Damato
Fashion in George

Based in George, they offer a large display of jewellery, gold chains and pearls, as well as an extensive collection of coloured gemstones and diamonds. A dedicated team of talented jewellers and watchmakers are led by one of South Africa’s leading and talented designers, Michél Nunes, third generation jeweller. The team create stylish, individual designs, incorporating precious and semi-precious stones. Individual design portfolios are created to meet the customer’s individual needs and each piece of jewellery is lovingly crafted by hand, on the premises in the Raffaele D’Amato workshop, which is equipped with state of the art machinery. Raffaele D’Amato Jewellers offer individually designed and hand crafted jewellery, made on the premises in their state-of-the-art workshop. Repairs of brand watches are done in-house whenever possible. After the death of his father Deryck in 2008, Michél has been supported in the business by his multi-talented mother, Marlene. Michél Nunes was born in George on 10 January 1963, and has been avidly creating and designing jewellery and working in the family jewellery store since he was eight years old, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father who were master watchmakers. He obtained his private pilot’s licence and enjoyed flying for many years. However in 2008 Michél retired from flying, but is still an enthusiast attending shows whenever possible, such as the Red Bull Air show in Portugal in Nowadays Michél attends gym and works out by doing body toning to keep in shape and fit for his busy lifestyle.