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January 2024 by Ricca Cathrina E.
Experience 12/28/2023 I visited this place for the first time early 2023 and brought my kids back in December 2023. This place is a museum on its own. During both visits I had excellent experience with staff. The store is simply amazing. Their vintage watch collection is a must! For our second visit, we got an antique watch for my son's graduation. And , the store celebrated my son's milestone by giving us a small discount. That meant a lot. Note: you have to call in to get an appointment to get to the store. I didn't know that during our second visit, and I took the chance and called the number if we can do a quick walk in. They granted our request and allowed us to go in and look without an appointment.
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June 2023 by John E.
First several confessions... I am a perfectionist and secondly, do not work well w/ people that are not honest, knowledgeable and professionals at what they do... Renaissance Antiques excels on all accounts... I dealt w/ a great fella by the name of Ron and sincerely wish I had meet him sooner... I had several very old treasured family clocks that went back 3 generations and could not repair them do to shaky old hands and the lack of resources to find needed parts...They were able to find all necessary delicate parts and also had the resources to have some custom ground beveled glass made that was missing... They refinished the brass case on an old tarnished carriage clock and it was obvious it was done w/ attention to detail...These folks are at the very top of their game and can not say enough positive comments... A sincere thank you to all of them for everything...JohnWalnut Creek, CA
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April 2023 by Tina S.
It is our first time to visit this shop in Solvang. It was such a delight since there are numerous antique items which are of investment-quality. Truly a precious store! I really enjoyed looking and discovering a lot of items- soooo much nice things to look at. There are a lot of music boxes and clocks that caught my attention.Try stopping by this place when in Solvang!
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December 2022 by John H.
One of the most remarkable stores you will ever visit! If you are one of the very fortunate visitors, the long time owner and historian Julie Palladino, will demonstrate the rare and extraordinary antique 'entertainment centers' of the19th century. They include automated instruments, hand-crafted cylinder, disc, and combination music boxes designed to fill a room with automatic music. And if that is not enough to blow you away, their rare and exceptional antiques, jewelry, and art will mesmerize you. Don't miss this very special store where you will find all manner of lovingly restored antique collectables.
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June 2022 by Andy R.
I needed to get my antique barometer repaired. The repairman, Nik, currently works in Renaissance Antiques! He does fantastic repair work. Now that Solvang Antiques is an online store, Renaissance Antiques is my new favorite antique store. The quality of the items for sale is staggering! If you are in Solvang, and you like antiques, do yourself a favor and stop in. Behold, marvel and wonder at the items for sale!
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May 2022 by Amy L.
This was one of my favorite store to walk into while in solvang. I was so mesmerized with the music boxes!! A very nice lady gave us info, walked us through some items and even let us listen to the music. It was so beautiful. It's a goal to come back and buy a music box. All of the items in this store were restored and will have a 1 year warranty when you make a purchase. Clocks were beautiful here too but I loved the music boxes more. If you're in the area, I recommend this antique. The next time I come here, I'll be buying a music box.
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May 2022 by Taylor W.
Susan was absolutely amazing and knowledgeable! She was so patient and showed us the all of the amazing clocks and music boxes the store had to offer. She even gave us a little history lesson on each piece we inquired about Thank you so much Susan! The Wagners
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April 2022 by Rick L.
We have a mantel clock that had previously had the workings changed from electrical to quartz, but it had stopped working. We took it Renaissance Antiques and they looked at it and gave us an estimate to put in a new quartz movement with Westminster chime's. They had the clock approximately a month and we are ecstatic with the new movement and the quality of work. Priced at $100 to remove & replace with a new movement for our clock was great! Can highly recommend!
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April 2022 by Rick S.
On the West Coast it is near impossible to find a great antique store. Renaissance Antiques is the BEST I have found in Southern/Central California. Ron and Julie are extremely knowledgeable and are always happy to answer my questions. I have purchased several amazing items from them and I always make a point to visit when I'm in the area. HIGHLY recommend if you're in to antiques and are tired of "flea market" antique stores that don't have the real treasures you're looking for. This store has a strong selection of everything but their strong point is clocks and repairing them. Check them out for sure!
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February 2022 by Esteban M.
My wife and I had a great experience at this store. They have an amazing collection. We were so impressed by the staff's willingness to educate us and share their knowledge. One of the staff members even spent considerable time with a young family whose children just wanted to see some of their many musical items play Will definitely be back!
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January 2022 by Flynn B.
Wow, what a cool place and what a fantastic history lesson. Today, my boyfriend and I decided to cruise through this antique shop. We never thought we'd leave that place with information about original clocks and music boxes. Although we didn't leave with a treasure, we left with some amazing facts from the gentleman working there. It was a treat to hear the music from the Switzerland music box and the copper disc box. Amazing. We'll be back for a visit soon!
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December 2021 by Walter L.
Every time we come to Solving, we always come to this place. It is very fascinating to how a human mind can be this creative. We absolutely love this place and their mechanics. It's like a museum, has all different types of architecture. I will give the place a 5-star. I recommend people visiting this place, maybe you will find something you like.
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November 2021 by Yujie X.
My friend and I were having a day trip in Solvang and we stopped by at this store before driving back. And this was definitely the highlight of our trip. The gentleman who greeted us was really kind and professional, and let me hear all the music boxes that I was curious about. He also kindly explained the mechanism and history of the music boxes. You could tell that he was treating the music boxes with genuine care, not just as items for sale. It was my first time seeing (and hearing) a disc music box, and it sounded so beautiful. I also got to see and hear a barrel organ music box, and a Violano-Virtuoso. In addition to that, it was truly a wonderful experience to see those antique pieces which date back so many years and carry so much history and memories. I really enjoyed my experience here and look forward to coming back again!
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July 2021 by Lauren S.
When my grandfather passed away in 1995, I inherited a Magic Dancer music box. It was my favorite, and I was mesmerized by the bobbing dancer with doves and the little tune it played. Very shortly after inheriting it, the music mechanism stopped working and the Magic Dancer stopped dancing. After 25 years of silence, Ron at Renaissance Antiques has resurrected my Magic Dancer. Ron truly is an angel and I wish I could give Renaissance Antiques more than 5 stars because they deserve it. Thank you Ron Palladino [and Julie and staff] for bringing a piece of my grandfather back to life.
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June 2021 by Marshall G.
We have been in many Antique shops. But this is the first one where everything is expensive. 1000.00 and up. I admit they have rare items But not when everything is so rare. That said, there were people buying and making decisions on things.
