Caroline’s father, Daryl, lived an interesting life encompassing numerous vocations guided solely by curiosity and tenacity.

He was a decorated helicopter pilot, farmer, flight instructor, aviation business owner, GIA Graduate Gemologist, and metalsmith. 

This unusual mix of interests and businesses owes its origin to his upbringing in a small farming community in the 1930s. When asked about his childhood, Daryl never mentioned the challenging years during the Great Depression. Instead, he often told the story of how he would go into town with his parents and sneak off to visit the jewelry store to admire the treasures behind the glass. He was fascinated that something so small could be so valuable, even during a time of economic turmoil.  

At this time, due to Executive Order 6102, it was illegal for USA citizens to privately own gold coins or bars (the only exceptions were jewelry, dentistry, and registered antique coin collections). The population was given one month to sell all but a very small of quantity of their gold to the government or face a hefty $10,000 fine and/or ten years imprisonment. This undoubtedly made an impact on Daryl, because as soon as it became legal to own gold again in 1974, he bought several bars and coins in gold and silver. Then in his early fifties, Daryl decided to explore his interest in jewelry and passion for precious metals. He learned to fashion gemstones and completed his Graduate Gemologist degree through the GIA. 

A chance encounter during a business trip, led him to learn about handmade, 22 karat, baht chains from Thailand. The stranger who introduced him to these chains went on to explain that they were easy to travel with, and with their high gold content, they were universal currency—“real money”— since they held their value everywhere. He was speaking Daryl’s language! 

Shortly after that, collecting baht chains was Daryl’s newest fixation. Finally, a way to own gold and enjoy it! And thinking back to the days when the only gold he could own was in the form of jewelry, he figured it was a practical, “safe” investment. He believed this would be an excellent way to invest in gold and wear it. Since he couldn’t easily find such jewelry to buy in the USA, Daryl decided to make his own 24 karat gold chains. This was the genesis of Timio 24K. 

From then on, Daryl focused on crafting 24 karat gold chains and studied the precious metals market. After decades of research, he turned his attention to fine silver in 2000. He believed silver was significantly undervalued. Because of silver’s unique qualities, industrial uses, and historical use as currency, Daryl thought it had tremendous investment potential.

Today, Timio remains a family-owned and operated business. Daryl passed the torch along to Caroline, his granddaughters, Meridia and Natalie, and his grandson-in-law, Cody. Together they carry on the original mission to offer meticulously handcrafted investment jewelry®.