{"id":194750,"date":"2026-04-12T22:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194750\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:45:30","slug":"the-1916-company-opens-manhattan-beach-flagship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194750\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1916 Company Opens Manhattan Beach Flagship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first-child emphasis\">The 1916 Company has entered the Los Angeles-market, with a stunning flagship storefront, that represents its 25th location worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Southern California, in Manhattan Village, The 1916 Company\u2019s new Manhattan Beach watch and jewelry store spans 5,800 square feet, and marks the retailer\u2019s eighth Official Rolex Jeweler location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Pre-Owned-watches-Manhattan-Beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Pre-Owned-watches-Manhattan-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Pre-Owned watches Manhattan Beach\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1668\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the main showroom, watch brands include permanent Breitling, De Bethune, Panerai, and Tudor points of sale, as well as ephemeral rotating collections from Daniel Roth, G\u00e9rald Genta, Greubel Forsey, and Bianchet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-main-interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-main-interior.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Manhattan Beach main interior\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1534\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jewelry is on display from a wide array of designers including Arzano, Etho Maria, Future Fortune, Hoorsenbuhs, Jade Trau, Jenna Blake, Norman Silverman, Melissa Kaye, Nouvel Heritage, Phillips House, Rahaminov, Roberto Coin, Spinelli Kilcollin, Zoe Chicco, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Rolex-interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Rolex-interior.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Manhattan Beach Rolex interior\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1647\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan Beach location\u2019s 1,350 square foot dedicated flagship Rolex space represents the leading Swiss watchmakers latest interior design language and includes comfortable bar\u00a0 and lounge seating throughout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Rolex-Certified-Pre-Owned.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Rolex-Certified-Pre-Owned.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Manhattan Beach Rolex Certified Pre-Owned\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1909\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a section just for Rolex Certified Pre-Owned watches, and for the first time, the 1916 Company\u2019s full pre-owned multi-brand Collector\u2019s Lounge (which is already in New York, Miami, Dubai, Geneva and more) makes it to the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-exterior-at-night.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-exterior-at-night.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Manhattan Beach exterior at night\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1374\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cManhattan Beach represents something we\u2019ve been working toward for the last two years,\u201d shares John Shmerler, CEO of The 1916 Company. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing The 1916 Company to a market that has long had a deep culture of collecting and a genuine appreciation for craftsmanship \u2013 and one that deserves a destination shaped by that. Our new store reflects the full breadth of what we do: exceptional new and pre-owned collections, independent watchmaking at the highest level, and a jewelry offering built around the character of the community. At our core, we\u2019re a company founded on relationships \u2013 with our clients, our brand partners, and the places we call home. We\u2019re here for the long term, and we\u2019re looking forward to earning our place in the South Bay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Collectors-Lounge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-1916-Company-Manhattan-Beach-Collectors-Lounge.jpg\" alt=\"The 1916 Company Manhattan Beach Collectors Lounge\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1311\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne hundred and ten years in, the way we connect with our clients hasn\u2019t changed; every visit, every conversation, every relationship matters,\u201d says Melanie Chud, recently appointed President of Retail of The 1916 Company. \u201cManhattan Beach is an opportunity to bring that to a new community, with a space clients can explore at their own pace, and the kind of personal service and care that\u2019s hard to find elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photos by The 1916 Company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 1916 Company has entered the Los Angeles-market, with a stunning flagship storefront, that represents its 25th location&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1016,75,9967,84,83,9,24,63,73586,76995,77792,11847,77791],"class_list":{"0":"post-194750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-los-angeles","9":"tag-manhattan","10":"tag-manhattan-beach","11":"tag-manhattan-headlines","12":"tag-manhattan-news","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-rolex","17":"tag-the-1916-company","18":"tag-watch-retail","19":"tag-watches","20":"tag-wristwatch"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}