The history of the William Lowe company began in 1951, as a result of the renaming of the Roger Wurmser company, which had been known since 1934. Incorporated in 1939, Roger Wurmser continued the business in precious jewelry manufacturing and the importation of diamonds and colored stones.

Roger Wurmser also announced changes to the company’s management. William G Lowenthal (1883 – 1966) became president and treasurer, and Roger Wurmser – secretary of Roger Wurmser, Inc., 610 Fifth Avenue, New York. The firm had branch offices in Chicago and Los Angeles, and in July 1946 they opened branch offices in Paris, London, Antwerp, Geneva and Amsterdam.

William Lowe, Inc

In August 1951 William G. Lowenthal became the sole owner of Roger Wurmser, Inc., 610 Fifth Ave., New York. He changed the firm name to William Lowe, Inc. It is important to note that Roger Wurmser had retired from the company several years earlier and had no further interest in the firm.

Franklin Simon Jacques Lowe

After William Lowe’s death in 1966, his son, Franklin Lowe, took over the company. Franklin Simon Jacques Lowe was born in New York in December 1942. He received education in the University of Connecticut and New York University.

According to the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, William Lowe, Inc was cancelled in 1999.