Prices will vary according to quality, quantity, and size of the garnets, as well as the metal in which the stones are set. Make sure you are buying garnets from a reputable dealer; many a foreigner has been fooled into buying fakes.
Where to Buy Garnets
Streets (for example, Karlova) in the tourist districts will be lined with Czech garnet shops. You can gather information about the average price and available quality of the type of garnet jewelry you are in the market for by shopping around. Anything from small earrings and pendants to garnet-encrusted chokers and brooches will be on display. You'll get better prices the farther you venture from the central hubbub.
Below are the names and addresses of jewelry shops that sell garnets in Prague.
Ametyst
Vodickova 31
Praha 1
Tel. 224 226 611
Find garnets and other semi-precious jewelry here
Cesky Granat
Celetna 4
Praha 1
Tel. 224 228 281
Traditional jewelry; decent prices
Granat Turnov
Dlouha 30
Praha 1
Tel. 222 315 612
www.granat-cz.com
Number one shop for garnets
Halada
Na Prikope 16
Praha 1
Tel. 224 221 304
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A local favorite
Royal Jewelry-Zlatnictvi
Vaclavske nam. 8
Praha 1
Tel. 224 222 404
Unusual jewelry selection in 14 and 18 karat gold
