Zargon Jewelers

Zargon Jewelers has occupied a storefront in the West Promenade Plaza on South University Drive since 1984, which makes it one of the longer running independent jewelers in this part of Broward County. The shop describes itself as family-owned and women-operated, and after more than four decades in the same general stretch of Davie, it has earned the kind of steady local reputation that comes from actually being there for repeat customers, not from advertising campaigns.

The store’s specialty is custom work. Rather than pushing pre-made cases of rings, Zargon leans into bespoke engagement bands and custom design work built around lab-grown diamonds, which have become a popular choice for couples who want a real diamond without the price or sourcing questions that come with mined stones. That focus on custom pieces means a visit here often starts with a conversation rather than a sales pitch, since building a one-of-a-kind ring takes some back and forth about stone shape, metal, and budget before anything gets made.

Jewelry repair is the other half of what keeps Zargon busy. The shop handles ring sizing, stone resetting, and general repair work at what it calls a master bench, the kind of hands-on craftsmanship that a lot of newer jewelry retailers no longer offer in house. Watch repair and battery replacement round out the practical side of the business, along with gold and silver buying for anyone looking to sell old or broken pieces rather than let them sit in a drawer.

The shop keeps a tighter schedule than a typical retail store, open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday through Tuesday. Walk-ins are welcome, though calling ahead is the better move for anything involving a specific repair or a custom design consultation, since those appointments take real time to do right.

What stands out about Zargon is the balance between old-school jewelry store values and current material options. Forty-plus years in the same trade, in the same general area of Davie, is not something you find at every strip mall jeweler, and that longevity shows in the way the store talks about its own priorities: long-term client relationships mattering more than any single sale. For anyone in Davie or the surrounding University Drive corridor looking for an engagement ring built from scratch, a trusted place to get a watch battery swapped, or a repair shop that will actually explain what went wrong with a broken clasp, Zargon has been doing exactly that kind of work since the Reagan administration, and the shop’s continued presence on South University Drive is a reasonably good sign that the approach still works for the people who live nearby.

The location itself is easy to find, tucked into a plaza that has become a familiar stop for locals running errands along University Drive near Nova Southeastern University, and the store’s small footprint belies the range of services packed inside a single counter of cases.