The Wishing Well

Wishing Well Jewellers is a traditional little jeweller tucked down a side road off London Road. Its selection is fairly average, comprising, well, exactly what you’d expect from a family jeweller with the odd bit of bling thrown in as an effort to bring it up to date. The reason I like this place is the expert behind the counter, who mends things skilfully (sometimes while you wait), and peruses things through a jeweller’s glass as you browse, giving the whole place an air of Dickensian authenticity. He won’t blink were you to take him an intricate old pocket watch, for example — he can put his hands instantly on the correct tools, and clearly has the knowhow to deal with pretty much anything you might need fixing. I took in a bracelet for a friend once in which the filigree clasp was the focus of the design, and had fallen off at a gig and been trampled on by a succession of excitable sixteen year olds before being rescued. He merely whipped out a succession of miniscule needle nosed pliers and almost by magic, restored it to perfect working order. He didn’t even charge. He felt it was too easy.
Altogether then, it’s probably not worth the visit for the stock alone, but it would be an excellent choice for restoration and repairs.

off the track family run jewellers they have a very large selection of products a few different metals they are always very friendly and the prices are extremely cheap they have even done a few bits of custom made jewelry in the past, well worth a look