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...

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...

Custom grillz are removable gold caps that snap over your real teeth. At Bijouterie Jamil in Montréal, we make them from a real dental impression we take in store — never from a hairspray-can mold....

Laser welding uses a focused beam of light to fuse metal at a single pinpoint, with almost no heat traveling through the rest of the piece. Traditional soldering uses an open torch flame and a...

Most fine jewellery in gold, platinum, or silver can be repaired. At Bijouterie Jamil in Montréal, common jobs run **$20–$150 CAD** and turn around in **3 to 10 business days**: chain repairs, clasp swaps, ring...

At Bijouterie Jamil in Montréal, **laser engraving** runs **$20–$60 CAD** per piece and most jobs are ready in **24 to 72 hours**. **Hand engraving** by a master engraver runs **$80–$300 CAD** and takes **1 to...

A custom engagement ring at Bijouterie Jamil takes **4 to 8 weeks** from your first consultation to the finished ring on your finger. Expect eight steps: consultation, sketch, 3D CAD model, approval, wax or resin...

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...

For most women, an 18-inch (45 cm) chain is the safest first pick — it sits just below the collarbone and works with almost any neckline. For most men, 22 to 24 inches (56–61 cm)...