Our Jewellery Experts

Michael Norman MIRV FGA FNAG 1933 – 2010 The Guild of Valuers & Jewellers philosophy is built on the foundations set out by Michael Norman, one of the jewellery trades most highly respected valuers. Michael had over 50 years experience in the trade and was one of the founding members of the National Association of Goldsmiths Registered Valuers Scheme, set up to promote high standards of valuing and to provide a benchmark to which valuers could aspire. The Guild of Valuers & Jewellers continues to follow the standards laid down by Michael.
Steven Jordan FIRV 57289 FGA DGA FNAG Steven began his career in 1973 working for an independent jeweller in Norfolk, and after twenty years in the trade working in a variety of valuing and management positions, he established his own independent high net worth trade valuation service, Hawksworth Associates. Steven values items of jewellery, silverware, timepieces and regalia. He is also a keen gemmologist and jewellery historian and a regular contributor at the Gem Discovery Club and Society of Jewellery Historians meetings. Steven joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers as Senior Valuer in 2008 to head its valuation service at Goldsmiths’ Hall in association with the Assay Office London. In 2009 Steven was awarded Valuer of the Year by the NAG.
Nick Bailey MIRV 87499 Nick Bailey is an NAG Registered Valuer and has over 25 years’ experience in the trade. He started his working life at jewellery retailer Miltons of Liverpool in 1978 and in 2005 joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers as a Guild Valuer to carry out valuation days and assist in claims validation work.
Diane Owen MIRV 80097 Registered Valuer Diane has been in the jewellery business all her working life, and studied at the Gemmological Institute of America and the American Gem Society before coming to Britain in 1990. She has worked as a retail store manager and an independent valuer and joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers expert team in 2005 with over 20 years’ valuing experience.
Wayne Smith MIRV Wayne joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers at the beginning of 2006 after 13 years in the jewellery trade. He has worked as a jewellery retail manager and jewellery valuer for several years in a variety of businesses. Wayne has completed the NAG Retail Jewellers Diploma and became an NAG Registered Valuer in 1998. He has also begun his training towards becoming a Fellow of the Gemmological Association.
Rupert Huddy BSc(Hons) FGA DGA PJ Dip. MIRV 78696 FNAG Rupert Huddy has over 25 years experience in the retail and manufacturing areas of the jewellery trade. After leaving the Sir John Cass School of Art in 1977 where he studied silversmithing and allied trades, he went into the family business of retail jewellers. Leaving that behind in 2002 to seek further experience, he worked for an independent company providing validation and repair services to insurance companies. Rupert is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association and a Fellow of the National Association of Goldsmiths. He has also completed his diamond diploma with the Gemmological Association, and the Retail Jewellers Diploma.
Tony Beck MIRV 91705 FGA FNAG Registered Valuer Tony has been in the trade for 40 years, and began his career with a jewellery retail group in North West England. After opening his own shop some time later he developed an interest in valuing and set up his own valuing company “Select Jewellery Valuation Services”. In 2004 Tony was awarded a Fellowship of the National Association of Goldsmiths in recognition of his expertise. Tony is also a Fellow of the Gemmological Association and joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers in 2007 as one of our expert valuers.
Nigel Campbell MIRV 03287 Nigel started in the jewellery trade during the early 1970s and during this time he studied jewellery repairs, manufacturing, sales and display, also attaining the Retail Jewellers Diploma from the National Association of Goldsmiths. He then went on to continue his studies with the Gemmological Association of Great Britain. He has worked for a number of independent jewellers and became a Registered Valuer in 1986. Nigel studied a number of subjects with the Gemmological Institute of America in New York and recently also gained a certificate in delivering learning. Nigel joined the Guild of Valuers & Jewellers in 2007 as one of our expert jewellery valuers.
Nick Hadler MIRV 93610 FNAG Nick is an NAG registered valuer and has held the position of the Valuation Centre Manager here at The Guild of Valuers & Jewellers for the past two years. With ten years experience in the jewellery trade, Nick has worked through The National Association of Goldsmiths qualifications starting with the Professional Jewellers Diploma in 2002, followed by The Professional Jewellers Gemstone Diploma in 2006 and achieving The Professional Jewellers Valuation Diploma in 2009. He has recently been accepted as a Fellow member of The National Association of Goldsmiths.
Leona Fish MIRV 93209 BA(Hons), PJ Dip, Gem Dip, Val Dip Leona began her career in 1998 when she completed a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Three Dimensional Design Silversmithing and Jewellery, and then started work in a small independent jewellers. Leona then moved to a larger multiple jewellers where she progressed to assistant manager of a large retail store. During this time she obtained her Professional Jewellers Diploma. In 2002 Leona started working for Loss Management Group in Bath, initially as a loss assessor before becoming a senior repairs assessor. She has also obtained the Professional Jewellers Gemmology Diploma and Professional Jewellers Valuation Diploma, and became a registered valuer in 2009.