All our jewelry is made of high-quality materials, yet jewelry is always susceptible to external influences. Jewelry can dull after wearing it for a while, and stones can lose their brilliance. We are happy to provide you with some advice to keep your jewelry beautiful for as long as possible, so you can enjoy it for generations to come! We also recommend having your jewelry checked and cleaned once a year by an experienced goldsmith. They will immediately assess whether the setting is still good and if the stones are still firmly in place.
- Avoid direct contact with perfume, shampoo, body lotion, make-up or other chemicals. Should it happen, rinse your jewelry with warm water and dry it with a soft, dry cloth.
- Take off your jewelry when you go to sleep. Gold jewelry wears less quickly if you take it off before going to sleep. While sleeping, a lot of friction occurs on the jewelry, causing it to thin out faster than if you weren't wearing it during sleep.
- Take off your jewelry when showering, swimming or exercising. When exercising, there is a chance that your gold jewelry may break, but frequent sweating also causes the jewelry to get dirty faster and affects the gold. Swimming is not recommended because swimming pool water often contains chlorine, which affects your gold jewelry and causes it to dull or wear out faster. The same applies to showering; it is better to take off your jewelry. Soap and shampoo often contain aggressive degreasing ingredients that can damage your jewelry.
- Clean your gold jewelry regularly. Polishing with a special gold polishing cloth will make your jewelry shine beautifully again. You can also clean your jewelry with an old (clean) toothbrush, for example. Skin oils and dust can cause your jewelry, especially if you wear it daily, to get dirty, which can make it look less attractive.
Good care is half the battle. In general, we therefore recommend taking off your jewelry as soon as you go exercising, work in the garden, or perform heavy physical labor.
What should I look for when buying antique and vintage jewelry?
Firstly, buying an antique or vintage piece of jewelry is essentially buying a piece of wearable history. An antique or vintage item will likely be more fragile than its modern counterpart. Wearing an antique or vintage piece of jewelry is a unique experience, but it must be done with care and attention.
In the past, jewelry was not worn day and night as we do today. Most antique jewelry is therefore not suitable for day and night wear. A good rule of thumb when wearing antique jewelry is that it is the last item you put on when you leave the house, and the first thing you take off.
