K. B. Gems

TBZ, founded in 1864 by Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri, is the oldest jewellery house of Zaveri Bazaar and the one that gave the street its reputation; its five-floor flagship stands at 241/43 Zaveri Bazaar and the company i

Motiwala & Sons is a pearl house of Zaveri Bazaar, as its name says — moti is pearl — dealing in natural and cultured pearls and pearl jewellery for generations.

Panchratna at Opera House was the diamond trading building of Mumbai from the 1970s until the move to BKC, and remains full of diamond, coloured-stone and jewellery offices; the lanes around it are the old diamond market

Shwet Ratan Impex at Panchratna, Opera House, cuts and exports emerald, ruby and sapphire stones and beads, one of the coloured-stone firms still in the old diamond building.

Chitra Trading Co.

Balaji Jewels at Opera House deals in ruby, spinel and other coloured stones for jewellers and exporters.

Om Gems and Jewels in Zaveri Bazaar retails coloured gemstones and gem-set jewellery, including the astrological stones the bazaar is asked for.