Keep 80 to 85% of what your Bvlgari jewelry is worth

Always compare three routes before deciding, because they trade different things. A specialist consignment house or an auction can reach the right buyer and sometimes beats any direct offer, though that comes at the cost of waiting for the piece to resell or hammer, which can take months. A direct buyer gives you an itemized estimate up front and pays on acceptance rather than after a resale. Last, a general jeweler is quickest and usually the weakest fit, because it prices by gold and stone weight. It is always important to ask each one how the figure was built. Read our guide on comparing offers and avoiding scams.

This will depend on the collection and the stones, and a flat percentage is a sign nobody has looked at your piece. Serpenti, B.zero1, and Diva’s Dream collections hold value better than most because demand for the design continues, while other pieces track closer to metal and stone value. Ask for the specific comparable sales behind any estimate and the dates they reflect.

Note that retail price is a poor benchmark in any case, since it includes a margin no resale market pays back.

Yes, but expect it to affect the figure. A complete set, meaning the piece, the box, and the certificate of authenticity, is worth more than the piece alone, and how much more depends on the collection. If the paperwork is gone, ask the buyer whether the 750 hallmark, the Bvlgari maker’s mark, and any engraved reference number can be verified from photographs instead; in most cases they can.

Do not buy replacement packaging or aftermarket papers as they help nothing and, if anything, raise more questions.

Usually not. A documented recent repair by an authorized jeweler supports value, but paying for work on a piece you are about to sell will rarely return its cost in the offer. Resetting stones or reworking a setting yourself carries an even worse risk, because altering the original design raises authenticity questions that are difficult to answer afterwards.

It is in your best interest to send the piece as it is, with whatever repair records you already hold, and let the assessment tell you whether anything is worth doing.

Genuine gold pieces carry a 750 hallmark and a Bvlgari maker’s mark, and that is the starting point rather than the whole test. Beyond that, setting construction, stone seating, and finishing details follow conventions specific to the brand and to each collection. Since the iconic collections are a frequent counterfeit target, this work belongs with someone trained on Bvlgari rather than on jewelry generally. With Unvault the examination is recorded on camera, so you can see what was checked rather than take the result on trust.

Speed, and a valuation built for it. A general pawn shop or local jeweler, for example, is usually set up to price by gold weight and stone size: this is the same way it prices gold by the gram or silver coins by weight, not by collection-specific demand. This means that a Serpenti or B.zero1 piece can get quoted like ordinary gold jewelry. They also may have no way to check the maker’s mark against Bvlgari’s own conventions, which tends to push offers down as a hedge against a risk they cannot price. An itemized estimate costs nothing to get first.

Ask any buyer two things: how long the offer is held once it is made, and whether shipping time runs inside that window or outside it. The answer should be stated before you ship, not discovered afterwards. With Unvault the estimate holds for 30 days, and prices update daily against that window, so the clock is visible rather than implied.

If the final offer after authentication differs from the photo estimate, the reason is explained in writing, and you are still free to decline.

Use an insured, tracked service that covers the full declared value, and photograph the piece, the certificate, and the packed parcel before it leaves your hands. Keep your documentation separate from the shipment itself.

With Unvault, for example, you ship on a free prepaid insured label, fully tracked, and the piece is authenticated on camera when it arrives. If you decline the final offer it ships back to you free, with nothing owed. Always confirm the insurance limit before sending anything of unusual value.

Learn more about Unvault and how the process works before you decide.