If your a regular user of Instagram you have probably seen this Asian fellow around named “Ben Baller”. Well, who is he and what does he exactly do? He is a jeweler and originally started producing jewelry for high end A list celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Justin Bieber and many more. His shop is located in the Slauson swapmeet in Southern California where it is run by his family now on a day to day basis I believe. He creates custom jewelry per your design/drawing and specifications and it is all done in house from the mold creation down to the casting and diamond setting. You can really say that IS a true jeweler. I ran into this fellow on social media and had to get a custom pendant made once I saw the craftsmanship of his work compared to other jewelers in New York City. Kind of odd, No? NYC is home to west 47th street which controls a large portion of the jewelry business in the USA. The thing is that a lot of these “Jewelers” dont have anything to do with the creation of their work. They buy the pendants and necklaces wholesale from large vendors located on 47TH street in those huge buildings and you really aren’t getting anything special as every store stocks the same pendants and jewelry besides a few.
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