Detailed description of the item and stones (if applicable), photograph with the retail/wholesale/insurance value in a passport, credit card size or letter size report
Jewellery & Watch Appraisals
4 C's of diamonds grading.
Cut, Clarity, Colour, Carat
Value (if needed), Plotting and Picture
In-Depth Cut Grading
Reports provided with weight, diameter, depth, fire, and angles of scanned diamond
Diamond & Cut Grading
Travel documents of your jewellery when leaving the country to show proof of ownership.
Picture, description of item and information stating item was purchased or owned before leaving the country
Travel Documents
Overview of 4 c's
Giving general knowledge to client before a purchase of a diamond or jewellery item.
Verifying a purchase
Consulting
Natural and Lab diamond identification
Bring your jewellery and we can help identify if it is made in lab or mined
Identification
Services We Provide
Different Types of Valuations
Retail Replacement
The most common appraisal valuation provided on appraisals for the purpose of insuring a piece of jewellery if it were lost, stolen or damaged. It is the value that is given to replace the item.
Liquidation valuations are for jewellers, jewellery stores or people looking to liquidate their pieces of jewellery.
Liquidation
The fair market valuation is for what the item or piece of jewellery would sell on the open market with willing buyers and sellers.
Fair Market
Wholesale valuation is for the clients that want the appraisal of a piece of jewellery to be priced at the purchase/sale price of the item, with provided receipts.
Wholesale
Estate valuation involves determining the value of jewellery that has been inherited or left to you. This can include antique pieces, family heirlooms or other types of jewellery.
Estate
Consistent, Fair, Accurate
Our goal and mission at Gem Lab is to be recognized for our consistency, fairness and accuracy. This in turn will set a consumer’s mind at ease when purchasing an item from a retail store with one of our professional appraisals