Our Services –
An overview with pricing
Our Services Include:
Jewellery Appraisel – Book an Appointment
Certification of Diamonds
Certification of All Coloured Stones
Gem Identification of All Gemstones
Courses and Lectures from Intro to Advanced
Forensic Analysis
Rough Gemstone Assessment
Rough Gemstone Assessment
The grading and valuing of rough gemstones takes knowledge and experience. We have been involved with gemstones with over 30 years.
The price for this service is R1800 per hour.
Gem Identification of all Gemstones
Synthetic and artificially treated gemstones are passing through the trade undetected. A synthetic gemstone has the same chemical composition as the natural stone and is optically and physically the same. A gemmologist is the only person who can distinguish between the two by studying inter alia growth patterns and inclusions. Fee ranges from R400 per stone (minimum fee) depending on the tests that have to be done to identify the stone.
Coloured Stone Grading
We use the ICSL coloured stone grading system which has proved itself to be the most efficient and user-friendly coloured stone grading system since 1982. Many large laboratories around the world use this system. It is the most consistent system I have ever come across. Ian Campbell who developed the system introduced the FINAL GRADE which relates directly to price. For more information on this system click below.
Tanzanite Filters For Sale
Price: R450
The filter consists of three filters. Two polaroids and one coloured filter. The tanzanite when viewed under tungsten lighting through the one polaroid you will see a bluish colour and through the other filter a reddish violet colour. This is characteristic of tanzanite. Through the coloured filter, tanzanite will appear red. It is important to get the two different colours and the red colour for it to pass as tanzanite.
Get your Tanzanite Filter for only R450. This will assist in separating all the imitations from tanzanite, rough or cut.
Refractive Index liquid – RI 1.78
Price R1200 per 10ml bottle
Forensic Type Work
The client may want to know why a stone broke or looks different. This is a scientific study and I believe only two of us offer this service in South Africa.
Audio Visual Training Presentations
A presentation can be arranged to suit your needs. Whether it is to give your staff a practical presentation on the 4C’s which could include how to answer questions about “’Blood Diamonds” or the Kimberley Process”. Presentations can be any length of time, we can cover any subject of your choice relating to gemstones. You may want to include a presentation to your clients on a cheese and wine evening. The minimum fee for a presentation is only R570 inclusive of VAT.
