Appraisal Services

  • Getting An Appraisal

    Each appraisal is specific to the piece of jewelry. We have an in-house Certified Gemologist that offers appraisal services.

    Contact Us @ 212-302-3690 to schedule an appraisal services meeting.

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    Schedule An Appraisal

  • What Services are Provided?

    Jewelry Appraisals:

    Appraisals are an important part of the Insurance Process.

    Gem Identification:

    Gemologists have to be able to identify over 200+ different varieties of gemstones, as well as detect the list of gem treatments & synthetics.

    Diamond Grading:

    GIA created the 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight) as a universal method for establishing the quality of any diamond, anywhere in the world

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Schedule an Appraisal

Most insurance companies recommend that you have your jewelry appraisal reports updated every two or three years. Please keep in mind you will need to have items with large gemstones -- especially diamonds -- updated more often than an item with no gemstones at all.

 
 

How to Grade a Diamond?

The 4 C’s

Color: How colorless the diamond is.

Clarity: How clean the diamond is of inclusions and blemishes.

Cut: Quality of the angles, proportions, facets, and finishing details.

Carat: The weight of the diamond.

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What is the purpose of an Appraisal?

  • An appraisal is for insurance purposes, where insurance companies require jewelry appraisal in order for clients to insure jewelry

  • Diamond Grading confirms the quality analytics of diamonds and quality of colored gems

 
 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

GIA Certificates

  • Characteristics of the Gem Quality of the 4 Cs

  • GIA report on the diamond

  • To ensure the value has value gives you a dollar amount how much it costs

  • Specifications of the Diamond

  • For more information GIA.

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People are buying and selling and want to know if the items is worth it to buy. Haven’t bought yet and want to know if it’s a good deal. Company that developed diamond grading system. Give characteristics.

Estate and family jewelry, from parents or grandparents. Need to assess value. Or Government would like to know about jewelry.