Alexandra Essex Exquisite Jewels | Handmade Fine Jewelry Los Angeles

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Noosa smooth labradorite 18k gold necklace — full length — Alexandra Essex Exquisite Jewels

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Lucidity natural quartz necklace — alternate view — Alexandra Essex Exquisite Jewels

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It started with an obsession - with rocks, really.

Not the polite, perfectly matched kind, but the extraordinary, luminous, one-of-a-kind kind. The kind that catch the light differently. The kind that feel like they’ve been waiting to be found.

The problem? Most fine jewelry didn’t.

Too much of it felt interchangeable. Beautiful, yes - but also predictable. Designed to appeal to everyone, and in doing so, missing the point entirely. And priced as if originality were optional.

To us, ordinary is never an option. We wanted something else.

Something that felt personal. Distinctive. Delightfully unexpected.

So, we began creating what we couldn't find. One-of-a-kinds & limited production high jewelry pieces, magical, priced well, and beautifully handmade in Los Angeles.

Each piece starts with the stone - its character, depth, and quiet magnetism - and evolves from there. We design to reveal the magic of what’s already there, and to create something that feels singular from the moment you put it on.

The result is jewelry that doesn’t try to fit in. It feels discovered. Collected. Kept.

Because the pieces you reach for every day shouldn’t be what
everyone else already has.

After all….aren’t you extraordinary & luminous, too?

Opulence, Redefined

Conscious Consumption

Understanding where your jewelry is made, and by whom, makes an incredible difference. We design, create, make, and manufacture in Southern California with recycled metals & carefully sourced stones, often purchased directly from the small miners & cutters who produce them.

We make beautiful pieces for everyone - fine jewelry, real, solid gold, and natural stones, starting at $325 for Tahitian pearl earrings in 14k white gold.

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What our peeps say

Wearing my long pearl & turquoise necklace from Alexandra Essex always makes me feel powerful & beautiful. Her jewelry is always my go-to.

— Alicia Drake, Santa Monica CA

Alicia's 18k yellow gold necklace of South Sea pearls & fluted turquoise

What our peeps say

I have 6 or 7 pieces now - earrings, necklaces and my favorite ring ever. I love her jewelry - she designs with vision, and that strength comes through to me. Every time I present to the board, I'm wearing at least one of her pieces.

— Virginia Lee, Austin TX

Virginia's 18k Agra earrings with emerald cabochons

What our peeps say

Always beautiful.

— Lorene Evans, Montecito CA

Love at First Sight

Everyday Epic

Modern Talismans

Alchemy for the Bold

Iconic Style

All the Goods

Not the polite, perfectly matched kind, but the extraordinary, luminous, one-of-a-kind kind. The kind that catch the light differently. The kind that feel like they’ve been waiting to be found.

The problem? Most fine jewelry didn’t.

Too much of it felt interchangeable. Beautiful, yes - but also predictable. Designed to appeal to everyone, and in doing so, missing the point entirely. And priced as if originality were optional.

To us, ordinary is never an option. We wanted something else.

Something that felt personal. Distinctive. Delightfully unexpected.

So, we began creating what we couldn't find. One-of-a-kinds & limited production high jewelry pieces, magical, priced well, and beautifully handmade in Los Angeles.

Each piece starts with the stone - its character, depth, and quiet magnetism - and evolves from there. We design to reveal the magic of what’s already there, and to create something that feels singular from the moment you put it on.

The result is jewelry that doesn’t try to fit in. It feels discovered. Collected. Kept.

Because the pieces you reach for every day shouldn’t be whateveryone else already has.

After all….aren’t you extraordinary & luminous, too?

Conscious Consumption

Because the pieces you reach for every day shouldn’t be what
everyone else already has.