Fremeau Jewelers sells jewelry made of diamonds, precious colored gems, and metals like platinum and gold. There are no imitation gems in Fremeau's cases, and the pieces are classic in design. "We don't tend to go to the trendy styles," Wood explains. "The vast majority of what we sell was in style long ago and is still going to be in style 20 years from now."

Mike Archambault, store manager, making jewelry. Archambault says his relationship with his boss and coworkers feels more like a family than a business.
The store specializes in "better-made" pieces, which Wood says cost more but last longer. "Our main business is repeat customers," he points out, "and you can't have repeat customers unless you sell them things that will last." Wood says his merchandise ranges from $25-sterling silver pendants to $150,000-diamond rings."

The store no longer sells watches, however. Wood's father, who retired nine years ago but works in the store every Christmas, started out as a watchmaker. "Dad noticed that watches accounted for about 10 percent of sales and about 90 percent of customer complaints," Wood says, "because they have so many little moving parts. People would bring them in for repairs, and then they'd go bang them on something or get water in them and have to bring them back. Dad didn't appreciate customers telling him it was his fault. Also, you have to be talented to work on something that small, and the computer industry has hired all the watchmakers away."


Reprinted from www.vermontguides.com

 

 



Fun Fact
 Virtually nothing is known of early Indian diamond mining other than it was centered between the modern cities of Hyderabad and Anantapur, about 350 miles southwest of Bombay, the present Indian "diamond capital." The most famous mine was the Golconda.


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