L-R: Kim Gearon, Josh Menashe, & Katie Strong all of West Seattle stand outside Menashe & Sons Jewelers by their iconic clock in the Alaska Junction with an array of time pieces at 11:11 a.m. today, Nov. 11. Kim has been with them 22 years. Josh is owner Jack's son. Flags are out along California Ave. for Veterans Day.
Where were YOU on Veterans Day at 11:11, the morning of 11/11? Josh Menashe, Kim Gearon, and Katie Strong were right outside Menashe & Sons Jewelers, 4532 California Ave. SW, by their iconic electric clock.
"People who drive by like to see the clock," said Josh Menashe, the son of owner, Jack. "We've been here 38 years. My dad had the clock made eight years after he bought Teague Jewelers. There was an old clock out there. It was a square clock that just said 'Teague Jewelers'. When he changed the name of the store he changed the clock. This one is much more integrated to be more of a classic old clock. It is an electric clock, very accurate. It is one of maybe five standing in front of jewelry stores in the state of Washington."
"Our store is still that personal, old-fashioned shop," said Kim Gearon, a Gatewood resident. "We treat our customers like family, even though we're changing with the times."
Menashe & Sons Jewelers invites the public to their estate jewelry party Friday night, Nov. 18, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with food, wine, and champagne as they launch pieces from different estates around the country, including some from the late 1800's.
Click here for a link to some fun facts about the date 11/11.
