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George and Company Diamond Jewelers closing up shop in Dickson City

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At 11 years old, George Duffy spent much of his time helping at the family jewelry store. At 12, his father taught him how to engrave jewelry. By the time he was 16, he got his own jewelry bench and began his career as a jeweler.

In 2008, he opened George and Company Diamond Jewelers. Now, 17 years after he opened the doors to the Dickson City business, Duffy has decided to retire and close the business. Not because he hasn’t enjoyed every minute of his career, but because he says it is time to discover who he is.

  • George Duffy opened his George and Company Diamond Jewelers store...George Duffy opened his George and Company Diamond Jewelers store in 2008 in Dickson City. After almost a lifetime in the jewelry business, he had decided the time was right to close and begin a well-deserved journey into retirement. (GERI GIBBONS/STAFF PHOTO)
  • George and Company Jewelers is holding a “going out of...George and Company Jewelers is holding a “going out of business” sale which will provide not only an opportunity for bargains, but also a chance to say a final goodbye to the business. (GERI GIBBONS/STAFF PHOTO)
  • George and Company Jewelers is holding a “going out of...George and Company Jewelers is holding a “going out of business” sale which will provide not only an opportunity for bargains, but also a chance to say a final goodbye to the business. (GERI GIBBONS/STAFF PHOTO)
Show Caption1 of 3George Duffy opened his George and Company Diamond Jewelers store in 2008 in Dickson City. After almost a lifetime in the jewelry business, he had decided the time was right to close and begin a well-deserved journey into retirement. (GERI GIBBONS/STAFF PHOTO) Expand

Duffy said he wants to spend time on his front porch “just being.”

He also looks forward to visiting his two adult children whom he saw off to college in the last several years.

Duffy lost his wife, Kim, in 2021, who worked alongside him at the jewelry shop.

After she died, it became more difficult to run the store on his own, he said.

As a youth, Duffy wanted to go into either psychology or carpentry, but instead became a jeweler.

He still has his first jewelry bench and still uses it often.

“Everything on that bench is mine,” he said, smiling. “All the burn marks are mine.”

He spent his career not only designing and selling jewelry, but catering to the needs of community members who marked many special occasions with jewelry to be treasured by generations.

In a way his career choice was understandable, he said, because it was consistent with both helping other people at significant moments in their lives and using his creativity to design jewelry.

Often those two goals come together.

For example, when crafting a necklace that contained the ashes of a customer’s mother, he made sure the ashes were contained in the back of the piece so the customer could feel extra close to her mother at all times.

Duffy hasn’t set an exact date for closing the business, but instead is holding a “going out of business” sale, with deeply discounted prices.

Not only will the sale provide an opportunity for customers to get a good deal on quality jewelry, it will also be a chance for community members to say goodbye to the landmark business.

Duffy says he will miss the one-on-one experience of helping customers and the creative outlet of designing jewelry.

“One of the greatest joys has been helping multiple generations of shoppers celebrate events such as weddings, anniversaries, births and graduations. It has been an honor to be a part of their stories,” Duffy said.