JVP Jewelry and Jewelers

JVP Jewelry and Jewelers is a jewelry and watch repair shop on West 18th Street in the Houston Heights, founded in 1986 by Jack Van Pelt, who still owns and operates the business today. The shop's website describes repair of fine and costume jewelry, watch battery replacement, ring resizing, custom jewelry design, and in-house appraisals for insurance or personal purposes, alongside sourcing hard-to-find pieces on request. Customer reviews describe watch-related visits alongside jewelry work — one customer came in for a watch resizing, another for a watch refitting, both describing simple, in-and-out experiences handled by staff referred to as Jack and Tom. Beyond watches, reviewers praise the shop's craftsmanship on repairs and restorations of sentimental pieces, with several noting that JVP stands behind its work and will address a repair again if an issue resurfaces. Reviewers repeatedly describe the business as a trusted, homegrown operation — 'grass roots,' as one review puts it — with a no-nonsense approach to getting repairs done correctly the first time. With nearly four decades in the Heights and a reputation built on standing behind its repair work, JVP Jewelry and Jewelers suits Houston customers looking for a long-established, family-run shop for both routine watch maintenance, like battery changes and resizing, and more sentimental jewelry restoration.