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Dieges & Clust

American jewellers (1898–1980)

Dieges & Clust were jewellers established in New York in 1898 by Col. Charles Joseph Dieges (b. Oct. 26, 1865-d.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dieges & Clust were jewellers established in New York in 1898 by Col. Charles Joseph Dieges (b. Oct. 26, 1865-d. Sept. 14, 1953) and Prosper Clust (b. Sept. 26, 1873-d. Mar. 28, 1933).2

The story

The firm was founded in 1898 as a partnership between Charles Joseph Dieges and Prosper Clust. The partnership was converted to a company in 1908 with Dieges as president and director, and with Clust as secretary-treasurer and director.

The firm was located at 20 John Street, New York, New York, expanding to have offices in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.

The firm was sold to Herff Jones (a division of Carnation) on January 1, 1980.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dieges & Clust, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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