Hardys Jewellers
Jeweler in Virginia Beach, VA
In 1849, Daniel Buchanan fashioned a watch for Queen Victoria's presentation to her son, Edward, the Prince of Wales. Although Daniel had already founded a successful jewelry and diamond business in Glasgow, Scotland, the coveted award would not keep him from the land of opportunity. In 1871 he migrated to America with his wife and twelve kids. In the spring of 1878, Daniel Buchanan opened a watch repair and jewelry store in Petersburg, Virginia where it remained for over 30 years. In 1886, he moved to Richmond, leaving the Petersburg business in care of his son James.
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read moreHardy's 170-year history began in earnest in 1849 Glasgow when our Scottish patriarch Daniel Buchanan fashioned a watch for Queen Victoria's presentation to her son, Edward the Prince of Wales, earning the title "By Appointment to Her Majesty". The Buchanan's move to America in 1886 and their opening in Richmond, Virginia allowed for the further expansion in 1907 by third generation jeweller Samuel D. Hardy to Norfolk, Virginia. His son, George Buchanan Hardy continued the tradition as the fourth generation and moved the Norfolk store to a new Virginia Beach location in the 70s.
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