Beneath its covered walks glitters what makes it the world's most famous gold market: hundreds of fronts bearing tons of work — sovereigns to the world's heaviest ring (Guinness-listed, displayed here) — with the daily gram rate posted and craftsmanship the bargaining ground. The gram price is unified and public — negotiate only the making charge, often a third soft; hallmarking is Dubai law — always demand an itemized karat-and-weight invoice; adjoin the spice and perfume souqs, weekday evenings calmer than weekend peaks.