Jewelry Appraisal Services
At S.H. Kearns Co. Ltd you get a complete evaluation of your precious gemstone and jewelry valuables.

Some of the information you will receive when you get a jewelry appraisal:

CUT: The way a diamond is cut and polished is vital. It is the precision and the delicacy of the cut that dictates the maximum amount of light the diamond will refract and reflect. The better the cut, the greater the brilliance, sparkle and fire.

COLOR: Most diamonds look colorless, but there are many subtle shade differences. Less color means more value. Diamonds with no hint of color at all are very rare, but also rare are diamonds with strong color. These are called 'fancies'.

CLARITY: Thanks to nature, every diamond is unique. Each one possesses its own individuality. Minute traces of other minerals trapped during the crystallization process and natural characteristics (called 'inclusions') are better described as nature's fingerprints and help gemologists determine the age of a diamond.

CARAT (weight): A diamond's weight is the simplest of its characteristics to measure, and from the earliest times has been used to calculate the value of a diamond. Each carat is divided into 100 points (a quarter of a carat is 25, written as 0.25 carats). It is easy to weigh an unmounted diamond, but once it's in a setting, it is only possible to estimate its weight by using special gauges and formulas.