The story of Zapata Joyeros
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1955: the beginning of a family story
In 1955, Ángel Zapata began his professional career in the jewelry world. For more than three decades, he travelled across Spain and other markets representing jewelry and pearl companies, gaining extensive knowledge of the pieces, materials and craftsmanship behind the trade.
That experience shaped an approach to jewelry built on expertise, trust and personal service — values that remain at the heart of Zapata Joyeros today.
1981: our first jewelry store in Barcelona
In 1981, the Zapata family opened the first Zapata Joyeros store at Carrer Mandri, 20 in Barcelona. From the beginning, it brought together jewelry, watches and gift pieces in a space designed to offer personal guidance when choosing jewelry for important moments in life.
More than four decades later, Mandri remains an essential part of our story and is now also home to our in-house jewelry workshop.
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Growing while remaining a family business
As the second generation joined the family business, Zapata Joyeros continued to grow with the opening of a second store at Carrer Buenos Aires, 60, just off Avinguda Diagonal.
During this new stage, our jewelry workshop and watch service initially shared the same location, allowing Zapata Joyeros to extend its care beyond the moment of purchase and continue looking after our clients' jewelry and watches over time.
As the business evolved, both services became more specialised and took on their current configuration: our jewelry workshop is located in Mandri, while our Watch Service Centre is located on Carrer Buenos Aires.
The opening of our store at L'Illa Diagonal followed, strengthening the presence of Zapata Joyeros across different areas of Barcelona.
Three generations, one approach to our craft
Today, Zapata Joyeros remains a family-run business spanning three generations. With three jewelry stores in Barcelona and an online store, we combine the experience built since 1955 with new ways of bringing jewelry and watches closer to our clients.
Mandri, Buenos Aires and L'Illa Diagonal each have their own character, but they share the same way of working: product knowledge, personal advice and a relationship with our clients that continues long after the purchase.
Our approach to jewelry
We believe a piece of jewelry or a watch takes on a special meaning when it becomes part of someone's story. That is why our work goes beyond helping you choose a piece. We support our clients before and after the purchase, from personal advice to maintenance, repair, restoration and redesign.
Zapata Joyeros today
Fine jewelry, watches, our in-house jewelry workshop and specialist watch servicing are all part of the same family business, still guided by the values with which this story began in 1955.
We invite you to visit our three jewelry stores in Barcelona and discover our approach to jewelry and watches in person.
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