About

Leo Hamel, a San Diego native and owner of Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers & Jewelry Buyers, started buying and selling jewelry over 30 years ago in San Diego, CA. Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers has been voted the BEST Jewelry Store by U-T San Diego readers each year since 2010, and has received numerous awards and accolades throughout its tenure in San Diego. Hamel, whose business is still family run after three decades, employs over 40 San Diegans, including a Hearts On Fire Champion, who has earned her title as the top Hearts On Fire salesperson in the world. The retail jewelry store location near Downtown San Diego offers vintage jewelry, diamonds, and fine watches, while eight jewelry buying locations are scattered throughout the county in San Diego, La Mesa, El Cajon, Solana Beach, Oceanside, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, and Chula Vista, CA.