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)...

In Canada, ring size is measured by the inside circumference of the band in millimetres. The most common women's sizes run from 6 to 7 (about 51.9–54.4 mm) and men's from 9 to 11 (about...

Jewellery tarnishes when the metal reacts with sulfur, oxygen, sweat, perfume, lotion, or chlorine in the air or on your skin. Sterling silver tarnishes the fastest because the copper in the alloy oxidizes. 14K gold...