About Us
Conger’s Jewellers is one of the most trusted independent jewellers in Ottawa. The business is owned and managed by David Conger, a Graduate Gemologist. Specialities are jewellery design, jewellery appraisal and repairs. We are more of a jewellery design studio than a jewellery store. Jewellery is not premade or on display.
Conger’s Jewellers purchases gemstones from the best suppliers in Canada and worldwide. David searches for the best value from ethical sources when shopping for gems. He makes most of his jewellery by hand. You will find examples of previous work in the Gallery and Custom Engagement Rings pages.
The business is open on weekdays by appointment.
Education & Experience
David Conger is a Graduate Gemologist with the distinction of Earned in Residence at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). This distinction is above and beyond the norm of many gemologists who study by correspondence.
Residence students are required to complete more gem identification tests and diamond grading. Before an exam is taken, residence students are required to identify 1050 gems correctly. No correspondence student is asked to do this. His education was at GIA, at the Santa Monica, California campus. With more than 40 years in the jewellery business, David is recognized as an expert in his field and has appraised several thousand jewellery items.
