Swimming with your jewelry
March 31st, 2010
It is that time of year when we want to go swimming. I just want to warn you that the clorine from pools and hot tubs can damage the finish on your lovely sterling silver jewelry. It can also be very harsh on porous gemstones like turquoise. So when swimming you may want to leave your precious sterling silver jewelry at home.
If you should damage your jewelry with chlorine, don’t fret. A visit to your local bench jeweler and he can most likely polish the surface and make it look new again, but any damage to gemstones, isn’t likely to be repairable, do keep that in mind. However, prevention is always the best solution.
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