I always use Royal Jewellery shop in Olu Deniz. This is run my Mustafa and I must say, we have always had very good service from him. He has an in-house repair and jewellery maker and myself and all the family have had excellent good quality jewellery.
Mustafa is always keen to tell you lots of interesting facts about jewellery and also pitfalls of some of the larger chains!
Mustafa gives a Certificate of Guarantee and will give you the amount you paid for it in future years. I have done this myself when I wanted a change.
He will also make up items from your own designs, incorporate old treasured pieces of jewellery and buy old gold from you (he gave me a very good price last year). On the items I gave to him, I exchanged them for a another ring (diamond and platinum)plus a new white gold ring and I asked him to enlarge an eternity ring and to have this dipped in white gold to match the new rings. I had to pay about a £300 balance. This new solitaire and platinum ring alone has been valued at £10,000 in the UK which is thousands more than I actually paid!!!
He also made an engagement ring last year for my niece. The ring was made up in a couple of hours. The valuer back in the UK commented on the exceptional quality of the work and clarity of diamonds. The ring was purchased at just over £1,000 and it was valued at £3,500 in the UK
It's also worth the trip there to have a chance to sit upstairs in the Buzz Bar to watch the world go by