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A Brief History of Fredric H. Rubel
from Rubel Magazine
Bernard and Rose Rubel on their Honeymoon at Big Bear Lake, CA, in 1928. They also visted nearby San Bernardino, where they decided to open their first jewelry store.
The storefront of the Rubel family’s early store, called Crescent Jewelers, in San Bernardino, CA, around 1940.
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A fully stocked showcase at the original location San Bernardino, CA, in 1929. It was called Crescent Jewelers.
Fredric and Joan Rubel, dancing at a friend’s wedding a few months before they got married in 1957. They celebrated their 61 st wedding anniversary this past August.
The third and probably the most beautiful store architecturally, in San Bernardino was designed and built in 1971 using black glass and chrome on the exterior. It would be the first mall location. By then, the name had been changed to Fredric H. Rubel Jewelers.
David and Gary Rubel in 1985, the year they were featured in an article about Young Title Holders in the journal of the American Gem Society.
The Mission Viejo location of Fredric H. Rubel Jewelers in 2015, showing the Rolex and David Yurman corners.
The Laguna Beach location, around 2015.
