Collection care · Documentation, refining, lapidary · Stuart, Florida
The unglamorous work that protects what you already own.
Insurance documentation, collection reviews, gold refining and stone recutting. None of it is exciting. All of it matters the day something goes wrong.
Documentation
Appraisal support and collection review
Most people's jewelry is insured on a number someone wrote down years ago, if it's scheduled at all. Metal prices move, stone markets move, and a piece appraised a decade ago is very likely underinsured now.
A collection review is straightforward: we go through what you own, document condition and specification, identify what's scheduled and what isn't, and flag anything with a structural problem you don't know about yet. Where a formal appraisal is required, I prepare the documentation and coordinate with a certified independent appraiser.
Tell me who your carrier is. Requirements differ meaningfully between insurers, and producing the wrong document is a waste of everyone's time.
Metal and stones
Refining and lapidary
Gold refining
- Broken chains, single earrings, worn-out settings and dental gold
- Metal recovered and value applied against a new commission
- Weights and assay documented before anything is processed
- Sentimental items separated out and never refined without explicit sign-off
Lapidary
- Recutting and repolishing chipped or abraded stones
- Assessment of weight loss before any cutting is committed to
- Cutting unusual or rough material to fit a specific setting
- Honest assessment when a stone isn't a candidate for recutting
Questions
Do you issue insurance appraisals yourself?
How often should jewelry be re-appraised?
What is gold refining actually for?
What does lapidary work cover?
Next step
Start with a collection review.
An hour with what you already own often surfaces something worth acting on.