A year after the nation gained independence, Datuk Habib Mohamed struck it out on his own and set up a small retail shop in Penang’s famed “Jeweller’s Corner” on what was then Pitt Street in 1958. The (late) founder was inspired after seeing many customers leaving jewellery stores with wide smiles and wanted to be in the business of selling happiness, so to speak.
It is said that Habib Mohamed focused on diamonds and precious stones apart from gold, in contrast to most other jewellers who primarily sold gold. He was also said to be