What is the time frame required for an appraisal?
This all depends on the complexity of the item. A simple diamond solitaire generally takes 30-40 minutes while a bracelet containing 7 different size sapphires, 9 fancy shape diamonds and 29 ‘other’ stones might take 3-4 hours. Some items are not very common and additional research to find similar items may be required. Our associates in other fields (vintage or antique watches and jewelry, dealers of unusual colored gems) may be asked for their imput for the appraisal to be reasonably accurate.
