Southern California's
Most
Qualified Jewelry Appraiser
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EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY & LITIGATION SUPPORT:
(310) 821-1453
Mr. Davis serves as a Professional Jewelry Appraiser / Gemologist when required for litigation support
or expert witness testimony. He is a professionally trained appraiser who has the expertise to offer
opinions of value in an unbiased manner to aid the court in reaching an equitable decision. Expert
Witness and Consultation assignments are charged at an hourly basis (Please refer to the rates page ).
or expert witness testimony. He is a professionally trained appraiser who has the expertise to offer
opinions of value in an unbiased manner to aid the court in reaching an equitable decision. Expert
Witness and Consultation assignments are charged at an hourly basis (Please refer to the rates page ).
Insurance Appraisal / Retail Replacement Value Appraisals
This report is most commonly referred to as an insurance appraisal. This type of report is necessary
for insuring your items against loss or damage. The accuracy and detail included in this report makes
it possible to identify or have exact duplicates recreated of these precious items should they ever be
lost or stolen.
Quality Confirmation of a New Purchase / Retail Replacement Value Appraisals
This report is to verify that the diamond you recently purchased is what the retailer represented it as.
A complete quality analysis is done and findings are compared to the major labortaroy certificate if
accompanied with one. The retail replacement value is determined based on the gemological
evaluation and stated in the final report. This report can also be used for insurance scheduling.
Liquidation / (Re-sale Advice) Appraisals
This appraisal value is determined when an owner decides to convert jewelry items into immediate
cash by re-selling them. The sale can be held under forced or limiting conditions and with time
constraints, depending on the circumstances and or how the items are sold.
Estate (Probate) Appraisals
This report is for estate evaluation purposes and is necessary to determine inheritance taxes on an
estate. Jewlery values for estates are legislated to include specific information and data. Fair market
value is used for this type of valuation and it is always necessary to include comparable sales.
Cutting Proportion & Sarin Light Return Anlysis Reports for Diamonds
GemSecure offers cut grading and measuring of diamonds to the highest accuracy using the Sarin
DiaScan S15+ with the GIA® Facetware™. Comprehensive cutting proportion and symmetry
analysis, as well as Hearts & Arrows and Light Return ASET images included in each CPLR report.
If you have recently purchased a new diamond, confirming the detailed quality attributes of the
cutting proportions, symmetry and light return is a must. GemSecure is one of the few Gemological
Laboratories in California that offers the same type of state-of-the-art hardware and software that
GIA, EGL and AGS are using to evaluate cutting proportion and light return.
Make sure your diamond has been represented properly from the dealer you have purchased from
and rule out or confirm any discrepancies against your diamonds accompanied major lab certificate.
Divorce Settlement/Dissolution of Marriage
This is a fair market value report for an equal division of common property.
Damage Report
This report expresses the difference in value resulting from breakage and estimates the cost of the
removal, re-cutting and resetting of the gemstone, as well as the value of the re-cut gemstone (loss of
weight).
Donation
These reports are based on fair market value and are necessary for tax deductions of donated items.
Quality Comparison
This report is for a client who brings in a jewelry or gemstone item to verify its identity and/or quality
as claimed by the seller. Comparison appraisals usually reflect the item at its most common retail
replacement value.
Post Loss
This report establishes the value of a previously undocumented item that was lost or stolen. This is a
hypothetical valuation based on information supplied by the client and supported by photographs and
a description of the item.
Casualty Loss
This report determines the fair market value of a lost, stolen, or destroyed item not previously
documented. The IRS allows an income tax deduction of some portion of the value with a proper
casualty loss appraisal.
Types of Appraisals Offered