While your diamond may be gorgeous and sparkly, it’s not indestructible. I spoke with Elle Perron, diamond sales associate at Mervis Diamond Importers, to get the scoop on how to keep your beautiful diamond jewelry looking like it does now.
Another diamond is the most likely source of damage for your diamond. Avoid this by keeping all diamond jewelry in separate containers. Although all your jewelry being in one place may be convenient, it’s the most common source of dings, scratches, and chips.
“When you go to the gym, you have to be really careful,” Perron said. Rings bumping metal bars or stones smacking against equipment are common sources of jewelry damage, so take off your baubles before breaking a sweat.
It’s also important to make sure diamonds don’t clash on the hand. This happens mostly when a diamond engagement ring is worn next to a diamond wedding band. If they’re not set flush, the diamonds on each ring can chip each other, Perron said. That’s why Mervis salespeople make sure rings purchased to be worn together fit perfectly to avoid damage.
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Your diamond’s setting isn’t invincible either. Although platinum is one of the most durable metals used in jewelry, it doesn’t play well with chlorine. You should take off any platinum rings while swimming In a pool or working with bleach. A damaged setting is less likely to hold your diamond in place, increasing the odds of loss and breakage.
If you do somehow manage to cause harm to your jewelry, it’s important to take it to a reputable jeweler right away. Mervis Diamond Importers employs a jeweler in-house, ensuring that any repairs made will be done by a professional who isn’t under contract to anyone else.
Matching your setting to the diamond is very important. Diamond is hard enough that it will work loose from a substandard setting. Spending thousands of dollars on the perfect diamond then putting it in a cheap setting is a lost diamond waiting to happen.
“We never sell a setting that won’t match the diamond,” Perron said. “We’d rather lose a sale than sell a setting that doesn’t match the ring.”
Quality settings are very important. Perron told me about a diamond set in platinum that met a lawnmower. The setting was damaged but fixable, and the diamond survived without a chip. Without a quality, well-made setting, the ring would have been completely destroyed and the diamond likely would have disappeared, she said.
Finally, whatever you do, don’t do this to your diamond ring or earrings.
By Ted (not Zed) Sawchuck
Article Source : mervisdiamond.com
