COURSE
How to Value Coloured Gemstones
1-Day Course | Private Tuition
This course has been designed and is delivered by an accredited professional Jewellery Valuer who is willing to share his expertise and trade secrets with you.
Course Description
1-Day How to Value Coloured Gemstones
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This practical course has been specially designed to introduce and inform professional practise on the methodology required to value and appraise coloured gemstones.
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During the learning process you will handle a basic set of gemstones and with step-by-step tutor guidance, use standard gemmological equipment to review them, then assess price guides in order to evaluate them.
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The emphasis of the first part of the course is learning simple identification methods using basic gemmology equipment on a wide variety gemstones familiar to a Jewellery Valuer, this also includes some useful identification tips of the trade for Valuer's working out of office.
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The second part of the course day starts with a presentation on coloured gem grading methodology and how price guides are used for valuation. With tutor guidance, students will then use all the identification, grading and pricing methods learned to practise the valuation methodology on Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald gem material.
Students are encouraged to bring in a piece of coloured stone jewellery to use as part of their course tuition practice.
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Course content provides useful essential information to anyone who needs to understand how to value Coloured Gemstone Jewellery and learn more about it.
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Course notes and a course certificate will be provided and you will have the opportunity to compile working notes which will be explained, practiced and used on all valuations.
- This course presumes no previous gemmology, jewellery retail or jewellery buying experience. If you need more advanced contact please contact us and we can arrange to tailor the course relevant to attendee experience.
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This course does not include Synthetic gemstones – This is covered in a separate course, see below for details.
Please note:
This is not a Gemmology course. The course content has been designed and is delivered by an accredited professional Jewellery Valuer, specifically to assist those working in Jewellery Valuation.
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If you need to learn Gemmological Coloured Gemstone identification methods please refer to our Gemmology Course series.
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Tutor Options
All tutors work as professional jewellers, Goldsmiths, Designers or are Jewellery Industry specialists who are willing to share their expertise and trade secrets with you.
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What is the course date?
All private tuition courses are arranged upon request on a date to suit you, subject to tutor availability.
We will provide you with some course dates for you to choose from or you can ask about a course date or a day of the week preference.
About the Course Fee
Courses are priced individually because the course fee is based upon the fee a tutor charges to take a day out their trade works to teach you. We work with some amazing Jewellery Professionals and offering their expertise to you and the course price you pay is in accordance and appropriate to their expertise.
About Materials
For this course we highly recommend you bring some Jewellery including those with Gemstones if you can, so that you can use these for practicing your Valuation methodology on and this will enhance your course experience.
Booking/Payment Information
Your payment is required in advance and payments are handled safely and securely by BACS Bank Transfer invoicing (IBAN SWIFT or PayPal for International students).
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Instalments
Some courses are available to pay in installments, whereby you can pay a non-refundable deposit to book your course date. If you pay a course deposit, your balance payment is due 10 days before your course. Please ask for details if this is of interest to you.
Booking Information
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Once you have booked a course a cancellation fee of * from £95 will be deducted from your refund if you cancel your course up to and including 14 days prior to the start of the course once your payment has been received.
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You can cancel your course however, any cancellations received within 14 days of the course date are not eligible for a refund, however you may re-arrange your course for one other date if you wish.
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Should we need to cancel your course due to unforeseen circumstances we will refund your course fee in full. Please note: travel and accommodation booked is not eligible for a refund/reimbursement, if you are worried about this we recommend you contact your own Insurer for advice.
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* Amount is variable depending on the duration and type of your course. When you make a course enquiry out quote reply by email will provide the actual cancellation amount applicable, to your course and *£95 applies only to a standard one day course.