The Doble story began in 1918 with Arthur Golesworthy who started the business in Ottery St Mary, Exeter. His daughter Vera, married Ivor Doble in 1949 and after that the couple branched out and opened their first shop toether. This shop was located in St Thomas, Exeter. Ivor was a trained watchmaker and Vera ran the day to day upkeep of the shop. They worked together for 10 years deleloping their own knowledge in the jewellery trade and eventually hired staff to run the workshop and sales area. In the early 1960’s Ivor saw an opportunity and opened a bigger shop in Sidwell Street, Exeter which turned into his flagship store and that was the start of a rapid rise for the Doble Family. In the early 70’s Ivor and Vera’s Son, John Doble joined the business and he opened a second branch in Cowick Street, Exeter. Shortly after this Ivor Doble expanded into Newton Abbot, Bristol and Brixham. In November 1981, John Doble moved to Torquay and opened his flagship store in Fleet Street, Torquay. This offered a great balance of shops around Devon and made the family name become one of the most established in the area.
