Crane Jewelers

Jewelry Made In Seattle, By Hand, By Us… Crane Jewelers offers a unique collection of custom designed and antique pieces, as well as art from around the world. With thirty-five years of experience in goldsmithing, platinumsmithing and stone setting, Kevin Crane, the owner, specializes in custom design. His work has been exhibited in North America, Germany, Italy and Japan, and is represented in collections internationally. We are experts in the field of Jewelry repair and Antique restoration.

Established in 1923.
Art Gunderson opened his local jewelry business in 1923 and soon established himself as one of the most trusted jewelers in the Pacific Northwest. Philip Monroe joined him as jewelry craftsman and designer in 1965, to eventually become his professional and artistic heir, culminating in the purchase of the business in 1977. With time and experience, Mr. Monroe developed and refined a signature design philosophy that guided each custom creation through its evolution from concept to reality. In 1987 Mr. Monroe hired the firm of Olson Sundberg to design a new store for the firm at 519 Pine Street where we had been a fixture since 1954. In January of 2020 Crane Jewelers moved to an intimate atelier in the historic Skinner building at 1326 5th Avenue. One block from where our first Seattle store had been.

Kevin Glenn C.
Business Owner
Kevin Crane, an artist in the jewelry industry for thirty nine years as master goldsmith and jewelry designer, was born in New York.
He studied scene painting, working at The Croswell Opera House building scenery for Theatrical productions.
Graduated from Siena Heights University, (the former teachers college of the Dominican Order).
At Siena Heights he studied in the extension programs in Florence Italy and Paris France and has degrees in Ceramics and Sculpture.
Hired by The Richard Marks stained Glass Studios to work on the restoration of leaded glass windows and the construction and installation of new windows.
He was manager of Abracadabra Jewelry in Ann Arbor Michigan,
joined Philip Monroe Jeweler in 1991 and collaborated with Mr. Monroe on most of the designs created by the company.
With Mr. Monroe’s retirement in 2004, Kevin Crane became the Artistic Director and President of Philip Monroe Jeweler Inc.