Hamilton Jewelers
Hamilton Jewelers is an American fine jewelry, luxury timepiece and home decor company.
It is one of only 25 retail members internationally to be certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council, an international non-profit organization representing over 60 member companies. Hamilton has also been featured in media outlets including The New York Times.
Hamilton Jewelers has membership and association with the industry's organizations, including the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, Gemological Institute of America ), Jewelers of America, Florida Luxury Marketing Council, and American Watch Guild.
History
Founded in 1912 as Geo. Marks Inc., the company was purchased by Irving Siegel in 1927 and is currently a third-generation, family-owned business. In 1947, a fire from a neighboring clothing store caused extensive damage to Hamilton’s original 122 South Broad Street location with company repairs and remodels lasting through 1950. Then, in 1957, the Hamilton store was destroyed in a fire, which devastated a main shopping area of Trenton, New Jersey. Irving Siegel’s son, Martin, now Chairman, joined the business in 1955 and was followed by his son, Hank, the current President and CEO, 27 years later.
Hamilton has five retail locations with the oldest being in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. That store opened in 1973 just three years before the Palm Beach, Florida location. In 1985, Hamilton opened their Princeton location in Lower Pyne, a building that once served as a dormitory for Princeton University, followed in 1988 by the Palm Beach Gardens location. The Palm Beach Gardens location was remodeled in 1992, 1998 and 2010. The latest addition to the company was the Red Bank store in 2003.
The company celebrated their 100-year anniversary in 2012 by publishing a coffee table book commemorating its history.
Awards
• Hank B. Siegel, 1997 inductee into National Jeweler’s Retailer Hall of Fame
• Voted as one of the Top Ten “Coolest Stores” in the country by InStore Magazine, 2007
• Harper’s Bazaar magazine names Hamilton Jewelers one of the Top Jewelry and Watch Retailers in America, 2007