Brooklyn Jewelers

Great family run place.

I went here after searching high and low for a watch band for my vintage Wittnauer watch, that because of the size (9mm) was very hard to find. When I got there, I was assured by the older gentleman that he had just the right item. I was a little concerned since the package said 3/​8″ rather than 9 mm, which isn’t the same thing, but he assured me it was, and next thing I knew, I was happily leaving the store wearing my watch at last. It was black, marked «Genuine Leather» and though the fit was a little squished it seemed fine. That is, until after a month or two it started to fray at the edges, then little bits of plastic started to chip off and finally, not long after, it snapped in pieces. I guess I should have looked more closely in the store, and I would have the seen the faint «CHINA» marked on the end. Watch bands made in China, I’ve found, are usually marked in inches, not mm, and, they don’t contain a bit of leather. The band just peeled apart and it was all white fabric inside, with a realistic-​looking leather-​like coating. I’m going to assume the owner didn’t realize it was a fake, as they seemed really nice — who knows? But I won’t buy a watch band there again.

I’ve brought two different watches here to get ‘em fixed. Each time, I walked out a few minutes later with a fixed watch and have never been charged (each time it was a two second tweak — that I thought would have taken much longer). As the propietor said, it’s a business decision so that I come back if there’s ever a real problem.
The guy who runs it is a little cantankerous, but that’s part of the show. He’s just a fair, honest dude. And there should be more like him.

I was in this lovely shop yesterday to have my wedding ring re sized. The man there, Roger, could not have been more helpful! Not only was it was it WAY less than I expected to pay, he did it for me right while I waited. I told him I would have to have my engagement ring re sized as well and he explained to me exactly what that would take and when to bring it in.
Besides that, the shop has beautiful work from a few different designers. Roger has some of his own work there as well. In fact I took his card and not so clandestinely left it for my husband so he knows where to go birthday shopping for me. (Any other gentlemen out there who don’t know what to get for the holidays… hint hint, your lady will love anything from this store!)
He said that he was third generation and the shop has been in the neighborhood for 49 years. So you know that this family has to be doing something right to have a loyal customer base for so long. I know all the chain jewelers like Sterling and Kay are close by on Fulton street but I after that one fantastic positive experience, I wouldn’t go to (or recommended) any one but the Satnicks.