Caring for Your Diamond
Diamonds are forever if
you properly care for them.
Caring for a diamond takes more than occasional cleanings. Diamonds
are forever, but they can be damaged if you are not careful. By
learning how to properly care for your diamond, you will ensure
that your diamond is indeed forever.
First, you should take your diamond jewelry to a jeweler once a
year. Have him check the mountings and prongs that hold your diamond
in place. Have him make any needed repairs. This will prevent your
diamond from falling out of its setting and becoming lost.
Diamond jewelry that is not being worn, or diamonds that are loose
should be stored in a fabric lined jewel case, or in a jewelry box
where it can be kept separate from other jewelry. Each piece should
have its own compartment. This will keep diamonds from becoming
scratched, and it will also keep your diamond from scratching other
jewelry as well.
Remove your diamond jewelry when doing physical work. Diamonds
can be chipped and scratched easily. Also avoid allowing your diamond
to come into contact with bleach or other household cleansers
this can damage or change the color of the settings and mountings,
and it may even irreversibly change the color of the diamond!
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