It's a little creepy I think, that all of a sudden a lot of jewellers seem to be joining in the…read moreaddict-like desperation of those advertising to 'BUY YOUR GOLD FOR CASH!!" and Graham Jewellery is no exception. Plain to see, on the front of their shop, is that sign. Surely the treasury aren't that desperate to reclaim the gold reserves that they so hastily shifted a few years back? (Ha ha) In any case, Grandma's 9ct gold earring aren't going to fetch much for your efforts. Other than asking for gold, Graham Jewellers also sells watches, cufflinks, passion beads and a range of women's jewellery. Their window seemed to cater mostly for men, since there was a huge range of men's watches and cuff links and more, on sale when I walked by. At the time that I was looking there was a sale on most of the watches, a lot were at half price, which meant that there was certainly a few really good deals. As for the ladies' jewellery, I was a little less inspired. There was a lot of shiny sparkly diamonds, amber jewellery items and again a few good offers, but I guess no one item special enough that really made me want to go in and enquire. It's worth stopping by for a browse but that's all I wanted - just a browse.

Graham Jewellers sells jewellery and watches for men and women. It also sells a few ornaments and…read morepicture frames and a small range of clocks. The jewellery is mainly quite understated and traditional, with gold and silver chains, earrings and rings, but there is also a variety if amber jewellery which is slightly more eye-catching with a chunkier bohemian feel. The large range of watches are again quite unassuming and traditional in style, with larger-faces and chunkier straps for men and daintier styles for women. The best place to browse their jewellery is at the window, as there isn't much more inside, only a small range, which personally I find less attractive than the bits and bobs in the window. Inside are the clocks and ornaments...the clocks again have a classic, timeless (haha!) look to them, not particularly stylish but not hideous either and I wasn't too keen on the ornaments...a bit Argos catalogue for my taste, but each to their own. This shop seems to appeal to someone who isn't looking for something particularly striking or unusual and may just want a watch or a clock that works or a simple piece of jewellery to accessorise an outfit...and for such wants it does the job fine...but for those looking for something with a unique look you might be disappointed.

I was really excited at the prospect of a dedicated watch shop. The title didn't instil any…read moreconfidence in the quality, Watches R Us has lame written all over it. The sign's pretty lame too - see picture for proof of this. When you're passing yourself off as a top quality watch seller, boasting brands like DKNY and Police and Diesel and Fossil etc etc, you look for a quality about the place, and it just looks a bit amateur. When I went in I was looking for a Marc Ecko watch, don't ask, I was all about the super bling in a not so understated way, and as it said it was a supplier of such blingtastic watches I went in, when looking around the glass cabinets for my special bling, I couldn't see any, so I asked the bloke texting, who I deduced worked there due to his position behind the till if they had any, and he said nope, they don't stock them, weren't likely to and couldn't remember if they ever had. What the hell? Wandering around the shop you do notice there are some good quality watches about the place, all the brands are of a good quality, there's also some less familiar brands dotted about the place, and with sales the items are reasonable, but outside of this, they don't quite manage to undercut most of the larger chains knocking around. Still undecided as to how I feel about this place. This would be where half stars would be useful.

il be honest when i say, this is a great watchshop. as soon as i walked in i was happy with the…read moreatmosphere, a woman behind the till and a man asking me if i need help! which i did, i needed a police watch for my boyfriend who came last week. they happily showed me what they have. police is a designer therefore i was expecting high prices. but managed to find a pefect one at a good price. they were friendly and helpful. they also do repairs depending on the watch.once i bought it i was overall impressed. my boyfriend then said it was a little too big, so we went back. they took out links and it fit him perfect and the cost? nothing! overall this is a great watchshop and i think its the one of the largest independant ones ive seen in leeds. so overall, yes it is good.

The H&T Pawnbrokers of Leeds is a fairly reasonable place to browse for shiny things. I can't speak…read morefor their pawn brokerage as such, I have nothing to sell and am certainly not in the business of borrowing money either, and so would always suggest sensibility and caution when it comes to that arena. However, when it comes to shiny glistening jewellery, I am somewhat of a seasoned browser. Oh yes. It was such items that laser beamed my eye as I was walking to the charity shops along the same street in Leeds, so I stopped by for a quick browseroo. Delightful! They had several vintage style rings and other items and their prices were dirt cheap. There were several second hand garnet and emerald rings, 9ct gold, for between £50-£100 which I thought wasn't too bad - not exactly great gold, but it's always been the gems that I like best. They also had a range of watches, pendents, sovereign rings, bracelets and more - all under the second hand bargain signage - for reasonably cheap prices. It's not exactly somewhere that I might frequent having been there, but definitely I'll be on the look out for a cheap vintage style ring!

I went to the Watch Lab in Leeds Trinity, they wanted to charge me £30+ to fix a bent watch clasp…read more They were dreaming, I walked over to the Merrion Centre in Leeds, found the Watch Hospital and asked if he could do any better. The guy behind the counter, Dave, couldn't have been better. He took my watch and fixed it within about 5 seconds. He fixed it! I asked him how much it cost to repair and he said it was for free! Very impressed with the service and would massively recommend the Watch Hospital. Thanks a lot Dave!

Terrible workmanship, damaged the back of case, scratches everywhere , wouldn't recommendread more

This is an lovely jewellers which goes very much overlooked due to its location. It is situated…read morearound the corner from Arden News and is almost opposite the car park near the police station in the city centre. Their shop windows are covered in protective barring, which at first gives a bit of a rough impression, but once you overlook that ascpect the jewellery on offer in the window is lovely. They seem to specialise in gold, most often displaying quite a range of chains, watches, solitaire rings and more. The shop itself is quite small, as is their window space, but don't let that fool you into thinking their stock is limited. They have a lot to offer at some brilliant prices. It's a bit tricky to manoeuvre the door, but once that hurdle is over you can enjoy a good old browse.

Berry's sells diamond encrusted gold and silver jewellery at suitably unaffordable prices! They…read morealso sell watches, and browsing their watch collection, many nearing £3000 I can't help but wonder what on earth makes them so very expensive...to the untrained eye they really do just look like standard watches, many without the bling you'd expect at such a price tag...but maybe a brand name such as Bell & Ross, unfamiliar to the likes of me, is inculcated with some mysterious power to attract those with more money than sense. The mind truly boggles. The jewellery is a mixture of the theatrically blinging (despite being partial to a bit of costume jewellery myself I find most of this pretty unappealing), with rings clocking in at heady heights of around £6000 and more mundane understated drop earrings, still with a wopping price tag nearing £5000. I think I must just be destined to wander happily through life blissfully unaware of the intrinsic value of a few diamonds, as for some reason none of the jewellery on offer excites any reaction from me other than utter shock that anyone actually spend such money on such things. For engagement or wedding rings I can see why someone might justify spending a packet, but the range here merely resembles those found on the pages of the Argos catalogue...nothing really special.

I was cruising for Christmas presents recently and wandered past Berrys, so paused a while to…read morebrowse in their window. The first thing to hit you are the many many watches. Watches galore! An entire (est.) 3m window dedicated to mens watches with all the major brands - Cartier, Jaeger le Coultre, Omega and Rolex. Of the Rolexs that I noted, there were pre-owned Rolexs for a generous £1000 less than the brand new ones. Still, from glancing at all the options, the prices averaged between £1000-£3000 give or take. So I moved on to glance at more affordable gifts. Their jewellery items were much the same, very high end prices, but some lovely pieces. All the precious gem related jewellery - peridot, diamonds, emeralds, were lovely and very contemporary in style; the gems were cut in stark square formations and very simplistic. It was wonderful to have a look at their selections but unfortunately, for reasons of style and pauperdom, there was nothing for me here. Great if you happen to have a spare couple of grand.

Ruined a family heirloom being passed down, gutted. We asked for a simple engraving and it was…read morefaint and out of alignment.. letters were too far away and not even level with the rest. In certain light angles it couldn't even be seen! I could have done it better myself. Ruined Christmas for us.

If you're going to say Berry's you better say BLING! Flippin heck, there are some serious…read moreheavyweight bad boys in the precious gem and carat department. With some of the super heavyweights cashing in their worth at the £5k mark it could be easy to be intimidated when stopping by for a nosey. Lucky for me I went in with a purpose, I was wedding ring hunting with a friend. So whilst she was sweating it out over the perfect band, I got to ogle the rest of the juicy gems. These are definitely not for the shy and demure type, they're big and brash and bold and they love it. They're not cheap to purchase, in fact they're rather expensive, and you know what they don't give a crap. They're worth it so finger snap to you. Everything is pretty gorgeous and beautifully crafted. The other forte of Berry's is their watch selection. Who doesn't like to drool over a lovely Rolex? Definitely catering to the higher end of the brand selection with powerhouses like Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Tag Heuer, Chanel, Dior, Rado. Oh the beauty. It's fun to window shop, or nicely laid out display shop, to actually shop, like take home these beauts shop, you'll need to have a healthy bank balance, because the watches, like the jewellery, run in to the several thousand pounds mark.

Fantastic, friendly and expert service! We'd been trying to get my daughters antique watch strap…read moreadjusted with no success. Jaz stepped in with thought, great craftsmanship and care to try a new approach and all sorted. All at a very reasonable price - would highly recommend.

We were in Leeds to go to a few shops and nipped into Premier watchmakers and jewellers as we had…read morejust got married at the weekend and we got our son a chain that was too big. Premier watchmakers and jewellers were able to shorten in straight away so it fitted perfectly and went above and beyond offering our adjustment free of charge with it being our wedding. Friendly service, quick and easy adjustment. Highly recommended.

I may have confessed this before, but I'll stress it again. I am a magpie. So I usually love going…read moreinto jewellery shops. My favourite items are usually antique/vintage but generally, if it shines I'm interested. This shop, however, was a bit of a disappointment. I had a bit of a gaze at the window, almost at this point becoming disaffected, and so decided to venture in hoping for more interesting bits. There was no one there but the door let off this almighty buzz as I entered and then again as the door slammed shut. At this point a lady came rushing in and offered an obligatory "Hello, yes, how are you?" I told her I was fine, and really only having a browse. At this point she sighed and I went to look at their brooches. After a few seconds I heard this tapping - she was standing there, literally drumming her fingers on the counter as I browsed. I did not appreciate that, and began to feel uncomfortable - like I was some kind of unwanted burden. At this point I turned to leave, trying to avoid her awkward stare, and nearly tripped over a huge cardboard box that was next to the counter. I thanked her and left - there was only one brooch I liked anyway and none of them had visible prices. All in all, a bit of a let down, and I don't think I'll be back.

Hmm...Rowena's experience just makes you wonder why they have a shop in the first place! Not good…read moreat all! My experience wasn't that bad - I wouldn't say I was welcomed with open arms but I didn't feel the immediate urge to leave. The jewellery here is, well, pretty average. Like Rowena I'm into vintage or antique jewellery but generally like anything with a bit of character and unusual or interesting design. The jewellery at Oakwood consists mainly of gold and silver chains and a variety of rings, which were ok but none really caught my eye. There was a very pretty pearl necklace in t he window, and a few broaches that looked promising but on closer inspection I didn't really feel that there was anything very special. They also sell a selection of watches and a large range of clocks of the sort you'd imagine sat on a mantelpiece, many with glass domes and brass detailing. If you like quite traditional, unassuming jewellery or clocks and watches of a classic, understated design then you may well find something here to suit your taste but if you're looking for an unusual piece that will stand out you may be disappointed.