Netherlands Jewelry Shopping
Aside from the different names used for gemstones and precious metals, expats will find Netherlands jewelry shopping the same as in other countries, with large specialty chains and and small independent jewelers.
NETHERLANDS JEWELRY SHOPPING
Expats curious about Netherlands jewelry shopping will find it is no different than in most other countries. Costume jewelry and commercially-priced watches are available at general merchandisers and lower-end specialty retailers while fine jewelry and designer watches are sold in higher-end specialty chains, independent jewelers and better department stores.
Among the retailers in the high-end and luxury segment of the Dutch jewelry market are Schaap & Citroen (with store locations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, The Hague, Den Bosch, Groningen, Haarlem, Utrecht and Maastricht) and Gassan (multiple locations in Amsterdam city center and also at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport).
The two largest jewelry store chains in Netherlands are Siebel Juweliers (50+ locations) which sells moderate, better and designer jewelry and Lucardi (100+ shops) that sells more commercially-priced gold and silver jewelry.
MyJewellery is a young, fast-growing Dutch chain with 20+ shops located in most major cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Haarlem, Breda, Leiden and Delft.
Swarovski, the renown Austrian crystal specialist, has about 20 jewelry shops in the Netherlands.
De Bijenkorf is a Dutch luxury department store chain with 7 locations: Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. They offer a wide range of designer jewelry and watches from brands such as Cartier, Isabel Marant, Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Guess, Kurt Geiger and Michael Kors.
DUTCH JEWELRY TERMINOLOGY
JEWELRY MATERIALS
Expats shopping for jewelry in Netherlands will want to be aware of the Dutch names for gemstones, metals and other materials commonly used in jewelry (sieraden), especially if shopping online. Items with the same name in Dutch as English are not included in the list.
ENGLISH <–> DUTCH
- bead = kraal
- bronze = brons
- crystal = kristal
- diamond = diamant
- emerald = smaragd
- gemstone = edelsteen
- gold = goud
- leather = leer
- moonstone = maansteen
ENGLISH <–> DUTCH
- pearl = parel
- quartz = kwarts
- sapphire = saffier
- semi-precious = halfedel
- silver = zilver
- steel = staal
- stone = steen
- turquoise = turkoois
- white gold = witgoud
JEWELRY STYLES
Here are the Dutch names for various types of jewelry…
ENGLISH <–> DUTCH
- ankle bracelet = enkelsieraad
- bracelet = armband
- charm = bedel
- choker = collier
- earrings = oorbellen
- hanging earrings = oorhangers
- hoop earrings = oorringen
ENGLISH <–> DUTCH
- link = schakel
- necklace = ketting
- pendant = hanger
- stud earrings = oorknoppen
- toe ring = teenring
- watch = horloge
- wedding ring = trouwring
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