User:Joethejeweler

Joethejeweler, was a name that my 9th grade Current Affairs teacher called me in his class, back in 1969. His name was Walter Gibson, and he became a mentor and good friend for life. Walter ended his career in the Westerly RI school department as principal of the High School, before he moved away to pursue other interests in the education field. I maintained that nickname while furthering my education in the jewelry, watch business. I attended the Kansas City School of Watchmaking in 1972-73, the Bulova School of Watchmaking in 1973-74 and the Gemological Institute of America in 1975-76, all the while keeping the nickname, joethejeweler. When the first computers came out, I bought my first 386cpu in and around 1988 and then used the nickname of "joethejeweler" as my email address.