EXHIBIT 32.2

                 CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Whitehall Jewellers, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended April 30, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                          /s/ John R. Desjardins
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                                          John R. Desjardins
                                          Executive Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          January 21, 2004