Over 100 Years of Expertise

For more than 100 years now, the Whitaker family have been the jewellers of choice in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Their reputation for superior craftsmanship and second-to-none customer care began in 1903 when Reginald Wilfred Whitaker founded the family business in Muswellbrook with his three sons. Two more stores followed in Maitland before the family opened another store in Hunter Street, Newcastle.

As a fourth-generation jeweller, it isn’t so much a job for John as it is a way of life.

With his father’s encouragement and foresight to upskill and take the business into its next phase, John refined his knowledge and skills at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in California. Upon his return, John committed himself to learning every aspect of the family business.

Eden, Johns daughter, has been working in the buisness for nearly 10 years. As the fifth-generation, it's safe to say that jewellery runs in her blood with the hopes and aspirations to continue the family legacy. With the most recent expansion of the buisness, moving to a new location on the Pacific Highway in Charlestown and John having now been at the helm of Whitakers since 2006.
The vision for the business still remains true to his great grandfather Reginald Wilfred Whitaker’s; to provide clients with an exceptional experience from the moment they walk in the door to the time they leave with their purchase and the many years that follow as they enjoy their jewellery piece.