Precious Cargo Stress-Free Shipping Kit

Your jewelry’s safer, easier way to travel to Stradley & Daughter.

Are you nervous about putting valuable or sentimental jewelry in the mail? You’re not alone.

Our Precious Cargo Stress-Free Shipping Kits are designed to make sending jewelry for repair, restoration, redesign, appraisal, or custom work feel much less intimidating.

Each kit includes the packaging and guidance you need to prepare your jewelry securely and discreetly for its trip to us.

Why Use Precious Cargo?

Secure Packaging
Your kit includes protective packing materials sized for jewelry, helping keep pieces cushioned and organized during transit.

Simple Instructions
Our step-by-step guide walks you through packing and sending your jewelry, even if you’ve never shipped valuable jewelry before.

Looking for the tutorial? Scan the QR code included with your kit or view the Precious Cargo tutorial here.

Discreet Shipping
Jewelry is packed inside plain, logo-free outer packaging to avoid advertising what’s inside.

Tracked & Insured
Every Precious Cargo shipment includes tracking, and you select the amount of shipping insurance you want when you purchase your kit. Choose coverage that reflects the value of the jewelry you’re sending so the shipment is protected appropriately in transit.

Professional Intake & Documentation
Once your jewelry arrives, we document and inspect each item before paid work begins. Depending on the project, we may photograph the jewelry and record identifying characteristics, existing wear, damage, gemstones, and other relevant details.

Expert Care
Your jewelry is handled by experienced jewelry professionals who understand both its financial value and the fact that heirloom pieces often carry far more personal value than any appraisal can measure.

At Stradley & Daughter, we want sending jewelry to feel manageable, not terrifying.

Precious Cargo Stress-Free Shipping Kits — for your favorite special stuff.

Available Services

Most fine jewelry made from gold, platinum, or sterling silver can be repaired, restored, altered, or redesigned.

If you’re unsure whether we can work on your piece, contact us before ordering your kit.

Rings

• Ring sizing
• Rhodium plating and other finishes
• Stone replacement or upgrades
• Prong repair and maintenance
• Re-rounding bent or damaged rings
• Cleaning and polishing
• Setting and structural repairs

Chains & Necklaces

• Chain repair and soldering
• Length adjustment
• Clasp repair or replacement
• Bracelet or anklet conversion
• Bail and connector repair

Gemstones

• Faceting and polishing
• Replacement-stone sourcing
• Custom-cut gemstones
• Setting loose stones
• Evaluating damaged or chipped stones
• Stone matching

Customer-owned gemstones may carry additional risk when removed or reset, especially if they are antique, treated, included, damaged, rare, or difficult to replace.

Learn more in our Jewelry Repair & Redesign Terms.

Pendants

• Bail and loop modification
• Pendant repairs
• Pin or brooch conversion
• Setting repair or replacement

Earrings

• Post and wire replacement
• Screw-back and Omega-back conversions
• Hypoallergenic post installation
• Setting and structural repairs

Custom Design & Heirloom Redesign

We can also use the jewelry you send as the starting point for something entirely new.

• Refurbish worn or outdated jewelry
• Reset heirloom gemstones
• Reimagine existing jewelry into a new design
• Combine elements from multiple pieces
• Add new gemstones or design features

Learn more about Heirloom Redesign and Custom Design.

Something Else?

Have a piece or project you don’t see listed? Contact us and we’ll let you know what may be possible.

Kit Details

Each Precious Cargo Stress-Free Shipping Kit fits approximately:

• 4–6 smaller items, such as rings, earrings, or pendants, or
• 1–3 larger items, such as chunky bracelets, tiaras, or substantial necklaces.

If you have more than six items, unusually large pieces, very fragile jewelry, or something especially valuable, please contact us before shipping so we can recommend the best arrangement.

A prepaid shipping label is included with your kit. Follow the included packing instructions, attach the label, and send the package using the specified carrier and service.

What Happens When Your Jewelry Arrives?

We’ll document and inspect your jewelry and contact you after it has been received.

Each item may be assigned its own work order so that repairs, pricing, parts, approvals, timing, and completion can be tracked separately.

We’ll provide recommendations and an estimate before paid work begins.

We will not perform repair or redesign work without your approval.

Approval may be provided electronically, in writing, by phone, or in person. Verbal instructions or approvals may be documented with a dated note in the applicable work order as part of the project record.

For complete terms, see our Jewelry Repair & Redesign page.

Shipping, Insurance & Responsibility

Precious Cargo Kits are designed to provide a safer, more convenient way to send jewelry, but no shipping method can eliminate every risk.

You select your desired insurance value when purchasing your kit. Please choose coverage appropriate to the value of the jewelry you intend to send.

Coverage for a shipping loss or damage claim is subject to the terms and limits of the applicable carrier or insurance provider. If a package is insured for less than the value of its contents, recovery may be limited to the amount of coverage selected.

Please follow the included packing and shipping instructions carefully.

For complete information about incoming shipments, carrier claims, and responsibility during transit, please review our Shipping & Returns Policy.