Hatton Garden Safe Deposit

Went today and had a great experience buying an engagement ring. There are many shops to choose from but I found the experience in each shop quite different. I found the sales assistant in Alexander Craig very helpful and made me feel important. In the end I choose a stone in Raphael’s who also made this important purchase feel just right for me. I would recommend both of these shops. Others were ok but didn’t feel me with confidence. One place to avoid is Gems. The sales assistant in there was extremely rude and abrupt. When I explained the stone I was after and my budget she almost had a rant at me saying I must have gone to some dodgy market stall to get the quotes, when in reality their rings were simply overpriced — avoid at all costs!

I walk through Hatton Garden every day to get to my office. I actually could take a shorter route but the fun of looking at all the sparklers and the big security guards is too much to miss! Gems of all sizes and colours can be found, from traditional vintage pieces to highly contemporary. Window shopping only!

This is a pretty groovy place! Where in London will you find a whole street on both sies selling diamonds, gold and precious stones? Holts is great for stones. There is an assayer on the street to. So if you’re looking for a ring, want one valued or sold this is a pretty interesting place to check out!

Hatton Garden London’s Jewellery Quarter and UK Diamond Centre. The area around Hatton Garden, has been the centre of London’s jewellery trade since way back in the mists of medieval time. History tells us that the old City of London had certain streets, or quarters, dedicated to specific types of business, and the area around Hatton Garden has since developed its international reputation as one of the world’s finest and renowned centre for jewellers and jewellery. Hatton Garden remains today largely devoted to this ancient profession: centre of London jewellery trade and diamond centre. Nearly 400 of the businesses in Hatton Garden London are in the jewellery industry and over 75 shops representing the largest cluster of jewellery retailer’s in the UK. In Hatton Garden there are more than 1500 of Britain’s finest jewellers, craftspeople and designers, generations of expertise, with a wide choice of available styles, from antique to classic through to contemporary and futurist, diamond rings, and watches. Competitive prices, thanks to proximity of competition.
Hatton Garden is the place to buy precious jewellery made with a long tradition of craftsmen’s skills. But watch the prices have look around before buying and bargain with the Jewish or Indian owners, they are used to it. A new Arcade: Jewellery Emporium is worth to visit but also here a bargain is a must. When buying loose diamonds always ask for a GIA certificate. When ready with shopping visit one of the small Jewish snackbars for a genuine kosher sandwich salted beef with pickels, a super treatment. Warning: refrain from buying on the street, what looks like a bargain is absolutely a fake, beware of it.