Preparing for a Valuation – Home Visits
So, you’ve booked a valuation appointment with your independent registered valuer at your home – here is a handy checklist of things to consider and prepare ahead of the appointment:
Working Space
- Room to work – Please make sure there is adequate working space for us, a desktop, tabletop or counter is fine. A room with plenty of natural daylight will allow us to have the best look at your items on the spot.
- Plug Sockets – Access to plug sockets is also ideal, in order for us to use our lamps, laptops, and testing equipment.
- WiFi Codes – WiFi is a huge help to our valuers, and access to this early on in the appointment will save time.
Check your Policy
Please do double check your policy ahead of the appointment, we would like to know what the policy states, if there is a New For Old Value policy, or Agreed Values policy, this will need to be disclosed. Please also check your single item limit, and our valuer can advise you if necessary of any additional items that may fall under this remit.
Jewellery
- Reports – Please have any laboratory reports to hand for diamonds or coloured gemstones if you have them. If these are not easily available, an image of the report, or the report number in some cases will be sufficient for us to access and reference the report in your valuation.
- Boxes and Cases – Any boxes for designer jewellery, and cases for antique jewellery will be useful to have at the time of inspection. In some fitted cases there are hidden fittings, and the intrinsic value of the antique cases of themselves will be taken into account in the valuation.
- Receipts – Receipts and documentation from the time of purchase (if applicable) are also useful to our valuers when considering the history of the piece.
- Additional fittings – Do your earrings have detachable drops? Perhaps your pendant can be worn as a brooch, or your ring with interchangeable inserts. Maybe you have had some links taken out of a chain bracelet? Please keep all fittings to one side for referencing in the valuation.
- Ordered – Similarly to the above point, if earrings could be paired up, necklaces and chains presented laid out, and worn jewellery ready for inspection, this speeds up the valuation process.
- Any additional pieces – If you would like our valuer to check any additional pieces to those quoted, perhaps inherited jewels or forgotten jewellery boxes, we would be happy to oblige, please note that there may be additional fees for formal valuations on extra pieces.
Watches
- Boxes & Papers – Please have your boxes and papers to hand. The presence of these needs to be independently checked and verified by your valuer for inclusion in your report. The absence of boxes and paperwork will mean that any replacement figure will be prepared on a like-for-like basis, and in many cases at a lower value than a watch with a full set.
- Receipts & Service Documentation – Receipts and service documentation are useful to our valuers when considering the history of the watch, and accounting for any replacement parts and service history.
- Additional Parts – Any additional parts, such as original bracelets, buckles, dials, bezels or spare links should be available and disclosed to the valuer to ensure the most accurate valuation report possible.
Queries
We are looking forward to seeing you and advising you on your collection. If you have any further questions ahead of the appointment, do not hesitate to reach out to us enquiries@jewellerywatchvaluations.co.uk