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Articles on Jewellery, Gemstones, Valuation & Watches
These jewellery-related articles are written by experts-in-their-field, the vast majority are appraisers who are featured on Jewellery Appraisers of the World. There are also pieces written by world-class professional published authors.
The editorial pieces are more journalistic in nature and are intended to inform rather than promote a product or service.
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Jewellery Insurance - Is it worth it?
A Independent Jewellery Valuer asks, given the cost of insuring high-value jewellery & watches with a specialist insurer, is it value for money?
Insurance
Jewellery
Consumers
Donald Claflin - Master of whimsey
American jewelry author and journalist looks at the legacy left by this trend-setting Tiffany and Bulgari jewelry designer.
Designer
Jewellery
Consumers
Was your Jewellery Good Value for Money?
An Independent Jewellery Valuer provides an online calculator for you to establish, in a lighthearted way, if you paid too much for your jewellery.
Buyer's Guide
Jewellery
Consumers
Searching for Green in Black and White
New Zealand Gemmologist and Valuer, Jacob Francy, looks in depth at Colombian emeralds, their mining, characteristics, localities, inclusions, route to market and history.
Gems / Gemmology
Mining
Gemmology Students
Disinfecting Coronavirus from Jewellery
Dr.Taylor shows jewellers how to disinfect jewellery in wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Protect staff & customers from COVID-19, but how? chemicals? radiation? heat?
Coronavirus
Jewellery
Jewellers / Valuers
Alan recalls the story of a black opal's 100 year journey back to Lightning Ridge. Wielding a pick axe and encountering a "Ratter" hung from a tree was all part of the journey
Gems / Gemmology
Jewellery
Consumers
Dr. Ogden identifies the need to consider design and craftsmanship as value attributes in jewellery. What price can be put on skill, style and reputation?
Appraisal Theory
Design
Consumers
Jewellery Buying Guide to Shopping Channels
An Independent Valuer explores, in an objective way, the pluses and minuses of buying jewellery and gemstones from Shopping Channels. Based on real-life experience.
Buyer's Guide
Jewellery
Consumers
Rediscovering the art of Fabergé
Carl Fabergé and his part in me becoming a Jewellery Appraiser. An outline of his work and some favourite items that launched my career.
Designer
Objet d'art
Consumers
Why your purchase may be too good to be true
Protect yourself against the increasing amount of glass-filled rubies & sapphires on the market. Jewellery Valuer, Sammantha Maclachlan shows you how.
Buyer's Guide
Gems / Gemmology
Consumers
Valuing Jewellery for Insurance : Is a New Approach Needed?
Auckland Jewellery Valuer, Paul Nilsson, questions whether jewellery appraisers have kept up with changes to domestic insurance policy wordings as they apply to jewellery.
Appraisal Theory
Jewellery
Appraisers / Valuers
Online Jewellery Appraising - For better or worse?
Canadian Educator, Karen Howard of The Language of Gems & KC Appraisals, reviews the pitfalls of using an online jewellery appraisal service.
Appraisal Theory
Jewellery
Consumers
Lalique jewellery and David Callaghan, what a combination!
British Independent Jewellery Valuer, Shirley Mitchell of Windsor, rediscovers the art of René Lalique in a presentation given by David Callaghan. Both masters of their craft.
Designer
Jewellery
Consumers
Eminent Gemmologist and Author, Alan Hodgkinson, explores a particularly tricky boulder opal doublet mounted in a pendant. The junction is hidden by the setting leading to an interesting ID procedure.
Gems / Gemmology
Jewellery
Appraisers / Valuers
Traditional Methods Brought Up-To-Date.
French Independent Jewellery Valuer, Caroline Mergalet, interviews the French artisan jeweller, José Actis about his skills in cuttlefish casting techniques for jewellery.
Manufacture
Jewellery
Consumers
Méthodes Ancestrales au goût du Jour
L'expert indépendant en gemmes et bijoux, Caroline Mergalet interviewe le bijoutier français José Actis sur les techniques de moulage avec l'os de seiche.
Fabrication
Bijoux
Les Consommateurs
15 Mins of Fame for an Appraiser
US Independent Jewelry Appraiser, Ted Irwin, explores the contents of a client's seafood dinner with suprising and now famous results
Appraisal
Humour
Consumers
Is It Time to Sell Your Jewelry?
Jewelry Appraiser and Educator, Dave Atlas, runs through some of the considerations that you should bear in mind when selling your jewelry.
Appraisal
Jewelry
Consumers
Jewellery Appraiser, Adrian Smith, goes rummaging about inside an orange sapphire and finds an inclusion that is not only ‘illuminating’ but humorous too.
Gems / Gemmology
Humour
Consumers