Experience and expertise are paramount when it comes to evaluating a gemstone or piece of jewelry. Scott Chamberland, store owner and on-staff appraiser, has been expertly trained through the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) as a graduate gemologist, and is qualified to appraise and evaluate jewelry, watches and gemstones. He has been appraising items for many years and would be happy to examine your items for appraisal.

Provided with an appraisal will be two copies of the formal printed document, that can be submitted to your insurance agent, as well as a photograph of the piece after it has been thoroughly cleaned and polished. We would recommend any item that is valued over $1000 to have a formal insurance appraisal performed to ensure that the item is properly protected through your insurance policy.

Georgetown Jewelers can also handle your insurance replacement needs. Our expertise in insurance matters has led us to be affiliated with State Farm Insurance as an insurance replacement representative, although we can coordinate replacement efforts with any insurance policy you may carry.

An appraisal solely for the purpose of reconciling an estate for tax reasons can also be completed for items as well. If you have inherited several items from an estate, it can sometimes be difficult to separate the genuine gemstones and precious metal items from the costume jewelry. To make this task easier, the appraiser can perform a sort-through of your items and give approximate values for the genuine pieces. The estate sort-through is less costly than a complete formal appraisal on each individual item, giving you an informal estimate of the items’ worth.

Identifications of individual gemstones, whether mounted or loose, can also be done. The gemologist will run a full gamut of tests to determine specific family or species of gemstone, whether a gemstone is synthetic or naturally grown, and if any treatments have been done on the gem. This evaluation will also include an informal approximation of the gem’s value.