Wink Jones, Owner
Wink Jones of Winfield's, has been in the jewelry business since he bought his first gemstone, an amethyst, for a girlfriend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in early 1970. Within days he was hooked buying and selling gems for his friends, and his life long love affair and study of gems was started.
The FreeCz concept was born from requests for travel copies of more expensive diamond jewelry with the same quality craftsmanship using less expensive yet realistic looking stones. With that in mind, the search began for high quality, well cut czs. Several brands were tried and in 2001 Wink discovered the current supplier and master cutting that yields unbelievably beautiful, realistic stones from stable, high quality rough. A new line of lovely jewelry was born and now a mid ground exists with the same lovely high quality mountings and an affordable alternative to genuine diamonds and gemstones.
Sheila Cook
Sheila Cook of Winfield’s is the voice on the phone, the one who manages the systems and the person who keeps the train on the tracks. With years of customer service to her credit, her love of people and enjoyment of the role of being a “helper” makes her a great asset in helping clients get questions answered and expediting orders and service. She also oversees the accounting as well as shipping and is glad to help provide clarification or check where an order may be in process. Although she provides support mostly for the simulant portion of the Winfields business, she has knowledge about many other aspects of providing information and assistance to clients. She prides herself on helping clients get their questions answered and in providing intimate, cheerful attention to each person she speaks with
