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a blessing to be able to deal with joy all the time.”
Every engagement ring is dear to the person who 
wears it, Coleman says, and the jeweler also makes 
custom jewelry for special occasions and 
redesigns family heirlooms. 
A standout piece is “The Heart 
of Oklahoma,” an 18.92-carat 
fancy intense yellow diamond 
the brothers hand-selected in 
the rough to honor the family 
business, founded in 1892.
The diamond was cut from a 
38.05-carat rough diamond mined 
offshore in Namibia and polished to 
that exact carat weight. It was set into a 
ring by Harry Kotlar.
Singer and Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood wore the ring 
at the 2019 Country Music Awards. It was later sold to another 
Oklahoma native.
For Jim, his joy has been working with his two sons.
“I can’t think of anything greater than working with your own 
children,” he says. “Coleman and Mitchell are two of the genuine-
ly nicest people I know, along with our daughters. We get along 
famously and we love and respect each other.”
SECRET SAUCE
The retail landscape has evolved tremendously 
over the past hundred-plus years, 
and BC Clark Jewelers is still stand-
ing, the oldest jeweler in the state of 
Oklahoma.
“While our competition has 
come and gone many, many times 
over, we’ve stayed the course and 
stayed successful,” Coleman says. 
“So, the question is, what’s our 
secret? I think it’s continuity.
“Our family members get along 
and have the same mindset and val-
ues. [We’re] building a team around 
us that is dedicated, loyal, consistent, 
and really cares about the business.” 
Boyajian echoes those sentiments 
as an outside observer.
“They’re very consistent. They 
don’t waver on what they stand for. 
They have values and principles that 
are outstanding,” he says.
The seamless succession between the generations also has been 
vital to the stores’ success.
“Our family 
members get 
along and 
have the same 
mindset and 
values. [We’re] 
building a team 
around us that 
is dedicated, 
loyal, consistent, 
and really 
cares about the 
business.” 
–Coleman Clark, 
BC Clark Jewelers
COLEMAN AND 
MITCHELL CLARK
2026
Inductees

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