American Jewelry

American Jewelry is a jewelry repair business on Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, operating out of the historic Clark Building since 1978. The company traces its roots back to 1946, making it one of the longer-standing names in Pittsburgh's jewelry repair trade. Rather than functioning primarily as a retail storefront, American Jewelry is built around repair work for both wholesale and retail clients — the shop currently does wholesale trade work for more than 60 other stores in addition to serving walk-in customers directly. Four master jewelers work on-site, handling everything from bracelet, earring, and chain soldering to wax carving, casting, and pearl restringing, with all repair work done in-house rather than sent out. The showroom itself sits on the third floor of the Clark Building, with an open window into the workshop so visitors can watch jewelers at work while browsing the jewelry cases. For anyone in Pittsburgh's downtown cultural district with a piece that needs expert repair rather than a routine fix, this kind of dedicated repair operation — with decades of institutional experience and a full in-house workshop — is a fairly unusual find compared to a typical retail jeweler.