Hallo everyone
Paid a visit to a Safeguard valuer today at a local jewellers I took along three Iliana rings.Two of them Mozambique tourmalines whether Paraiba or Cuprian well its anybodys guess,one valued at double the price I paid and the other slightly more than double as it lends more towards the blue colour both of them a higher carat weight than minimum stated.
Next he took a look at an Emerald and Diamond ring I bought when wee Derky presented his very first night at TJC its a dark Brazilian colour(more like russian diopside) with 2 fifteen point diamonds either side the emerald 90 points though he thought nearer 96 points.I paid £350 and he valued it at £2,400 well I nearly fell off my chair.
Now dont get me wrong I know this is just for insurance purposes and if I put them on e-Bay tomorrow I would be lucky to get what I paid for them but I doubt if I would ever go to a jewellers shop and pay that sort of cash and the emerald is the type I had lusted after for a while so Im glad I tuned in to watch Derky's debut night.
The cost to value three items was £117.35 he took photos etc but I have to wait three weeks to get the paperwork sent to me
Paid a visit to a Safeguard valuer today at a local jewellers I took along three Iliana rings.Two of them Mozambique tourmalines whether Paraiba or Cuprian well its anybodys guess,one valued at double the price I paid and the other slightly more than double as it lends more towards the blue colour both of them a higher carat weight than minimum stated.
Next he took a look at an Emerald and Diamond ring I bought when wee Derky presented his very first night at TJC its a dark Brazilian colour(more like russian diopside) with 2 fifteen point diamonds either side the emerald 90 points though he thought nearer 96 points.I paid £350 and he valued it at £2,400 well I nearly fell off my chair.
Now dont get me wrong I know this is just for insurance purposes and if I put them on e-Bay tomorrow I would be lucky to get what I paid for them but I doubt if I would ever go to a jewellers shop and pay that sort of cash and the emerald is the type I had lusted after for a while so Im glad I tuned in to watch Derky's debut night.
The cost to value three items was £117.35 he took photos etc but I have to wait three weeks to get the paperwork sent to me