Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry

Our Services

Services Provided by Susan Eisen

Redesign: Recycle Your Jewelry by taking existing jewelry, such as wedding rings and family heirlooms, and redesigning the piece into something new.
Makeover: Turn a pendant, necklace, earrings, and/or rings into new pieces of jewelry. Turn a ring into a pendant; an old pair of earrings into a new ring!
Custom Designs: Want a ring, necklace, pair of earrings, or other piece of jewelry that is 100% original? We can work with you to design a piece that is comletely your own and one-of-a-kind.
Clean & Repair: Bring in your most used and cherished jewelry to be cleaned, repaired, or stones remounted and have them looking like the day you purchased them.

IRS Estate Tax: Estates worth over $600,000 involving taxes owed on fine jewelry.
IRS Gift Tax: Determining charitable donation deductions.
Charitable Donations: Valuation of charitable gifts of jewelry given to organizations in lieu of cash.
Heir Distribution & Estate Inventory: Valuation of jewelry for equitable distribution & inventory.
Divorce: Value of existing jewelry inventory in a couple's community estate.
Liquidation: Established forced & orderly liquidation values for various purposes.
Collateral: Pre-loan valuation to justify loan limits.
Investment Gemstones: Confirmation of values implied in gemstone purchases made by mail-order from investment companies not in the jewelry retail business.
Appraisal Review: Reviewing current & previous appraisals done by others and used by consumers for various reasons.

Barter: Valuation of jewelry items traded in a transaction.
Gem Identification: Determination of gemstone type and quality.
Inventory History: Assistance in establishing a method to keep information on jewelry including purchase price, historical data, provenance, and proposed heirs.
Jewelry Estate Planning: Assisting in the equitable distribution to heirs of family jewelry before or after death.
Jewelry & Diamond Liquidation Options: Finding the most lucrative way to liquidate including outright sale, consignment, auction, or brokerage.
Jewelry Maintenance: Recommendations regarding purchase, variety, care, storage, and usage of jewelry.
Jewelry Recycling: Consultation regarding optimally redesigning older, non-desired jewelry into fresh, updated designs.
Jewelry Restoration: Using modern day methods to restore antique & period jewelry to its original condition.
Quality of Manufactured Jewelry: Assessing the quality of custom made or manufactured jewelry.

Insurance Coverage: Valuation required for personal articles floater.
Insurance Fraud: Confirmation of appraised value for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
Moving & Freight Losses: Evaluation of losses or damages occurring during moving or shipping of jewelry with private companies including UPS, Federal Express, or USPO.

Confiscated Goods: Fair market value of goods legally confiscated by governmental law enforcement agencies.
Import Duties & Taxes: Evaluation for determination of import and export duties.
Jewelry Theft Investigation: Expertise in consultations with investigative agencies including government, insurance providers, private corporations & non-profit organizations for positive identification of stolen jewelry.

Consumer Fraud: Verification of post sale value, price, quality, and gemstone identification.
Product Liability, Standards, and Craftmanship: Evaluation of methods and quality of jewelry construction and fabrication.
Bankruptcy: Valuation of jewelry owned by parties declaring bankruptcy.

Museum Collections: Recommendations regarding acquisitions, case displays, security, and liquidation of art, jewelry gifts and existing jewelry collections.

Certified Sales Associate Course, "Karatage", American Gem Society (national course for jewelry associates containing advanced product knowledge), 1995.
"Closed Circuit TV...Not Just for Security", Jeweler's Circular Keystone Magazine, 1995.
"Should Your Customer Know if it's a Used Diamond?", Jeweler's Circular Keystone Magazine, December, 1995.
"Are Your Appraisals Taxable?", ASA Personal Property Journal, Summer, 1995.
Recommendations to the Federal Trade Commission "Guides for The Jewelry Industry", Federal Register 5/30/96, footnotes 45, 68, 187, 192, 294, 1996.
"Buying Jewelry", Council of Better Business Bureaus (national pamphlet for consumers to be distributed nationwide to all BBBs), 1998.
"Crazy About Jewelry! An Expert Guide to Buying, Selling, and Caring for Your Jewelry!" by Susan Eisen, MGA, ASA, GG, ISA, CGA, book, 2007.
"What You Should Know Before You Buy Gems, Jewelry and Watches Overseas: A Guide For the Military Being Deployed," by Susan Eisen, MGA, ASA, GG, ISA, CGA, brochure, 2009.
"The Myth of the Million Dollar Dish-Rag: An Effective and Powerful Plan to Avoid a Family Inheritance Battle After You Die," by Susan Eisen, GG, ASA, MGA, CGA, 2011

Secretary, Treasurer, International Gems & Jewelry Committee, American Society of Appraisers
Member, National Ethics Committee, American Gem Society
Member, National Education Committee, American Gem Society
Member, National Board of Directors, Council of Better Business Bureaus
Chair, National Marketing Committee, Council of Better Business Bureaus
Member, National Retail Advisory Focus Group Jewelers of America Show

National Panelist, "Ethics", American Gem Society Conclave, Dallas
National Panelist, "A Jeweler's Forum: Everything Some People Don't Want To Know about Honesty", Jeweler's Circular Keystone Magazine, Jewelry Expo, Las Vegas
Seminar Instructor, Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths of America Expo, "Repairing Costume Jewelry", Providence
Seminar Speaker, "Knowing Your Customers", National Jeweler Magazine Jewelry Expo, Las Vegas.
Seminar Speaker, "Designer Jewelry - On the Road to Success", JCK International Show, Las Vegas.