi wamawashi oqeqeshwe yibo bobabili uCartier no-Rolex ubuciko obuhle bokugcina imikhaza inyakazisa.

Lesi sitolo, esibala uTom Hanks, Goldie Hawn kanye noBilly Crystal phakathi kwamakhasimende aso ajwayelekile, sivuliwe kusukela ngo-1948, umnikazi wamanje, uSaad Mazboudi ongowokuzalwa eLebanon, wasithatha ngo-1996 ngemuva kokuqeqeshwa ngaphansi kwesaso sangaphambilini.

“Akukholakali ukugcwala kwezimoto eziqhamuka emnyangweni wezezinkonzo,” kusho uMazboudi. "Uma inensimbi, sisuka kobhodisi siye ezimpahla zokugeza siye ezicathulweni."

Amanani okulungisa asukela ku-$8 ukuze athathe indawo yokugxuma eyisiliva ephukile afinyelele ezinkulungwaneni zokubuyiselwa okuyinkimbinkimbi (isongo se-retro sangeminyaka yawo-1940 sakhiwe kabusha futhi sabuyiselwa ngo-$3,000).

Denton Jewellers. Kuvulwa ngo-10 ekuseni kuya ku-6 p.m. NgoLwesibili kuze kube uMgqibelo. 15231 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades. (310) 454-3612.

Inkampani Regency Jewelry Co.

Lapho u-Cameron Silver, umnikazi wesitolo se-vintage somklami Amashumi eminyaka, edinga ukwakha kabusha noma ukulungisa i-retro bauble, ubhekisa amabombo ku-Regency Jewelry Co., esebenza ngokukhethekile ekubuyiseleni izinto zakudala.

“Ukuklanywa kobucwebe bakudala kuwusizo endleleni ehlukile yokuyilungisa,” kuphawula umnikazi uRobert Goldman, uyise owasungula ibhizinisi endaweni eseduze yesitolo ngo-1948. Ngokwesibonelo, wathi, “ngezinye izikhathi uba namatshe angakwazi ukukubamba ukushisa. Kwesinye isikhathi ucezu lube nomsebenzi omningi kakhulu okumele ulubuyisele esimweni salo sokuqala."

Nakuba izinto zasendulo zinamandla aso, isitolo siphatha zonke izinhlobo zokulungisa nokubuyisela, okuhlanganisa ukulungisa amawashi omkhulu aphukile, ukwakha kabusha izingxenye zoqweqwe lwawo olungekho, ukukhanda ubucwebe bemvunulo kanye nokubuyekeza amadizayini amadala ukuze ahambisane namathrendi esimanjemanje.

Amanani asukela cishe ku-$5 ukuze athathe indawo ye-rhinestone eyodwa kuya cishe ku-$900 ukuze avuselele angaphakathi eshalofu eliphezulu i-Rolex.

Inkampani Regency Jewelry Co. Kuvulwa ngo-10 ekuseni kuya ku-4 p.m. NgoLwesibili kuze kube uMgqibelo. 8129 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, (323) 655-2573.

Ubucwebe buka-Sam kanye nokulungiswa kwewashi

Umenzi wobucwebe u-Sam Boktor uqala ukusebenza esitolo sobucwebe sikayise e-Egypt ngesikhathi engasaboni kahle kwikhawunta engaphambili. Kungase kube yingakho engesabi ukuthinta izingcezu eziphukile nezilimele abanye abahlobi abazibona "njengezingenakulungiseka."

Isitolo sokukhanda sika-Boktor esineminyaka engu-8 ubudala esimaphakathi nedolobha eligcwele ubucwebe besifunda saziwa ngokuthatha izingcezu eziyinkinga kanye nobucwebe baso obushelelezi, obenziwe ngoku-oda. Umnikazi onobungane, okhanyisa inyanga esitolo sakhe esisha, i-Galleria Jewelry and Watch Repair enxanxatheleni yezitolo i-Glendale Galleria, wenzela amasongo ohambo lomhlaba lomculi u-Jason Mraz lwango-2008 futhi wake wenza iketango langokwezifiso lika-Ricky Martin.

Amanani asukela ku-$20 kuya ku-$70, kodwa i-Boktor ngokuvamile ayikhokhisi ukuhlanza okujwayelekile kanye "nezinto ezilula."

Ubucwebe buka-Sam kanye nokulungiswa kwewashi. Kuvulwa phakathi neviki ngo-10 ekuseni. kuze ku-9 p.m. futhi 11am. kuya ku-7 p.m. NgoMgqibelo. 637 S. Hill St., Suite F9, Los Angeles. (213) 817-6001.

Amatshe ayigugu ka-Eugene

Ifakwe phakathi kwezindawo zokudlela ze-hip ku-Vermont Avenue ka-Los Feliz, i-Eugene's Jewellers isineminyaka engu-64 isebhizinisi.

Izintengo ezingaphansi kwesilinganiso, ukulungiswa kwekhwalithi ephezulu kanye nesevisi yokumomotheka (kodwa engalokothi iphushe) ikwenza kube enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu endaweni yokulahla lelo songo eliphukile noma ilokhi engagobile.

Umnikazi u-Mark Sugarman, omunye wesizukulwane sesibili sobucwebe (uyise wavula isitolo ngo-1946), ucaphuna "umuzwa womndeni wesikole esidala kanye nenkonzo yezandla" njengezilinganiso zebhizinisi lakhe. “Ukuthi sithembekile kusenza sibe yisibonelo esihle kwezamabhizinisi,” engeza. Lokho kungase kuchaze ukuthi kungani, phakathi neminyaka edlule, amakhasimende anjengoMichael Landon noMadonna aye njalo esitolo.

Zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi esekelwe ubucwebe ziyamukelwa (ezinye zithunyelwa kosonkontileka, kanti ezinye zenziwa endlini), okuhlanganisa ukusetha kabusha amatshe, ukulungiswa kwewashi nokukhiqizwa kabusha kwezingcezu zakudala.

Amanani asukela cishe ku-$8 ukuya ku-solder ndawonye iketango eliphukile ukuya phezulu kuka-$300 ukuze ufake i-shank entsha eringini futhi usethe kabusha wonke amatshe awo.

Amatshe ayigugu ka-Eugene. Kuvulwa ngo-10 ekuseni kuya ku-5:30 p.m. NgoMsombuluko, ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesine nangoLwesihlanu nango-10 ekuseni. kuya ku-5 p.m. NgoMgqibelo. 1754 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 662-7007.

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