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David Wolf, GG, MGA - President
David Wolf, a 1976 graduate of Rutgers University, Newark, NJ and the Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, CA has been under contract with major banks, national law enforcement offices and patent attorneys, as a forensic consultant, appraiser, mediator and expert witness. His expertise is frequently sought after by insurance groups, bankers, attorneys and jewelry professionals. Mr. Wolf spent much of his career buying diamonds and estate jewelry which led him to write the “The Asscher Cut Diamond” article for appraisers, collectors and those interested in “old world” diamonds. As a consumer advocate, he has interviewed with Inside Edition and National Public Radio. In addition to his Graduate Gemologist (GIA) degree, Wolf holds a Senior Membership and Master Gemologist Appraiser® designation from the American Society of Appraisers and served on their Board of Governors. He has developed and hosted programs for ASA’s Gems & Jewelry international conferences. David is dedicated to delivering his clients the highest standards a professional appraisal practice can offer.
Toby Smart, GG - Laboratory Director
Toby Smart, holds a Bachelor of Science degree, from South Bank University, London, UK and earned the (GIA) Graduate Gemologist designation in 2004 from the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA. Prior to his move into gemology, Toby landed a database management position with the British Standards Institution. His analytical approach and management skills are evident in our improved evaluation and reporting standards. Since his start with Just Appraisers in 2004, calibration of our digital equipment, scales, gauges and proportion equipment has improved. Manual measurements and the degree of error are better understood and our lighting environment has improved. Smart has become indispensable at Just Appraisers in developing our diamond and colored gemstone reports. Most noteworthy is Smart’s communication of “light performance” of round brilliant diamonds, modified brilliants and branded diamonds. Proportion angles and critical measurements are fed into a light return software application that calculates light performance. In recognizing the growing concerns over the use of “GIA color and clarity grading standards”, we openly report our grade to be definitive, transitional or different in our opinion. Under Smart’s direction, the “art of color grading” a diamond or a colored stone has been defined in a more consistent and reproducible manner.
OUR CONSULTANTS
Jonathon Snellenburg - Watches
Jonathan Snellenburg has been fascinated by antiques since childhood. Before becoming a dealer, he studied history and geology at Dartmouth College and received a Ph. D. in Geochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. This led to a post-doctoral fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History, New York and then a position as staff gemologist for the Gemological Institute of America. In 1979, he entered the antique business full time, joining Christie's, New York. His first position was the head of the Jewelry and Silver Departments at their new gallery, Christie's East. There he encountered antique watches for the first time. By the time he left Christie's in 1993, as a Senior Vice President and Head of the Watch and Clock Department, he had organized sales in a variety of fields and cataloged numerous items including watches, clocks, jewelry, silver, scientific instruments and books. Dr. Snellenburg has participated as an appraiser in the PBS television series "The Antiques Roadshow" since its first season. He is also a member of the Vetting Committees for the two most prestigious antiques fairs held in New York, the Winter Antiques Show and the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, held each year at the 7th Regiment Armory, New York City. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America, a member organization of the Confederation Internationale des Negociants en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA), the Antiquarian Horological Society and the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
Lynn Magnusson, ASA
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Spencer Peck - Coins & Paper Money
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