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In-store shopping is ideal if you want to see pieces in person and compare options with guidance. Many jewellers can advise on fit, styling, care, and gift ideas while you browse.
Montal Jewellers is an independent Mont Albert fine-jewellery studio founded in 2008 by father-and-son jewellers John and Chris Wood. The business continues a three-generation family tradition that began with John’s father, Verdun Wood, a jeweller and watchmaker in New Zealand. John and later Chris both spent years working as manufacturing jewellers in Melbourne’s Collins Street jewellery trade before establishing Montal in Melbourne’s east.
Custom design is central to the studio. Clients work directly with owner-jeweller Chris Wood on engagement rings, milestone jewellery and one-off pieces developed around personal style, gemstones and practical wearability. The business deliberately keeps the design and making process connected, with hand manufacture taking place locally rather than being treated as a separate outsourced step.
Montal also specialises in restoration and repair. Older or inherited jewellery can be assessed, repaired or reworked, giving customers the opportunity to preserve important stones and precious metals while creating something better suited to the current wearer. The studio dedicates specific workshop days to hand manufacture, reinforcing its identity as a working jewellery studio rather than only a retail showroom.
Ready-to-wear jewellery is available as well, including pieces made by Chris and selected designs sourced from trusted suppliers.
For customers in Mont Albert and Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Montal offers direct access to a third-generation jeweller, with bespoke design, restoration, repair and carefully made fine jewellery all handled through a small family-owned studio.
Below is an overview of the jewellery services offered by this store.
In-store shopping is ideal if you want to see pieces in person and compare options with guidance. Many jewellers can advise on fit, styling, care, and gift ideas while you browse.
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Tuesday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
10 Hamilton St, Mont Albert VIC 3127, Australia
110-114 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia