The oldest houses in the city center

Nicholas Estate Buyers buys gold, jewelry and watches from Victoria Park residents at 2821 E Oakland Park Blvd, about ten minutes north. The offer is free, everything is tested in front of you, and there is no obligation to sell.

Victoria Park is worth treating differently from the rest of Fort Lauderdale for one reason: the housing is older than almost anywhere else in the city, and old houses hold old jewelry.

Pre-war houses, multi-generational contents

The 33304 ZIP covering Victoria Park, Poinsettia Heights and Lake Ridge holds around nineteen thousand people at a median household income of $81,266. Much of the housing stock dates from the 1920s through the 1940s, which is unusual in a county largely built after 1960.

What that produces is jewelry that has moved through more than one generation inside the same walls. Pieces from the 1930s and 1940s turn up here in a way they do not in newer neighborhoods: Art Deco rings, old European cut diamonds, filigree settings, pocket watches, and mine-cut stones in mountings nobody has touched in eighty years.

Those pieces need identifying rather than weighing. An old European cut diamond in a worn platinum setting is worth considerably more than the metal it sits in, and melting it would be the wrong transaction.

What we buy from Victoria Park

• Antique and period jewelry, including Art Deco, Edwardian and Retro pieces
• Old European, old mine and transitional cut diamonds
• Gold in every karat, including worn and broken pieces
• Pocket watches, wristwatches and luxury watches
• Sterling flatware and holloware
• Colored stones in original settings
• Signed pieces from Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels

Why identification matters more here

A GIA Graduate Gemologist examines each piece rather than sorting it by weight. Antique cuts are recognized on sight, and the difference between a modern brilliant and a transitional cut of the same carat weight is a real difference in value.

Anything worth more intact than melted is set aside and quoted separately. That distinction comes up more often with Victoria Park lots than with almost anywhere else in the catchment. There is more detail on our estate jewelry page.

Nicholas Toubia is a fifth-generation jeweler. The business holds 4.9 stars across 61 Google reviews and belongs to the Jewelers Vigilance Committee and Jewelers of America.

Getting here

North on Federal Highway to Oakland Park Boulevard, then east. Ten minutes from most of Victoria Park, a little less from Lake Ridge and Poinsettia Heights. Parking is on site. For the wider city, see our Fort Lauderdale page.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I sell antique jewelry near Victoria Park?

Nicholas Estate Buyers is at 2821 E Oakland Park Blvd, ten minutes north of Victoria Park. Antique and period jewelry is identified and graded at the counter by a GIA Graduate Gemologist, with a free offer the same visit.

Is an old diamond worth less than a modern one?

Not necessarily. Old European and old mine cuts are valued differently to modern brilliants and are actively sought by some buyers. The cut is identified before any figure is given.

Should I have an old ring reset before selling?

No. Resetting costs money and frequently reduces value, because an original period setting is part of what a piece is worth. Bring it as it is.

Do you buy pocket watches?

Yes. Gold cases are weighed, and movements by makers worth naming are valued above their metal content.

What if a piece has stones missing?

It is still bought. Missing stones affect the number but the metal and remaining stones retain value.

Can I bring several generations of a family's jewelry at once?

Yes. Mixed lots spanning decades are ordinary work here and are gone through piece by piece.

Come in

Walk in during opening hours or call (786) 281-1287. Photographs can go to nicholas.estatebuyers@gmail.com.

Nicholas Estate Buyers
2821 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
(786) 281-1287
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Open Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, and Saturday, 11am to 5pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. See the contact page for directions.