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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
2000 McGill College Avenue                              Telephone (514) 840-2100
Suite 1900                                              Telefax (514) 840-2187
Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3H8                               www.kpmg.ca


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors
Henry Birks & Sons Inc.


We consent to the use of our report dated July 4, 2005, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Henry Birks & Sons Inc. and subsidiaries
("Birks") as of March 26, 2005 and March 27, 2004 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 26, 2005,
included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
Birks' registration statement on Form F-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus
included therein.



/s/ KPMG LLP


Montreal, Canada
July 27, 2005



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