Aventura, Florida – Fifth-generation jeweller King Jewelers is closing a chapter in the history of its 111-year-old family business.
Scott and Maxine King, the company’s CEO and President respectively, have announced their retirement and the closing of the King Jewelers location in Aventura, Florida.
Sons David and Jonathan King will continue to operate King Jewelers in Nashville.
Florida has been a mainstay of King Jewelers for five generations.
Louis King immigrated to the United States in 1898. A watchmaker by trade, he worked in a factory by day and repaired watches by night, according to the King Jewelers website.
Dreams of the gold rush brought him to Salt Lake City in 1902, where he sold mining supplies, rifles and trunks to the local mining community. He and his family also bought gems and metals, amassing a large stock of gold.
In 1912, the King family opened King’s Jewelers in Salt Lake City, beginning the family business that still exists today.By 1931, three generations were working in the family business. That year, after moving to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, the King family set their sights on South Florida, opening a store in Miami Beach.
As the company grew over the years, King Jewelers’ diamond business became particularly successful, leading the company to open an import and export office in Antwerp, Belgium in 1961.
After several moves and expansions in the Miami area, Scott and Maxine King moved King Jewelers to its current location in Aventura in 2004.
In 2008, they opened a store in Nashville, which is run by their son David. He and his brother Jonathan will continue to run the Nashville store.
This autumn, the Nashville store will be expanded to include an IWC Schaffhausen boutique.
“It has been our pleasure to serve not only generations of South Floridians, but also generations of families from across the country who have been our loyal customers and friends over the years.
over the years,” said Scott King.
“I am especially proud of my two boys, who will carry on the King legacy when Maxine and I retire.”
Maxine King added: “While it’s very difficult to say goodbye to our friends and clients in South Florida, we’re retiring with so much gratitude.
“For more than fifty years, we’ve poured our hearts into creating some of the most spectacular jewellery and diamond creations for our clients from around the world.”
