Please join us at 6pm on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Chambers Walk in Lawrenceville as Daniel W. Campbell BS, GG, FGA of Hamilton Jewelers presents:
Variables that Affect Value in Gems
Gem identification is an extremely important component of jewelry analysis and appraisal. The value of an item of jewelry can be dependent almost entirely on the identity of the gem or gems present. The question, however, is not simply, “Is the gem a ruby, emerald or sapphire?” for example. There are many gems of every color, which vary in quality, name recognition, desirability, rarity, supply and demand, size, country of origin, durability and many other factors. Many of these gems have laboratory grown counterparts or can be treated in a variety of ways to alter or improve their appearance. Some are even glued or fused together to make them look like a valuable gem. In this presentation, we will review a select few gems, what materials may be used in their place and the widely varying values that may be assigned to them.
About the speaker:
Dan Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, from the University of Delaware, is a Graduate Gemologist (in residence), from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in New York and is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A). Mr. Campbell has worked in GIA’s Laboratory in the diamond grading and identification/research departments, helped to develop the methods and terminology used in the grading of fancy color diamonds and has taught thousands of students as an instructor of the GIA and later as the Director of GIA’s New York Education Center, where he contributed to the gemological course material. He was a co-owner, with his wife Rocio, of Jacqueline Waite Jewelry Appraisers and Consultants, based in Liberty Corner, New Jersey and is currently the Senior Appraiser at Hamilton Jewelers in Princeton, New Jersey. Dan is a Member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA).
$30 - Includes meeting fee and dinner. Drinks are courtesy of the chapter. You can pay online, or pay in person by cash or check when you attend.