Fairfield Resident Named Manager of Michaels Jewelers Trumbull

Fairfield/Trumbull, CT - Michaels Jewelers in the Westfield Mall at 4065 Main Street in Trumbull has welcomed a new manager, Mr. Blake Williams of Fairfield.

Lindsay Michaels-Gorski, a fifth generation of the Michaels’ founders and current director of marketing for the statewide jewelry specialist, announced that Mr. Williams is, “Certified by the GIA, the Gemological Institute of America in Diamond Essentials.

“A GIA Diamond Specialist,” explained Michaels-Gorski, “is a highly-trained specialist who has studied at the GIA. This national independent nonprofit organization’s mission is to protect the gem and jewelry-buying public through research, education, laboratory services, and instrument development. Their recognized goal is to uphold the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism in the gem and diamond industry.”

Michaels has been the first jeweler in Connecticut to earn Certified Gemologist and Appraiser titles, and it possesses the only AGS Accredited Gem Laboratory in the state and one of the largest group of jewelry and gems appraisal departments in their retail stores statewide.

Blake Williams possesses 15 years of experience in the jewelry retail business. He commented that he, “Grew up working in the industry with his family and he wanted to bring his expertise to the broad expanse of Michaels’ stores across Connecticut.

“One of my favorite aspects of the jewelry industry,” remarked Mr. Williams, “is custom designing and creating unique, sentimental and personable pieces of jewelry for customers, plus developing lasting relationships.”

With 10 locations across Connecticut, plus their PANDORA franchise locations, Michaels Jewelers is Connecticut’s leading retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry. This family-run business was founded in 1885 by Abraham L. Michaels and is managed today by fourth and fifth generations of expert jewelers.

Currently, there are Michaels Jewelers stores in Danbury, Orange, Avon, Bristol, Torrington, and well-known malls in Connecticut including Westfarms, Manchester’s Buckland Hills, Westfield Trumbull, Westfield Meriden and Waterbury’s Brass Mill Center. In 2010, Michaels opened Pandora retail stores in the Westfarms Mall, Danbury Mall, and Stamford Town Center, plus Pandora boutiques are located in all of the Michaels locations.

In 2012, Michaels expanded their Pandora retail locations into New York, New Jersey, Arizona and New Mexico in The Westchester, Paramus Park Mall, Menlo Park Mall, Willowbrook Mall, Coronado Center, Tucson Mall and Park Place Mall.

To contact Blake Williams directly in the Trumbull Michaels Jewelers store call 203-372-6594 or email to bwilliams@michaelsjewelers.com.

For more information on all the Michaels Jewelers locations nationwide, visit https://www.michaelsjewelers.com.