CARE GUIDE

While caring for your jewellery, it’s important to understand the vulnerabilities of precious metals and stones, and to apply these to your daily use and remember to remove rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings in case of the following situations.

Acting this way will save you a lot of disappointment, because exposing your precious jewellery - which are delicate pieces - to these activities can damage them.

How to protect the gemstones

1. To carefully maintain your precious jewellery, we first recommend avoiding exposure to any impact or pressure.

We have to keep in mind that precious stones do not have all the same resistance.

Diamonds are the hardest stone, followed by sapphire and ruby, nevertheless all gemstones (even diamonds) can break or be scratched  if they are exposed to non conforming conditions and or impact with a hard object.

Therefore it’s important to remove your jewellery when you are doing any handwork, heavy lifting or exercising, especially at the gym, as fine jewellery can be easily damaged by contact with weights or gym machinery.

2. Chemicals and some household substances can also weaken metal or damage natural gemstones, even if not immediately apparent.

That’s why we recommend you also take it off while showering, bathing, cooking, washing dishes, cleaning or applying cosmetic products and perfumes.

Working with any chemical products while gardening could also attack the jewellery without mercy.

Pearls

Do not expose pearls to heat or chemicals, these may alter the colour of the pearl as well as loosen the glue holding it in the piece. As pearls are also very soft, beware of abrasive surfaces, because pearls will chip.

Engraving

As a delicate, detailed process, hand engraving adds a unique element to your ring. As it is a surface procedure, engraving can wear over time, so avoid letting the engraved piece rub against abrasive surfaces, metals or other rings. You can always refinish or add engraving to a piece at a later date, too.

Cleaning

You can easily polish your jewellery with a soft cotton cloth at home.

Stone pieces (excluding special care stones) can be cleaned using warm soapy water and a soft toothbrush. This will help you reach every corner of your jewel with delicacy, and eliminate all traces of dust, to restore your stones to their natural shine.

Regarding pearls, you can gently wash them with warm water and dish soap, and lay flat to dry.

Cleaning is a good time to check over your piece and check the tightness of stones.

Avoid ultrasonic cleaners for micro pave pieces, or special care stones.