Jewelry Essentials

How to take great care of your jewellery?

With a little bit of care your jewellery's sparkle and brilliance can last forever. Please follow a few simple tips outlined below and your jewellery will shine as bright as the day you first bought it.

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Hands arranging delicate jewellery and a soft blue ribbon on a pale surface, illustrating how to care for fine jewellery

Sparkle today, tomorrow & forever…

With a little bit of care your jewellery's sparkle and brilliance can last forever. Please follow a few simple tips outlined below and your jewellery will shine as bright as the day you first bought it.

Make sure not to…

As with most handcrafted fine jewellery it is important to know what to avoid while wearing your jewellery. Avoiding certain activities while wearing your jewellery can help immensely in looking after your jewellery.

Please take off your jewellery when doing the following activities:

  • Cooking or Baking

  • Household activities such as dishwashing, cleaning or gardening

  • Showers, Baths or Swimming

  • Applying beauty products, make up, lotions, sprays

  • Exercising or any strenuous physical activity

From time to time please check the setting of the gemstone in your fine jewellery. Over time and the course of wearing your jewellery the setting might become a little loose and the gemstone might pop out. If you think the setting has become loose please contact your nearest jeweller to adjust the setting.

Cleaning your jewellery…

Clean your jewellery with a soft toothbrush lukewarm water and some hand soap. Before you begin please check the settings of the gemstones are in good condition. Wipe your jewellery clean with 100% cotton lint free cloth.

When you are not wearing your jewellery please keep it in a cloth pouch or jewellery box and avoid pieces from touching each other to prevent scratches or any other damage.

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