Potdar Jewellers

About Us

The Brahmin’s of Wai, the Potdars, were the jewellers and treasurers to the Peshwas, the dynasty that ruled the southern Indian peninsula in the 17th,18th and 19th century. The Potdars moved to Belgaum in the 19th Century, and have been an integral part of the jewellery business since. They are on of the oldest jewellers in South India, established in the year 1890. They have been providing the residents of Belgaum and nearby cities with exquisite, and unique, traditional ornaments and also world class modern jewellery albeit maintaining the exclusivity. With the Fourth generation of the Potdars has come the modern era in jewellery business, with their world class store at Khade Bazaar. The Four partners, some of them well trained by Gemological Institute of America (GIA), have revolutionized the jewellery trade in Belgaum.

The USP of Potdar Jewellers is that they have over 250-300 artisans who are well trained in the traditional as well as modern methods of jewellery making. The shop floors are manned by 100-150 well trained staff, who make sure no customer is left unattended. They do not charge any wastage for jewellery made by them. Also, their resale value for particular ornaments like Patli, Bangles, Haras (Necklaces) is the best in the industry.They provide 96% to 100% resale value on ornaments purchased from or made by them. They are also known for working with 23K and 24K gold.

Potdar Jewellers have a large clientale, many of them spread out all over the world. Mementos manufactured by Potdar Jewellers have been presented to the President of India at Belgaum, the Prime Minister of India at Mysore, and many Union ministers at Bengaluru, Chief of Defense staff at Mumbai and North and North East India.