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As London Jewelers commemorates its centennial, owners Candy and Mark Udell reflect on its distinguished legacy

Nypost · · 1323 words · By Alev Aktar
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“London Jewelers is honored to celebrate a century in business.”
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Multiple sources confirm the company's centennial status. NewsBreak mentions 'Century of Craft' and LinkedIn mentions the story spans 'almost 100 years' from 1926.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Ratner Group 1949–1993 then Signet Group plc to September 2008) is, as of 2025, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery. The company is domiciled in Bermuda and headqua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signet_Jewelers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cartier ( KAR-tee-ay, French: [kaʁtje] ) is a French luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes and sells jewelry, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses. Founded in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartier_(jeweler)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oscar Heyman & Brothers is an American fine jewellery design and manufacturing firm. The company is known for its expertise in manufacturing and as well as its use of colored gemstones. The company is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Heyman_&_Brothers
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“The story starts in 1926, when Polish emigré and self-taught watchmaker Charles London opened a small namesake shop in the heart of Glen Cove, LI.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Charles London founded the shop in Glen Cove in 1926. National Jeweler and LinkedIn both cite this origin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter (Diamantkwartier), and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks coveri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_diamond_district
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hope Diamond is a 45.52-carat (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz) blue diamond that has been famed for its great size and blue-violet color since the 17th century. It was extracted in the 17th century from the K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This chronological list of famous watchmakers is a list of those who influenced the development of horology or gained status by their creations. The list is sorted by the lifetimes of the watchmakers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_watchmakers
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“that unassuming storefront has grown into 16 luxurious stores”
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NewsBreak explicitly states the retailer operates 16 stores across Long Island and New Jersey.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cartier ( KAR-tee-ay, French: [kaʁtje] ) is a French luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes and sells jewelry, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses. Founded in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartier_(jeweler)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Koh-i-Noor ( KOH-in-OOR) is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). It is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. There are multiple …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Ratner Group 1949–1993 then Signet Group plc to September 2008) is, as of 2025, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery. The company is domiciled in Bermuda and headqua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signet_Jewelers
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“Led by London’s grandson Mark Udell, his wife, Candy, their children, Randi and Scott, and their nephew, Zach”
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Three separate web sources (The Big Interview, National Jeweler, and gemawards.jewelers.org) confirm the leadership team consists of Mark, Candy, Randi, Scott, and Zach Udell.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is easy to see why it works in the company of the Udell family headed by mark and candy, and ably supported by their children Randi and Scott and nephew Zach. They were welcoming (candy baked a cak…
https://usa.watchpro.com/the-big-interview-the-udell-familys…
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web search NEUTRAL — Candy Udell (second from left) is pictured with son Scott, daughter Randi, husband Mark, and nephew Zach. Candy is president of family business London Jewelers.
https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/12380-retailer-hall-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Today, Candy and Mark are proudly mentoring the fourth generation—their daughter Randi, son Scott, and nephew Zachary—to carry forward the values that have defined London Jewelers for nearly a century…
https://gemawards.jewelers.org/awards/categories/lifetime-ac…
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“He met his beloved Candy at the University of Miami and married her in 1973, the year he graduated.”
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Multiple sources confirm Mark and Candy met at the University of Miami and married in 1973, the year Mark graduated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of musicals, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End musicals, as well as film and television musicals, whose titles fall into the A–L alphabetic range. This is not a complete li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musicals:_A_to_L
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the M–Z alphabetic range. (See…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musicals:_M_to_Z
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tim Okamura (born 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Japanese Canadian artist known for his contemporary realist portraits that combine graffiti and realism. His work has been on the cover of Time Magazi…
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“the 2026 GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement”
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Multiple sources from the GEM Awards website and news reports confirm Mark and Candy Udell are receiving the 2026 GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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web search NEUTRAL — The couple will receive the honors at next year's gala, which will take place March 13, 2026, in New York. "We are thrilled to present the Gem Award for Lifetime Achievement to Mark and Candy Udell.
https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/14127-2-retailers-to-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mark and Candy Udell of London Jewelers will receive the top honor at the 24th annual GEM Awards on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. "We are thrilled to present the GEM Awa…
https://southernjewelrynews.com/press-release/mark-and-candy…
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web search NEUTRAL — The final award of the evening was presented to Mark and Candy Udell of London Jewelers with the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement. Candy and Mark captivated the audience with a remarkable acceptance…
https://gemawards.jewelers.org/news-media/news/612-jewelers-…
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“the 2024 WatchPro USA Lifetime Achievement Award”
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The provided web search results for this claim returned Bible verses (Gospel of Mark) rather than information about the WatchPro USA award.
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web search NEUTRAL — John the Baptist Prepares the Way - The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will pre…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — John the Baptist Prepares the Way - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one cr…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1&version=…
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“the 2024 Diamonds Do Good Community Impact Award”
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The provided web search results for this claim returned Bible verses (Gospel of Mark) rather than information about the Diamonds Do Good award.
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web search NEUTRAL — John the Baptist Prepares the Way - The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will pre…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — John the Baptist Prepares the Way - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one cr…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1&version=…
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“the American Gem Society’s Triple Zero Award”
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No evidence was found after searching for the American Gem Society Triple Zero Award in relation to the Udells.
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“Mark was inducted into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame”
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No evidence was found after searching for Mark Udell's induction into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame, although Candy Udell is mentioned in a 2023 Hall of Fame context.
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“named Jeweler of the Year by the New York State Jewelers Association”
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“Candy’s honors include the Women’s Jewelry Association Award for Excellence in Retail”
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“her own induction into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame”
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“London Collection bow ring in 18k yellow gold with rubies and diamonds, $19,900”
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“Chanel’s gorgeous Première Galon watch is exclusive to London Jewelers for several months, starting July 1st.”
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