(Press Release)
ANNAPOLIS, MD – W.R. Chance Diamond Jewelers has been named “Best Of The Bay” by readers of the Bay Weekly, an independent newspaper for the Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay area. The newspaper announced the winners of its 2015 poll in its year-end edition, published Dec. 31, 2015.
“We are incredibly grateful to our customers and our community,” says Bruce Chance, owner of W.R. Chance Diamond Jewelers. “The support we’ve received from them over the past 66 years has been more than we could have ever imagined. It’s an honor to receive this recognition, but it has been an absolute pleasure to open our doors to Annapolis each and every day.”
2015 marked the poll’s 18th anniversary, which asks readers to vote for favorite restaurants, stores, entertainment venues and many other local businesses.
W.R. Chance Diamond Jewelers is a fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated jewelry store located in historic downtown Annapolis. Established in 1949, it is the longest-tenured business on Main Street. The jeweler offers many selections from top designers as well as custom jewelry services. It also exclusively offers its signature By Chance collection inspired by the Chesapeake Bay. For more information, visit www.wrchance.com.
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
