John David Cooney

It’s difficult to put in to words my review of John. Simply, I will always use John for the rest of my life when it comes to diamonds and or jewelry. I am grateful to have found him and trust him completely.
My future wife and I were visiting Stuart the week after we became engaged and we were shopping around for wedding bands. The engagement ring I picked out was roughly 100 years old. Matching a platinum wedding band to the filigree platinum engagement ring was not going to happen at Jared’s. John knew everything about the engagement ring and was very helpful in educating us about our diamond. He drew up some designs the day we walked in for a one of a kind matching wedding band. His words, «I want you guys to have a ring no one has ever seen before.» We left that day with hopes to return months later to have the ring made.
We put off buying the wedding band until three weeks out from the wedding date, and after visiting a local jeweler in Georgia who could not meet our requests we called John. For less money than what the Georgia Jeweler would have sold us just the band alone for, John found us a band, curved it to match the shape of the engagement ring, and hand engraved the new wedding band to perfectly match the engagement ring. His care for people and for his work is unrivaled.
We are lucky to have found John and consider anyone not working with him in their purchase of Jewelry and Diamonds to be missing out.
Thanks JDC

My grandmother wanted to gift me the diamond from her wedding ring, but she felt I should wear it on a necklace. Grandma started asking around to see if any of her friends knew an honest jeweler that could do custom work. Her good friend Phyllis gave John a glowing recommendation, so she went to check out his shop and meet him in person.
The shop isn’t on a main road, but if you know where the only dog park in Stuart is his shop is just past that (off Central Pkwy which is near the intersection of Kanner Hwy and Monterey). It’s a cozy little shop and it was John himself who greeted us when we walked in. This is exactly what Grandma and I were looking for, someone that we could meet and be our friend through this process (not like a corporate owned jewelry store where you never meet the actual jeweler because they’re all sales people).
Before deciding on John, Grandma had met with another local jeweler, who needed twice the time (3 days to order materials, 7 days to make it) and wanted to charge more money to craft a custom necklace setting for the diamond stone from her wedding ring. Besides being an economically better decision, Grandma who is very astute in these matters, knew immediately that John was the person for this job. She can just tell when someone is honest and has a good heart, it’s one of her talents.
When I got into town, Grandma took me to meet John and we brought the diamond wedding ring with us. John put the diamond up onto a giant screen and showed us the little inclusions and unique marks on the cuts of the facets of the stone. He also analyzed the size and color of my grandma’s diamond, making detailed notes on our invoice. We knew there wouldn’t be any funny business at John’s, and that we would get back the exact same diamond that we were leaving there. This may not be a large concern for people bringing in semi precious stones, but for a valuable diamond like the one on my grandmother’s wedding ring it made us feel very secure to know how well documented this diamond was going in and how thorough he was I’m explaining to us the unique markers of our peticular stone.
I myself am a painter and creatively speaking I was very impressed with Johns own designs, which were on display at his shop. He makes these spectacular sun dials pendants, which besides looking really cool actually tell time and can be adjusted based on your latitude and longitude. As an artist I am of the Post Modernist school of thought which stipulates that in the best designs, «form follows function,» and so I personally felt an alignment with John as he clearly makes pieces that are more than just aesthetically pleasing.
Grandma didn’t know exactly what she wanted the necklace to look like, so John presented a few options and had some great ideas on how to make the diamond really stand out. He also gave us advice on what kind of chain and metal to use, etc. So of course we decided to go ahead with the custom necklace order, and added two antique rings that we decided to have resized there as well.
Only two days later he called to say the piece was ready! The antique rings were not quite ready though, so we waited until the next day when they were done as well to pick everything up. The total time for one custom necklace and two rings resized was only three days, an amazing feat in my opinion. The setting for the necklace is perfect, it cradles the stone making it very secure yet it lets in a lot of light so it really sparkles! I have attached some pictures of the finished piece.
John is a very talented jewelry designer (and all around jeweler) and I would recommend him to anyone! The quality of the work is superb and his prices are no more expensive than Joe Schmo down the street (less expensive in the case of this order!). Just call him– even if you already have a place in mind get a second opinion from John.
And if you are looking for a unique piece that NO ONE else will have, consider one of his awesome sundials or other creations. Truly a most talented artist, I have nothing but respect for this guy!!!

John designed and created my very unique wedding ring. I didn’t want something everyone else had and although I lived miles away, he collaborated with me via email and photos to take my idea of two wrapped bands encircled with diamonds to the finished piece… exceeding all expectations. What an amazing artist this man is — without any of the pretentions one would expect in his industry. He is a pleasure to work with and know.

EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST, CRAFTSMAN, VISIONARY,
I have been a fan of this mans work for decades. I am a walking display of his work and asked all the time «Who Made That» I speak of my prized sundial. If you are looking for a unique one of a kind piece you will treasure. You don’t need to look any further.