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Valuer
Valuing is a jewellery industry profession in its own right. As a valuer you have followed valuation, gemmological and diamond grading education and training as well as taken qualifications to assesses antiques.
Work in a retail jewellers, an auction house or as an outsourced freelance valuer with your own clients, your job is to identify and assess metals, gems and diamonds to a fine degree and place a value on them for resale or insurance. You might work with antiques, family heirlooms and designer and bespoke pieces of jewellery.
Generally, it takes three-five years of experience in the jewellery industry to be able to deliver competent valuations, which must follow a set standard laid out by the National Association of Jewellers.
Valuers can become registered valuers by demonstrating their credentials, progressing their career and opening up new business opportunities.
Length of Training
3 years performing valuations
Salary Expectations
£30,000+
Qualification Requirements
Experience
You have history in retail, auction house or re-commerce sector (in secondhand, antiques or pawn shops).
To become a registered valuer, you need gemmological qualifications or qualifications in diamond grading or sorting. Ideally, you have applied your skills and knowledge in the jewellery industry for 3 to 5 years.
You can become an associate member of The Institute of Registered Valuers to join and access the professional valuing community. Being an associate member of the IRV does not mean you are a registered valuer.
You’ll have worked either in the retail environment or in the re-commerce sector, in secondhand, antiques or pawn shops or within an auction house setting.
Knowledge
Jewellery valuers assess jewellery for several reasons, mostly:
Skills
Personal Attributes
Qualification Requirements
You need at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in the jewellery industry, as well as gemmological and diamond grading qualifications
Valuers can take a recognised Institute of Registered Valuers valuation appraisal qualificationsuch as the ATHE Level 3 JET Certificate, Foundations of Appraisal Practice Qualification.
You have to be a:
qualified gemmologist
or a qualified diamond grader / assessor
Role also Called
Valuer, Jewellery appraiser, Gemmologist, Diamond grader, Diamond assessor
