Capricorn Jewelers

Capricorn Jewelers occupies 706B Duval Street and is best known locally as the home of the Key West Love Bracelet, a signature design created by master craftsman Loukas Kongos, who has owned and operated the shop since 1989. That makes Capricorn one of the longer running independent jewelers on Duval Street, with more than three decades of continuous operation in a retail environment where storefronts often turn over far more quickly.

Kongos works in handcrafted pieces, ancient coins, and custom jewelry design, and the shop’s identity is closely tied to his own name and craftsmanship rather than to a broader brand or franchise model. According to the shop, Capricorn also operates a couple of related storefronts nearby under different names, including a shop called Key West Charms at 220B Duval Street and another called Mine Shaft Designs at 424A Greene Street, suggesting a small family of related, independently run jewelry shops rather than a single isolated storefront.

The Key West Love Bracelet itself has become something of a local signature item, the kind of piece that repeat visitors specifically seek out on return trips, which has helped build the shop’s reputation over its more than thirty years in business. Because it is a design specific to this shop rather than something available from national jewelry retailers, it functions as a genuine Key West souvenir in a way that more generic gold or silver jewelry does not.

Given the shop’s position on the 700 block of Duval Street, it sits within the same general stretch as several other jewelers and galleries covered in this directory, making it easy to combine a visit with browsing at nearby shops during a single walk down the street. Kongos’s decades of custom design work and hand craftsmanship also mean the shop is well positioned to handle special requests beyond off the shelf pieces, for visitors interested in a more personalized commission.

With a published phone number and email address, Capricorn Jewelers is more reachable ahead of a visit than many of the smaller independent shops in this guide, though a dedicated listing of weekly hours was not available from the sources reviewed here. Visitors planning to stop by should expect typical Duval Street retail hours but may want to call ahead if traveling specifically to see the Key West Love Bracelet collection or to discuss a custom piece with Kongos directly.

For visitors comparing several jewelers along Duval Street during a single afternoon, Capricorn’s mid street address puts it within easy reach of both the shops closer to Mallory Square and those further south toward the Southernmost Point, making it a convenient midpoint stop on a longer jewelry shopping walk through Old Town.