Amsterdam has been a trading city for precious metals and gemstones for centuries — from the Portuguese-Jewish diamond dealers in the seventeenth century to the polishing workshops on the Weesperzijde, and from the art deco jewellers around Leidseplein to the vintage trade that established itself in the Negen Straatjes from the 1980s. Those looking for vintage jewellery here can choose between specialised antique dealers in the Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, small workshops in the Jordaan, and jewellers around the Gasthuismolensteeg who specialise in period pieces.
This guide compiles businesses that seriously deal with vintage — with their own selection, expertise, and (where possible) their own repair workshop. Our own shop is listed first and is marked as such.