Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer Bvlgari is named after its founder, Sortirio Bulgari, who began his career as a jeweler in his home village of Paramythia. He moved to Rome, Italy in 1884 where he founded his company. The current flagship store was opened in 1905 by Bvlgari with the help of his two sons, Costantino and Giorgio, and the store quickly became a place where the world’s rich and famous came for the unique, high quality jewelry designs combining Greek and Roman art. Although the company first made its name with jewelry, today it is a recognized luxury brand that markets several product lines including watches, handbags, fragrances, accessories and hotels.
William Barthman Jewelers opened its doors to serve discriminating New Yorkers in 1884. Community member Jerry Natkin took over the store in 1983 and built on the already legendary Barthman reputation for quality, and expanded its inventory to include prestigious watches and designer jewelry.
The Barthman Brooklyn store opened in 1998 to better serve the community, while the original store, in Manhattan’s Financial District, moved to a much larger space, next door to the original location, at 176 Broadway, in November 2006.
