Northwest Gemological Institute offers classes in jewelry appraisals. This school is located downtown in an office building off Main Street and 108th Avenue Northeast, and its lobby is decorated with gems, most notably a large rock cut open to reveal its quartz contents. NGI is affliated with Northwest Gemological Laboratory, which bills itself as the "Northwest's first and formost independent appraiser of fine jewelry."
Clark's Jewelers is located just blocks from the waterfront of historical downtown Gig Harbor, in the Pioneer Plaza. It offers everything from earrings to bracelets and rings, and has the perfect gift for the particular person you are shopping for. You can also bring your own pieces, and have it custom-made to your specifications. Clark's also does repair and resizing.