Best Jewelry Store: Hands Jewelers

There’s a first time for everything, even for the oldest jeweler in Iowa.

Hands Jewelers boasts a 168-year history, making the Iowa City institution the oldest jeweler in Iowa and one of the oldest in the country, according to owner William Nusser, whose father, Charlie, is the fifth generation of the family to lead the business.

“And when one adds the several generations of the Hands family in England who…