The Legacy Story

Gina Watson, GIA Graduate Gemologist, has served Orange County clients in the jewelry industry since 1984. With a career spanning more than four decades, she specializes in jewelry appraisals, estate jewelry, private buying, selling, and consignment.

Gina works personally with individuals, families, trustees, attorneys, and estate representatives who need knowledgeable and confidential assistance with their jewelry and valuable personal property. Whether documenting jewelry for insurance, evaluating an inherited collection, cataloging an estate, or helping a family determine the best way to sell or preserve treasured pieces, each client receives private, individualized attention.

A FAMILY LEGACY IN JEWELRY

Gina Watson comes from three generations with roots in the jewelry business. She opened her estate jewelry store in Laguna Hills in 1985 and later operated a designer jewelry store in Aliso Viejo.

As a GIA Graduate Gemologist, Gina has worked across many areas of the jewelry industry, including gemology, appraisal and valuation, estate jewelry, buying and selling, jewelry design and manufacturing, private sales, and online marketplaces. This broad experience gives her a practical understanding of jewelry from both a gemological and market perspective.

In the mid-2000s, Gina founded Legacy Jewelry, now Legacy Jewelry Appraisers & Buyers, continuing her focus on personalized jewelry services for clients throughout Orange County. Today, her work includes insurance appraisals, estate and inheritance appraisals, estate cataloging, fair market and liquidation valuations, jewelry identification, and private estate jewelry buying and consignment.

PERSONAL & COMMUNITY

Outside of her professional work, Gina is an active member of Orange County's equestrian community and has supported local charitable and community organizations throughout the years. Her connection to horses and the equestrian lifestyle is an important part of who she is and reflects the personal relationships and community values that have shaped Legacy Jewelry.