{"id":82996,"date":"2020-04-20T16:04:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T21:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detroitja.com\/?page_id=82996"},"modified":"2020-07-07T06:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T11:22:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.detroitja.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”70″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading sub_lead=”yes” subheading=”Joseph Shihadeh brings eight years of professional jewelry experience and a wealth of knowledge to his position as gemologist at Detroit Jewelry Appraisers. He studied at the Gemological Institute of America, earning a Graduate Gemologist diploma (GG). He has earned the highly regarded title of Fellow of Gemology (FGA) from the Gemological Association of Great Britain, where he also obtained a Diamond Graduate with distinction (DGA).<\/p>\n

Joseph uses his trusted expertise to assess the true grade and value of gems, jewelry and watches for individuals, other jewelry professionals and attorneys. Whether you need an accurate, unbiased value of your precious items for authenticity, insurance purposes, resale, replacement, estate planning, tax planning, asset distribution, bankruptcy proceedings or expert testimony, you can rely on our results.<\/p>\n

Each piece is examined thoroughly, using advanced testing equipment in our gem lab, and compared against our gemological reference library in the appraisal office. The results are then expertly interpreted for a comprehensive report. You can be confident that every item will be handled with the utmost care.<\/p>\n

Time and again, Joseph has helped bring peace of mind to clients, delivering the scientific, accurate information they need about their most treasured items. Schedule your appointment today.”]Meet the Gemologist[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”83224″ media_width_percent=”90″ alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading sub_lead=”yes” sub_reduced=”yes” subheading=”Joseph Shihadeh, G.G.”][\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”70″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading sub_lead=”yes” subheading=”Detroit Jewelry Appraisers offers a wide range of knowledge in gems, jewelry, and high-end watches. We work to ensure we stay up to date with the ever-changing markets for gemstones and jewelry.<\/p>\n

Our appraisers are all industry professionals and qualified Gemologists, who have studied at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A).<\/p>\n

We look forward to becoming your source for professional jewelry appraisal services.”]Our Services[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”83546″ media_width_percent=”90″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”70″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading sub_lead=”yes” subheading=”\u2022 GIA Graduate Gemologist (GG)
\n\u2022 Accredited Jewelry Professional from the GIA (AJP)
\n\u2022 Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain (FGA)
\n\u2022 Diamond Graduate of the Gemological Association of Great Britain (DGA)”]Our Gemological Qualifications[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”83543″ media_width_percent=”90″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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