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Shopping
- Jewellery Stores:
BLGK
Byzantinesque gold and silver jewellery: magnificent one-offs and
commissioned works, as well as serious pieces at reasonable prices.
Hartenstraat 28
Phone: +31 (0)20 624 8154
Tram 13, 14, 17, 20. Open 11am-6pm Tue-Fri; 11am-5pm Sat; closed
Mon, Sun.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
De Blue Gold
Fish
The staff can be a little arsey, but De Blue Gold Fish has a great
selection of funky jewellery and housewares for those lucky enough
to have it all.
Rozengracht 17
Phone: +31 (0)20 623 3134
Tram 13, 14, 17, 20. Open 11am-6.30pm Mon-Sat; closed Sun.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Grimm Sieraden
Owner Elize Lutz has a talent for bringing the freshest jewellery
designers into her gallery shop, keeping the wearable pieces at
the cutting edge of design.
Grimburgwal 9
Phone: +31 (0)20 622 0501
Tram 16, 20, 24, 25. Open 11am-6pm Tue-Fri; 11am-5pm Sat; closed
Mon, Sun.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Jorge Cohen
This shop, founded by the late Jorge Cohen and now run by Ilja de
Bruin, uses a combination of salvaged jewellery, antique and new
stones and silver to produce art deco-inspired jewellery you'd be
proud to pass off as the real thing.
Edelsmid Singel 414
Phone: +31 (0)20 623 8646
Tram 1, 2, 5, 10. Open 10am-6pm Mon-Fri; 11am-6pm Sat; closed Sun.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Diamonds
Amsterdam has a long heritage in the diamonds industry. To be honest,
the shops detailed below are as much tourist attractions as retail
outlets, but for a brush with luxury, take a tour around any of
them and then figure out how you're going to pay for the product.
Amsterdam
Diamond Centre
Rokin 1-5
Phone: +31 (0)20 624 5787
Tram 4, 9, 14, 16, 20, 24, 25. Open 10am-6pm Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun; 10.30am-8.30pm
Thur.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Coster Diamonds
Paulus Potterstraat 2-6
Phone: +31 (0)20 305 5555
Tram 2, 3, 5. Open 9am-5pm daily
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V
Website: Coster
Diamonds
Coster Diamonds
is one of Amsterdam’s oldest operating diamond factories founded
in 1840. They run free-guided tours, which are available in more
than 25 languages, in which the process of cutting and polishing
a diamond is explained in detail by an efficient and accommodating
staff. After the tour, visitors have the opportunity to browse around
the spacious showrooms. Coster Diamonds has one of the biggest collections
in Amsterdam of large stones weighing over 1.00 carat.
Gassan Diamond
BV
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 173-5
Phone: +31 (0)20 622 5333
Tram 9, 14, 20. Open 9am -5pm daily.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
Stoeltie
Diamonds
Wagenstraat 13-17
Phone: +31 (0)20 623 7601
Tram 4, 9, 14, 20. Open 8.30am-5pm daily.
Credit Cards: AmEx, MC, V.
Van Moppes
& Zoon
Albert Cuypstraat 2-6
Phone: +31 (0)20 676 7601
Tram 16, 24, 25. Open 9am-5pm daily.
Credit Cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V.
