Platinum Care
Ensure your precious
platinum pieces remain in perfect condition with advice and tips on jewelry
storage, cleaning and maintenance.
- 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.
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