Korman Magazine 2024_2025

DEAR FRIENDS, We hope that 2024 has been a memorable and fun year for you and your family. It’s hard to believe it’s almost over! As we round out the holiday season and look to a new year, we are filled with gratitude for each of you and your support. Celebrating each occasion, each milestone and hearing your stories makes every day so special and rewarding for us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your trust and loyalty to Korman. We promise to continue to push ourselves to excellence in all things jewelry and timepiece-related. Whether it’s continuing to bring the most exquisite gems and talented designers to Austin, providing the best level of service and attention to detail, or taking time and care in each repair or watch sizing that we complete for you. This year, we had the distinct pleasure of being presenters at the Gem Awards held at the Encore Theater during the annual Couture Show in Las Vegas. As we listened to talented designers who had traveled to speak on their vision and their passion for God’s precious gems that He spent millions of years forming, it struck me that not one step of their process had been easy. Their journey is REAL. As creatives, they’ve had to partner with business-minded people to help them to get their name and vision out there so that they can continue to create. We were honored to

recognize and congratulate them. When we add a collection to our jewelry house, it is much more than a name. It’s a lifelong dream for one person in some corner of the world. This year, we hosted some of the most talented designers here in Austin. Founders of Viltier, Thomas Montier Leboucher and Iris de La Villardière, Lisa Phillips Frankel of Phillips House and Jade Lustig, founder of Jade Trau. We look forward to sharing new designers Kwiat, Dinh Van, Tacori and Serafino Consoli, along with timeless classics from Fred Leighton. We also had the honor of launching Rolex Certified Pre-Owned this year, as well as Breitling and Grand Seiko. So thank you for believing in our discerning eye and supporting these artisans and Korman. We could not do it without you. We wish you and your family the most amazing 2025. We look forward to having you in our new store soon enough. We are also thankful that construction is not our full time gig as we know way more about CMU, steel trusses and the City of Austin permitting process than we ever cared to know about. But at long last, Korman will find its new home at the corner of 29th and Lamar, where new memories and moments can be shared as we continue to Celebrate Every Day. We are extremely appreciative for your support and cannot wait to share our vision ahead!

OUR SINCEREST GRATITUDE, KAT AND LARRY STOKES

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