Jewelry Care

How to Clean Bracelets When They Never Leave Your Wrist
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A bracelet meets hand soap, sanitizer, lotion and the edge of a desk all day long, and it rarely comes off. This guide covers how to clean every style, from... Read more
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How to Clean Necklaces, Chain by Chain and Stone by Stone
A necklace rests at the warmest, busiest part of the body, and no two are cleaned the same way. This guide covers gold chains, silver tarnish, plated pieces, pearl strands... Read more
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The Maintenance Checklist Every Jewelry Box Deserves
A stone almost never falls out on the day the setting fails. It comes loose weeks earlier, works itself a fraction wider with every door handle and coat sleeve, and... Read more
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The Part of Your Earrings Nobody Ever Cleans
The Part of Your Earrings Nobody Ever Cleans
Earrings are the dirtiest fine jewelry most people own. They sit against skin for sixteen hours a day, and the surface that gets cleaned is almost never the surface that... Read more
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How to Care for Gemstone Jewelry
How to Care for Gemstone Jewelry
A diamond forgives almost everything. A colored stone does not. Sapphire shrugs off a soak that would haze an opal and etch a pearl, and hardness alone will not tell... Read more
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How to Untangle Necklaces
How to Untangle Necklaces
You reach for one necklace and lift out three. Nearly every tangle comes apart with two straight pins, a flat surface, and four minutes of patience - what ruins a... Read more
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When to Replate White Gold
When to Replate White Gold
Your white gold ring did used to be brighter. White gold is never truly white on its own, and the rhodium finish that makes it shine wears thin over time.... Read more
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