Number each gold item before weighing the group
Photograph seals and package edges before opening anything, then give every bangle, chain, ring or pendant its own number for complete views, details and readings.
- Components: stones, pearls, cords and non-gold fittings
- Sources: receipts, tags, boxes and matched item numbers
- Identity: form, quantity, hallmark and visible damage
Choose supports and handling order for each construction. Leave unreadable marks, sealed components and package-covered areas open rather than using a similar item to fill them.
This is an object record, not a promise about a transaction; every statement must remain traceable to the photographed jewellery and raw reading.
List non-gold material beside the gross weight
Distinguish gross and net-weight concepts and list stones, pearls, cord, springs, movements and other non-gold elements. State when they cannot be separated safely.
Photograph the scale display with unit and decimal places. Grams, taels and troy ounces remain labelled, and a set total never replaces item-level readings.
Treat a jewellery set as several physical objects
Number bangles, chains, rings and pendants independently, noting count, form, hallmark location and damage. Explain any obstruction from a sealed package.
For each piece, retain overall form, clasp, seam, solder and movable-part photographs. A group glamour view cannot answer construction questions.
Map construction and repair locations
Hallmarks such as 999, 916 or 750 are clues rather than complete material findings. Record repair solder, replacement fittings, hollow supports and mixed construction separately.
Locate breakage, deformation, missing parts and repairs before any polishing, cutting or heat testing. Preserve the as-found evidence.
Define every examination boundary
Match receipts, tags and packages to the numbered items and keep inseparable fittings on the unresolved list. Do not estimate a fixed metal allowance from appearance.
Before a direct test or disassembly, specify the component, purpose and likely effect. Maintain the object and package unchanged until that scope is accepted.
Reconcile each gold item's gross weight with its non-gold components
Give every bangle, chain, ring and pendant its own number, then locate stones, pearls, cord, clasps and other non-gold components on the full view. Do not treat a missing jewellery group as present.
Keep form, count, hallmarks and visible damage beside the individual gross weight, scale display and unit. A set total cannot substitute for the reading of a particular piece.
State which attached components were included in the weight and which could not be assessed safely. This distinction prevents gross weight from being reported as gold content.
Transcribe tag, invoice or package names as dated source wording when they conflict with the item. Fineness and construction remain pending unless the object supports them.
A reviewer should be able to find each piece, repeat its weighing position and compare both readings. Preserve the earlier value whenever a later date, unit or scale produces a difference.
