About

Years later, Jim began as a bench jeweler and was soon promoted to a sales and management position, and then eventually trained as a diamond setter. He became a certified gemologist through the American Gemological Society and the Gemological Institute of America. Jim took a break from the retail world and worked for a time as a custom jeweler and bench jeweler. His combination of retail and artistic experience was the perfect foundation on which to create and grow J.F. Kruse Jewelers.