![]() ![]() I just tried it out and they’re like, “We’ll give you 90 days and see how you like it.” And then now I’ve been there almost nine years. Parker: And so I just knew in the back of my head, I guess, after all of our different work things, that maybe I’d end up here. ![]() You’re fourth generation, how did you get involved in the business? And then my dad’s been our bench jeweler for probably 35 years now. We have six total in our family now that are all gemologists, that all went to school, followed him. Now we have, let’s see one, two, three, four, five, six. And he was probably one of nine in Texas at the time. He taught himself how to pretty much do everything and then went to school and got his gemology degree. And then just kept learning, taught himself jewelry repair, and how to make jewelry, and taught himself how to restring pearls. My grandfather was a Marine, and he learned how to do watch repair while he was stationed in the Philippines. Parker: My great grandparents, Joseph and Rita Kubes, started the store in 1945. This is part of our Made in Tarrant series which focuses on local businesses. The Fort Worth Report interviewed Brittany Parker, great-granddaughter of founders Joseph and Rita Kubes. What: Kubes Jewelers: The four generation family firm includes three GIA Graduate Gemologists and two GIA Diamond Graduates and provides diamonds, gemstones, rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, or watches. Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. ![]()
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