Bijouterie Jamil — First Luxury Watch — editorial poster

Buying Your First Luxury Watch in Quebec

Your first luxury watch in Quebec should match your wrist, your budget, and your daily life — in that order. Plan to spend $1,000–$3,000 CAD for a solid entry piece (Tudor, Tag Heuer, Longines, or...
Bijouterie Jamil — Watch Service — editorial poster

Watch Servicing and Battery Replacement: When and Why

Most quartz watches need a new battery every 2 to 5 years, and at Bijouterie Jamil in Montréal, a standard battery replacement costs $15 to $40 CAD and is done while you wait. Mechanical and...
Bijouterie Jamil — Authentication — editorial poster

Pre-Owned Luxury Watch Authentication: How We Verify

Authenticating a pre-owned luxury watch means checking the case, dial, hands, font, and lume against factory references, decoding serial and reference numbers, opening the caseback to inspect the movement, weighing the bracelet and clasp, and...
Bijouterie Jamil — Watch Straps — editorial poster

Watch Strap and Band Sizing 101

A watch needs two measurements to fit: **lug width** (the gap between the lugs where the strap attaches, almost always 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, or 24 mm) and **length** (S/M/L for leather straps, or...