Inherited brooch to make into pendant - can someone explain the Jewellery Quarter?

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For my 40th I was given a lovely gold/opal brooch that had been my grandmother's. I would like to have it made into a slightly more contemporary pendant. Really I would like to take it somewhere like this (where we bought our wedding rings) but we are near Birmingham now, not Scotland.

Can anyone recommend a jeweller in the Jewellery Quarter or should we just go and wander around (have never been)? I am baffled by the thought of so many shops and how do you know which are the decent designer/makers?

wander around - got my engagement and wedding rings tehre and did thus.
maybe a residente will come on soon and advise.

I live in Bham- would advise just having a wander around (with Lunch on St Pauls Square!)

www.jewelleryquarter.net/

lol, when i lived there it was burger vans only
was proper manufacturing zone
is it all chi chi ed up now?

there is a graveyard there somewhere
we bought from the shop on the road running down the side, shop on corner

Yes it was the website that baffled me. Where do I go/park? I may be able to tempt DH out there with promises of cafes and cakes.

Nora- in a fashion.

Really trying to 'lure' in tourists.

well about 14 years ago you parked on street irrc( this is SO helpful isnt it?!!!)

wedding ring was £38. is 18ct gold
imagine myHORROR when finger goes black under it when hot or ( seemingly) drink booze

went to bone fide jewlleer here CONVINCED i was sold a dud. OH no they said, its just some peopel are allergic to alloys they use , aparently if you are on the pill too ( not)

but god i was scared

Thanks - suspect I'm overthinking this. I might go over this afternoon and explore.

You can park on the street and there is an NCP (bit grotty) around there.

Strong smell of cannabis omitted from the pub on the corner (cant remember the name)

i htink wedding ring place was from under the ncp car park ( sounds ossom doens it?!)

It's OK I don't need posh and touristy!

Its free parking on Sundays all my jewellery comes from there but dh buys it to be honest you can tell the good from the bad soon as you go in the shop