The Beginning

We began as Andrew Grant Diamond Center,  opening for business January 15, 1960 in Westfield, Massachusetts. Prior to opening his own store, Andrew Grant was a watch maker for M.J. Kittredge Jewelers in Westfield from 1947 through 1959. The site where Andrew Grant opened his store, 144 Elm Street, was the former site of Sherman Jewelers.

The store was started with a modest budget and a lot of ambition. At that time, jewelry boxes, cuckoo clocks, sterling on crystal, and flatware were all staple items along with the jewelry. Backed by watch repair, ethics, and ambition, the business steadily grew and expanded. Audrey Grant, Andrew’s wife, started working in the store shortly after opening and helped to continue to grow the business.

The Growth Years

The 1970’s and 1980’s held a lot of changes for Andrew Grant Diamond Center. Jewelry was becoming a larger portion of the business and became the real focus of what the Grants wanted to do. Robert Grant – their son – joined the business in 1973 doing jewelry repair, diamond setting, and most of the bench and repair work for the store. In 1976 he received his Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America, and a Certified Gemologist title from the American Gem Society in 1977. In 1983 he was among the 1st 78 jewelers in the country to receive the Certified Gemologist Appraiser title – the American Gem Society’s most elite title. The store was now well on its way to upgrading, and in 1979, Andrew Grant Diamond Center had its 1st major clearance sale where it sold off almost all of its giftware in order to concentrate on fine jewelry sales.

This really began the slogan that Andrew Grant Diamond Center uses to this day: “One Store Specializing in One Thing… Quality!”. True then, and true today. This began the time when almost all repair and setting was now done in the store, written appraisal services were offered for insurance purposes, and all fine jewelry needs could be found in one place.

In 1985, Robert took over as president of the company and continued to grow the store. Over the years, the downtown section of Westfield, where the store had been located since its founding, had changed considerably. Robert made the decision in 1997 to take the store out of the downtown district, and move it to East Main Street in Westfield. The store would flourish in this location until December 31, 2010, when the building was torn down as the plaza expanded. Robert spent the next couple months searching for a new location where the store could grow even more. On June 28, 2011 Robert opened the doors to a newly remodeled, fresh, clean space on Southwick Road in Westfield. With a much larger layout and plenty of room for expansion, this new storefront was able to carry Andrew Grant Diamond Center into 2021 with continued success. On February 27, 2021 Andrew Grant Diamond Center closed its’ Westfield presence after over 61 years, and Robert Grant made the move to Bronson, Florida.

The Present

Robert Grant continues to be involved with the jewelry industry, even without a store front. The business name has been changed to Robert K Grant Jewelers,  and still continues to evolve and grow.

Fine jewelry, quality service and repairs, and above all a strong sense of ethics are what continue to help Robert K Grant Jewelers grow and prosper. Today, the majority of our business is done either with people from Massachusetts that have been customers over many years, people that have gotten tired of constantly hearing “misinformation”, and people that are looking for honest value for money spent. Although we do not have a store front, word of mouth is spreading the message that there is a quality jeweler in the area. Find out what lots of other people already know – we truly are “One Store Specializing in One Thing…Quality!”.