OUR SERVICE

We hope your jewellery or watch is never lost or stolen, but if the unexpected happens, an up-to-date insurance valuation provides proof of ownership and an accurate replacement value for your insurer. Regular valuations help ensure you have the right level of cover without paying more than necessary.

Our comprehensive valuation reports include detailed descriptions and high-resolution photographs of each item, making it easier to identify and replace your jewellery or watch if a claim is required. They can also provide valuable evidence of ownership, particularly for inherited pieces or items where the original proof of purchase is no longer available.

As required by the vast majority of reputable insurance companies, we proudly use an external and entirely independent valuer to appraise and value your items (accreditations detailed below). This ensures that you receive an extremely high quality, accurate, and unbiased valuation that will be accepted by your insurer. Your valuation report is presented in a premium quality hard backed portfolio, along with a digital copy. The latter is to store remotely and to share with your insurer.

Our valuation fees are calculated on a per-item basis, with more modest items grouped together and charged as a single item. We can give you an exact quote for the work before you leave your jewellery with us, but have included a guide below.

Please visit us in store or e-mail us to discuss your individual valuation requirements further. We are always happy to help and offer obligation free advice.

Most insurers require your jewellery to be re-valued every three years in order to ensure that the values are accurate and you are not under insured in the event of a claim. In order to make this task as cost effective as possible, we charge only a nominal fee for revaluing your jewellery.  

JEWELLERY VALUATION

1st item: £120

Per item thereafter: £100

Your report covers the cost of setting up your files, the report, the online platform, the initial consultation and cleaning your jewellery. This one off fee remains constant, irrespective of the quantity of items being valued. This document is not for selling purposes.

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Internet & TV Channel purchases

Items purchased through this market will be valued for replacement from the original source. If the exact item is no longer available, the replacement value will be based on similar but comparable products available from this market. Items purchased from these suppliers are accompanied with documentation stating the stone weights. These documents should be presented to the valuer along with the item.

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Timescale: Approximately 3 weeks

We have an express valuation option available, please contact us for further details on this service.

WATCH VALUATION

Per item: £145

This report is only available for specific watch brands.

This includes Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Jaeger leCoultre,Patek Phillipe, Panerai, Hublot, Omega, Brietling & Tag Heuer.

This document is not for selling purposes.

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Probate Valuations

This report is estimated auction value.

Per item: £40 - Minimum of 6 items (£240)

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Handling charge

Any items returned undone where no valuation is completed (counterfeit watches, imitation gemstone)

£40 one item

£30 thereafter

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Amendments due to incorrect information provided: £20

ETHICAL CHARGING

You will know exactly how much your fee will be before the valuation is conducted, with no hidden extras and everything included. Pricing is not based on the value of your jewellery since we understand the importance of every piece we handle. There is a nominal cost for updating your valuation in the future.

Accreditations