Studio Six

I really appreciate the care my jewelry received. I came in to get a ring fixed and I found that the person who fixed my ring recognized its sentimental value. Additionally, I was charged a very reasonable price.

Russell at Studio Six saved my wedding ring! In the last few years my fingers got fatter and I could no longer wear my ring without cutting off circulation. I have been to sooooooo many jewelry shops, and they all say the same thing… cut the ring and add gold for $ 300+. Russell took his time with my ring and hammered it out two sizes larger to a perfect fit! And I can still read the original inscription inside the ring. I won’t mention the price because he really should be charging more for this service. I read some of the negative Unilocal reviews talking about lunch breaks, etc. Well Russell was on a lunch break when I arrived at his shop too, so what! Everyone needs to eat! Russell is a kind, professional, and gifted man, and because of Russell I can wear my wedding ring again (and I have a happy wife). He has my highest recommendation!

The man was very aggressive about me going into his store when it said «open» but he was outside. I said I needed help with a watch band and he said «you’ll need to come back later.»
Very displeased with the rude service and lack of interest in my business. Would recommend going elsewhere for watch services.

Do not pay attention to the «open» times. It is open only when they feel like it.
The man was super rude when I came by at 2PM to get a new watch band and he wanted to go to lunch, though the sign said open.
He told me I’d have to come back another time.
I’d rather give my service somewhere else, even if it is more expensive.

Extremely professional. Great service at a fair price. Please support this merchant. I had a great experience here.

It is an excellent watch store. The owner is very helpful. He definitely knows his stuff. The only downfall is that it is a narrow place, so it is hard to move around if there are too many people inside. Other than that, the service was great.

Extremely helpful, quick and professional. Highly recommended for any jewelry repair needs.

I went in to resize by watch and Russell was really kind and helpful. Showed me how to do it at home and finished the job in 5 minutes!

Russ is great! Always changes my battery and repairs my watches. He gives student discounts and sells a bunch of cool watches and jewelry. By far the best horologist in Berkeley.

As soon as I walked in, he repaired and readjusted the watch on the spot. It took 15 minutes max, and he let me stay and watch the entire process. It totaled $ 20 for everything, which I think is a reasonable price. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to get their watch fixed or readjusted.

Fixed our 3 watches within 20 minutes! Russel was friendly, genuine and seemed like a great guy all around. Great place for a quick fix!

I asked the staff to replace a battery for my watch. Then the time dial was no longer corresponding to the digital time. And he said he doesn’t know how to do it but he needs to get paid. Are you there for repairing watch???

Very unprofessional service and terrible attitude. I went there for watch battery change last Sunday. I don’t know in what way but the glass cover of my watch stucked in his tool. He wanted me to leave the watch and come on Monday. I insisted on taking the watch with me. He said he usually doesn’t open on Monday but would open it for me. We made an appointment on 5:30. On Monday I went there, and the store was closed. I called, left message, he never called back. This Saturday I called and went there again. He sounded nice over the phone. But when I was there he wanted me to leave the watch there again. Of course I don’t want to leave my watch there. He became angry and said if I won’t leave the watch he won’t fix it.

Used to shop here when it was Sather Gate Jewelers.
Went in need of a watch battery and was VERY pleased with the owner’s skill and customer care!
I will be back.
Cool stuff.

Who knows what could have been… I go there during posted hours on Sunday and the store door is open but the gate is up and no one answers the phone… Not a great way to run a business since I took the time to drive over and the business is not open… What a waste of time

Waited several days to write this review, so that I wouldn’t. y’know, be using all capitals and exclamation points and the like.
My first (but not likely last) experience here, last Sunday left me with the knowledge that I’d just been dealing with someone (Russell, the owner) who’d shown honesty, integrity, competence, expertise, resourcefulness, and a few other complimentary nouns I can’t remember at the moment.
He saved me most of the money I’d expected to pay, by suggesting a cheaper option (quickly replacing one part of my watchband rather than selling me a new one), and in our conversation during the 8 to 10 minutes I spent there I got a sense of his knowledge of watches and also learned a couple of interesting things about Telegraph Ave, a street I already know quite a bit about.
I usually go months between writing Unilocal reviews, but this one deserved to be written

Watch resized fairly quickly. Owner and wife is nice. Trust his work and will be back if I need anything else.

Came in and got my watch battery fixed up in less than 10 minutes.
The owner is friendly and quick.
$ 10.88!

I came to Studio Six to have the batteries of my two watches replaced. My Paul Frank watch took a little while to put the backing back on, and I was a little worried with the tools he was using, but he did get it back in.
My Skagen watch, though, was trickier because of the small watch face. He was honest with me and said that it would take him much longer to get the backing of of the watch because his hands are big for the job. He recommended me to go down the street a little to the sunglasses store (Berkeley Shades and Optical, which also sold watches). The owner there sells Skagens and has smaller hands to work in the watch. I thanked him. and paid for the one battery ($ 8). I went over to the other store, and golly boy, I regret that so much. (See my review of Berkeley Shades store)

Wandered into Berkeley for some ice cream sandwiches when we stumbled upon Lee’s street side table in front of her store. You can tell that the quality of jewelry on her table was way above the other street vendors. All jewelry is made of sterling silver and is priced according to weight. While I was scoping out the rings, one of her previous customers walked up and unfortunately her necklace broke. Lee said she would fix it for free. no questions asked! I thought that was so nice! I ended up leaving with a gorgeous handmade sterling silver ring that I will be wearing daily! I’ve been looking for a ring like this for awhile and I’m glad I found it here! Will definitely come back to visit the next time I’m in the bay!