Sell to Us · Newport Beach
In Newport Beach, discretion is half the service.
Decades of good taste accumulate quietly in Newport Beach. A Cartier tank bought on a Lido Isle anniversary. The Art Deco bracelet that came west with a grandmother and never left a Corona del Mar safe. When it is time to sell, the last thing most families want is a parade of strangers, a shop counter, or a neighbor noticing the visit. We built our Newport service around that preference.
We arrive in an unmarked vehicle, one or two of us, at a time you choose. The evaluation happens at your table, piece by piece, with plain explanations of maker, period, and the market each piece sells into. For trustees and estate attorneys we provide itemized documentation of what was purchased and for how much. We are the buyers behind Old 44 Vintage in San Juan Capistrano, and offers are cash, same day, no obligation.
What we buy in Newport Beach homes
Signed jewelry
Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Tiffany, Bulgari, and other maker-marked pieces
Fine watches
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, and dress watches from decades of anniversaries
Period pieces
Art Deco through mid-century rings, bracelets, and brooches in platinum and gold
Diamonds and colored stones
Rings and earrings priced as whole pieces, not just by stone weight
Trustee and fiduciary lots
Whole collections evaluated and documented for estates, conservatorships, and trusts
How we work with Newport families and fiduciaries
Newport Beach estates are rarely simple, and jewelry is often the part families argue about least but understand worst. We regularly work alongside trustees, estate attorneys, and fiduciaries handling homes in Big Canyon, Dover Shores, Balboa Island, and Newport Coast. Our role is straightforward: examine everything, explain what each piece is, buy what we can pay fairly for, and put it in writing. If a piece belongs at a major auction house instead of with a dealer, we say so, because a family that got honest advice calls us back for the furniture, the art, and the rest of the house. The visit is free and scheduled around your timeline, not ours.
Our Word
One phone call is the whole process. A real person answers, we come to you, and you decide with a cash offer in hand.
How it works
Call us.
A real conversation about what you have, no forms, no waiting.
We come to you.
We look at everything, at your pace. We know what we're seeing.
Cash offer, same visit.
A fair price on the spot, or a full estate sale run for you.
Common questions
Can you be discreet about the visit?
Yes. We arrive in an unmarked vehicle, dress plainly, and keep the party to one or two people. Nothing about the visit signals a jewelry transaction. Many Newport clients schedule us for a quiet weekday morning and no one is the wiser.
Do you provide documentation for trustees?
We do. Every purchase from an estate comes with an itemized record of the pieces bought and the prices paid, suitable for trust accounting. We are dealers rather than licensed appraisers, so the record documents a sale, not a formal appraisal.
What if some pieces are better sold at auction?
We tell you which ones and why. High-end signed pieces sometimes do better at a major auction house, and steering you wrong once would cost us the relationship. We buy what we can pay honestly for and point the rest in the right direction.
Know what it’s worth before you sell.
Our field guides explain how the market actually prices these things. No fishing, no hype: real ranges and the details that move them.
One call. We’ll take it
from there.
(949) 449-1255Mon-Sat 6 am-8 pm · Sun 8 am-5 pm
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