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Biography
Biographical information for Adrian Smith - Jewellery Valuer
Since entering the jewellery trade in 1975, Adrian Smith has been involved in almost all of the jeweller's many and varied activities, from buying and selling to valuations and jewellery manufacture and repair.
He was trained by a well-known prestigious jeweller in the South of England as a jewellery valuer and moved to one of Scotland's premier jewellers in 1989, before creating one of the most respected jewellery valuation consultancies in 2000.
He became a holder of the Retail Jewellers Diploma in 1985 after gaining a Distinction in the National Association of Goldsmith's examinations. He subsequently earned a Fellowship with the Gemmological Association of Great Britain following the examinations of the association and is a member of the Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain.
Adrian Smith became one of the first Registered Valuers with the National Association of Goldsmiths in 1988, is a member of the Institute of Registered Valuers and is a Certified Appraiser with the Association of Jewellery Appraisers.
Adrian is the past Chairman of the Association of Jewellery Appraisers. In addition, he is actively involved in gemmology education in Scotland as a member of the management committee of the Scottish Gemmological Association.
He is also a member of various associations in the USA, including the National National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (Senior Member) and is a Senior Accredited Gemmologist with the Accredited Gemmologist Association.
Adrian also advises fellow jewellery valuers both in the UK and in the United States, on valuation production techniques.
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