What is a Jewelry Appraisal?
Jewelry appraisals ensure you are properly insured, providing peace of mind if your valuables are lost, stolen, or damaged. They also serve as proof of ownership and help establish the current market value if you decide to sell your pieces.
A jewelry appraisal is a detailed document that assesses the value of a piece based on factors like:
Diamond weight, color, and clarity
Metal type and weight
Gemstone quality and characteristics
Setting style and overall condition
Our Jewelry Appraisal Process
It’s quite simple really: to get your jewelry appraised at Keezing Kreations, just make an appointment, including some details of the items to be appraised in the details section, so that we may set aside the proper time for your evaluation.
Everything you need to know about jewelry appraisals:
No, we will evaluate all your jewelry items during your scheduled appointment in your presence. When the evaluation is complete you’ll take your items home with you. Once we determine the value and complete the appraisal document, a formal notice will be sent to your home address by mail.
It depends on how many items you are having appraised. An appraisal will usually take up to one hour to complete, depending on the complexity of the item, and the required information to be gathered by our appraiser for your insurer’s purposes. If your item is a complicated piece, or you have an assortment of items to appraise, it can take longer. We may also need to clean your jewelry first before a proper appraisal can be completed, in which case we might come to an arrangement whereby you leave your items in our care for a day or so.
Our current appraisal fee usually starts at $75 to $100 per initial item, and $50 for item after that. This fee can vary, however, depending on how detailed the jewelry items being appraised are.
Jewelry appraisals can be of great help, in a number of circumstances, so it is always a good idea to have one. This is especially true if your jewelry is expensive. Plus, if you want to insure your jewelry, an appraisal is non-negotiable; no insurers will work with you without one.
