
Is someone qualified to be a watch or jewellery valuer?
You can easily tell whether someone is qualified to be a watch or jewellery valuer based on their post-nominal initials. Post-nominal initials are those fancy little letters placed after someone’s name to indicate they hold a particular qualification or accreditation. And any post-nominal should be applauded, especially in the jewellery trade, as they can only […]
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Education and training
I love so many things about my job, but one of the aspects that I get the most from is providing education and training. Over the years, I have delivered numerous workshops on identifying counterfeit watches, boxes, and accessories at valuers conferences. I designed a systematic step-by-step guide for watch inspections to aid new valuers […]
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2023 Valuer Of The Year
I recently attended the Jewellery Valuers Association yearly conference, where I was awarded the prestigious Valuer of the Year award. “It is an award for the valuer who has excelled in upholding the JVA’s professional valuation standards and continuously shows exceptional levels of integrity. It recognises the valuer’s commitment and dedication to supporting and developing […]
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
As I split my working time between meeting clients at my office and visiting them at their place of work or home, there are times when I feel like I am living in my own version of the classic 80’s comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Although, in my version, I get the occasional ferry as […]
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This watch is why I don’t value watches that don’t work
In the case of this crispy timepiece, the client came to me for a valuation, as their insurance renewal was due. I advised them that I couldn’t do it because it wasn’t working and said that it needed to be fixed and working before I could do the valuation. The client insisted it was just […]
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Pre-owned watch prices are falling & something unusual happened this week
Well, it finally happened. After two years of insanity, normality may be returning to the pre-owned Rolex watch market. This week a current production model Rolex crossed my desk that has a second-hand value, less than the current RRP. It’s been a while since I was able to say that.
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Custom diamond set watches – Luxury upgrade or money pit?
Custom diamond watches – not the luxury upgrade or bargain you’d expect I understand from an aesthetics perspective why some people like aftermarket or ‘custom’ set diamond watches. But from a value standpoint, short of running over the watch with your car, there is little more you could do to devalue it. Contrary to what […]
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Why you need a valuation even when you have a receipt
The phrase ‘I don’t need that valued as I have the receipt’ is something I regularly hear from my clients. And on the face of it, that sounds logical, especially if it’s a relatively new purchase. Sadly a receipt only shows what was paid and not the current market value. Things change quickly in the […]
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When should I have my watch valued?
Every two to three years is how often it is recommended that you have your watch or jewellery valuation updated. But with the current secondary watch market being as strong as it is, I would suggest having your watches revalued every year. Suppose we look at these two Rolex’s as an example. In March last […]
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