What is a jewellery valuation?

Every once in a while people will ask, what is a jewellery valuation?

A Jewellery valuation in Sydney, NSW, Australia is a legal document written by a professional after carefully inspecting your jewellery. The valuation will contain a complete description of the item, an image and a price that is based on the market value that has been requested (for example, "retail replacement value", commonly referred to by many as an "Insurance valuation").

Any worthwhile valuation should be done by a member of the NCJV (National Council of Jewellery valuers) with their crimped seal affixed to the document, stating that they are a current member, with their number and registration year visible.

All valuers who are members of the NCJV are qualified gemmologists and diamond graders in addition to having a minimum of 5 years of experience in the jewellery trade. Many have qualified as jewellery valuers in the past decades after completing of a course run by the NCJV that teaches the principles of valuing a finished piece of jewellery, like the weight estimation and accurate grading of gemstones and diamonds in their settings along with identification of a hand made item or a cast item.

A sample valuation of what we provide is in the image below:

This valuation is an example of what our valuations look like currently, please note that the prices and names have been removed for security purposes.

We have been NCJV registered since 1997, currently we hold the record in our store for the youngest ever gemmologist, diamond grader, diamond technologist and jewellery valuer ever in Australia.