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Gem and Jewellery Workshops – March 2012

ericemms — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:07:57 +0000

Gem values and jewellery knowledge are looked at in our March one-day workshops in Hatton Garden.

Learn the current prices of natural and treated coloured stones and the elements of coloured gem quality on our Gem Values and Quality workshop on 27th March. The next day you will learn the secrets of buying diamonds and precious gem set jewellery on our Gem and Jewellery Knowledge workshop.

Book a place and pay online at www.ericemms.com/courses

Recent feedback on our diamond course

ericemms — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:55:49 +0000

” I wanted to thank you for the wonderful diamond grading course you presented on 24th and 25th Jan. The content, pace and professionalism was outstanding . I came back home absolutely buzzing with enthusiasm. It was wonderful to have the benefit of your knowledge and experience in this field. I was also very impressed with the seemingly endless supply of different examples you had available for us to view and the spreadsheet which we could use to compare against. What a brilliant course.”

Gemstone Prices

ericemms — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:47:34 +0000

Learn gem prices and qualities.

We are delighted to announce we have teamed up again with Tracy Jukes, the coloured stone dealer, to offer a one day workshop on coloured stone prices and qualities.

Until now there have been few, if any, opportunities for retailers, pawnbrokers, valuers and gem enthusiasts to learn of current gem values and how the quality of coloured stones, their treatments, Man-made counterparts and the global consumer demand and gem supply affect transaction prices.

Our Gem Values and Quality Workshop provides this information in a day of examining many natural, treated and Man-made coloured stones; the various gems you see in the jewellery trade today. Eric will talk and demonstrate the current state of gem treatments and imitations and Tracy will get you up to speed on current prices. The workshop is limited to six attendees so everyone will gain maximum benefit from the day.

The workshop is being held in Hatton Garden on Tuesday 27th March and the fee is £195.00 (including VAT). Please contact Eric on ericemms@aol.com or 07973 725 266 if you require further information.
You can book places and pay on-line at www.ericemms.com.

Diamond Courses for Pawnbrokers

ericemms — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:59:32 +0000

Diamond courses for pawnbrokers have been arranged for 2012. Held in London and Manchester these one-day practical sessions will provide useful diamond identification, grading and valuing know-how. I will be teaching these courses on behalf of the National Pawnbrokers’ Association. Please visit their website to learn more.

Gem and Jewellery Knowledge Workshop

ericemms.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:05:26 +0000

Plans for our new one-day workshop on gemstone and jewellery knowledge have been finalised. Full details of date, fee and how to book places and pay online are given on our website www.ericemms.com

Latest Gem News

ericemms.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:33:07 +0000

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Corporate Gem Courses

ericemms.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:40:17 +0000

We offer short practical gem courses tailored to the demands of jewellery retailers or pawnbrokers or other corporate entities. Recently we provided a bespoke diamond course for a leading retailer in West Sussex. We quote the feedback we receive from the management of the retailer hosting our latest corporate diamond course:

“Thanks again for the training on Sunday, I found the day very interesting and enjoyable. To actually have such a wide range of diamonds with all their varying characteristics was really useful, you can appreciate what you’re looking at when it is physically in front of you rather than looking at a diagram or photo.”

“Hi Eric, well I have arrived in to see very enthused staff, buzzing about what they learned yesterday (Sunday)! They all are keen to see more diamonds now. Thank you so much…Hopefully it can be repeated in the future.”

For details of our corporate training sessions please contact Eric Emms

Gem Qualities and Values workshop

ericemms.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:46:12 +0000

Learn how much gems are worth

In partnership with Tracy Jukes, a leading UK coloured stones dealer, Eric will present in 2012 one day workshops on “Gem Qualities and Values”. During the day of handling coloured stones, Eric will lead attendees through topics such as current gem treatments and the latest simulants and synthetics and how gem quality is judged. Tracy will discuss current values of commercially important gems, how treatments affect value and what determines current fluctuations in gem prices.

We are planning our 2012 dates. Call Eric on 07973 725 266 if you wish to know more.

Rough (Uncut) Diamond Knowledge

ericemms.com — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:37:53 +0000

Are you interested in the quality and values of rough (uncut) diamonds? Are you considering trading in rough diamonds? Then think about attending our next Rough Diamonds to Polished Diamonds Course. We had a full contingent of attendees at our last course in July who were keen to learn more on rough and polished diamonds.
On the first day we looked at rough diamond sorting, rough terminologies, diamond sizing, a rough diamond market pricing method using a quality sheet which considers the breakdown of market quality assortments, rough to polished yields and pricing rough diamond parcels.
On the second day we looked at polished diamond identification; grading of clarity and colour with reference to rough qualities; carat weight estimation of diamonds in jewellery and the current state of natural diamond supply and demand; man-made diamonds and an ethical overview of the diamond industry.
Contact Eric on ericemms@aol.com for the next date of this course. See our courses link for more information.

Our latest diamond course for pawnbrokers

ericemms.com — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:53:38 +0000

“a huge thanks for holding yesterday’s diamond course, it was good to see you again. Our managers and head office staff all agreed that the course was extremely helpful to them and opened their eyes to many things they had not realised when handling diamond stock and i believe this will be of benefit to our company in the future…I shall shortly be liaising to arrange for the second tranche of staff to attend the next course…All of the attendees agreed your style of teaching was both fun, interesting and ‘really worked for us’ to use a quote. You evidently still have the knack!” Nathan F. pawnbroker, Dartford, June ’11.