I remember my first trip inside this store. There were beautiful diamonds rings in the window and I…read morewas drawn to the sparkle like a moth to a flame and spent a good ten minutes admiring the craftsmanship behind the gorgeous stones and setting. I slipped in to the store, hoping not to draw attention to myself because let's be honest - I can't afford anything inside and was promptly greeted with warm hellos and smiles. This put me at ease. Browns aren't particularly modern - the setting isn't particularly sleek or sophisticated, it is quaint and modest. The attention is on the jewellery and the enormous precious stones that gleam out at you. Gold, silver, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds - I've seen them all here. The wares are truly phenomenal. Browns also do watch repairs and stock other pieces - not just rings. They just happen to be the thing that catches my eye.

If you value your jewellery don't go there - it may be old and a family business but the owner…read moretakes no responsibility for other family heirlooms as I found out to my cost when I lost a stone from a family heirloom only a few months after leaving this for downsize and checking the setting. The lack of reviews are for a good reason so I am taking the time to do something I wish someone else had posted before I went there.....

Danny Lee Designs is a place where you can have your dream engagement ring made. I can't recommend…read moreit highly enough if you are after unique and beautiful hand made jewellery. It is a charming little store tucked away in a small arcade, with elegant pieces that glisten out of the cabinets and a comfortable seating and consulting area. The store is presided over by Danny Lee: a craftsman with an impressive background in crafting high quality jewellery and working with precious stones. When I originally took a few rings to be resized Danny informed me that the green amethyst I had picked up in Bangkok was in fact green quartz. It turns out that there is no such thing as green amethyst (at least I didn't pay too much for it!). Danny's expert gaze and attention to detail is phenomenal. For our second anniversary my boyfriend and I had rings made by Danny and the whole process was very enjoyable. Danny is helpful and honest, and very pleasant to work with. We ended up with a very modern and elegant set of rings with a unique design. Danny Lee Designs also offers restoration, remodeling and repair services.

I went to this business this morning to look for 24K gold…read more I had to leave writing this review a few hours to make sure I felt the same way - I wanted to make this review as honest as possible for other consumers. After some deep considerations my feelings and review for this location remain the same. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. The customer service is appalling. Their business model is failing & they are going to rip you off if you have white skin. I have been an investor in this type of jewellery for years and they treated me like I was buying my first ring. I asked to see if they had 24K gold rings and they said 24K is really soft, you shouldn't buy it. I replied with, I know 24K is soft, can I please see your rings. After hesitation he opened his safe to bring out his 24K gold collection. I went in looking for 1 Gold chain & 1 Ring. When I was browsing the necklace range I showed them one I recently purchased and said if they had any similar (I liked the design). Their first reaction was its poor quality,(it was actually super high quality design). I then picked out one I liked and then asked if they could provide me the weighting of it. They gave me a weight of 32 Grams. I popped this figure into my gold calculator on my phone to get a spot price. I then requested a price for the gold based on the most recent gold price. With little hesitation, no use of computers or calculators - even a phone call to get the spot price of gold, a gold price for the necklace was calculated. The calculate price was around 2x the current market spot price. They tried to charge me $3200! Any serious investor would walk out. I did not I began to question their methods of pricing the gold. This is where the already south service of the Vietnamese business landed in the black book of never return. I said wow that is SO expensive. Why is it so expensive. I just returned from Asia and got xx grams of 24k Gold jewellery for $xxxx. After the owner started getting angry at me questioning their price - spitting words at me - they replied with. You are in Australia you should pay Australian prices. (At one point they actually said go to another shop. Refusing to serve me because I was just asking some simple questions about how they valued their jewellery) This had me very cautious as to who & what price they value their gold at. For a white customer who wants to buy lots of gold they increase the price purely because we are Australian. I then asked where are they sourcing their gold jewellery from and why is there such a markup on it, they said all their gold is made jewellery is made in Australia. If I was to be honest, they need a new supplier because their gold jewellery collection is disgusting, it looked 100 years old and never polished or cleaned. Towards the end of our interaction with them just trying to buy jewellery they told us not to do business with them, because we do not have the authority to question their prices, or even ask questions based on anything we are concerned about. I give this business a 0/5 - not a 1/5 and I encourage other gold business' to trade honestly. If you are looking for jewellery - Seriously - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. They are rude, have a poorly managed shop, and don't know how to conduct business inside Australia honestly.