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Ensure your precious platinum pieces remain in perfect condition with advice and tips on jewelry storage, cleaning and maintenance. |
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- Store pieces separately, in a jewelry box or chamois bag so they don't get scratched by other items of jewelry.
- Keep your precious pieces in a safe place and remember to have them sufficiently insured. If you are unsure about the value of your piece take it to your local jeweler for valuation.
- Clean your platinum jewelry periodically. This will help ensure its fine appearance and will help it last.
- Clean platinum in the same way you clean other fine jewelry - using a pre-packaged jewelry cleaner or by soaking it in a mild solution of soap and warm water then gently rubbing it with a soft cloth.
- Have your platinum jewelry professionally cleaned once in a while. For platinum jewelry set with gemstones, be sure to do this every six months.
- Find a qualified jeweler for adjustments, resizing, polishing and cleaning.
- Ensure your jeweler has a platinum trained bench worker.
- Take your platinum piece to a qualified jeweler for polishing if visible scratches appear. All precious metals can scratch and platinum is no exception. However, the scratch on platinum is merely a displacement of the metal and none of its volume is lost.
- Be aware that, over time, platinum develops a natural patina that many people prefer over the "just polished" appearance. When this happens, you can take your piece to a qualified jeweler to have it re-polished to a high gloss look.
- Don't leave your platinum jewelry on when doing home cleaning, gardening and other types of heavy work or manual labor.
- Don't handle bleach or harsh chemicals when wearing platinum jewelry. Although they won't hurt the platinum, chemicals may discolor diamonds or gemstones.
