Diamond Care

DIAMOND INSURANCE

Caring for Your Diamond

There are several traditional ways to keep your diamond rings and other jewelry looking as pristine as the day you bought them.

Useful Products
  • Dish Detergent
  • Toothpicks
  • Cotton Swab

Soaking the diamond ring for half an hour in water with dishwashing detergent does work, especially if your ring has prongs or cathedral settings. However, with pave-set rings, the chance of the diamonds loosening tends to increase. Soaking the jewelry for a short period of time in water, combined with a mild detergent is always prudent.

Scrubbing
The gold, platinum or silver setting can then be gently scrubbed with a soft tooth brush, cloth, or cotton swap, and then rinsed clear. Repeat as often as required, keeping in mind that with fine jewelry a caution is always advisable when cleaning.

Prolonging Life
To prolong the life of the rhodium plating on your diamond jewelry, avoid soaking in window cleaner. If your product has not been rhodium plated and you wish to add additional sparkle, you may soak the diamond jewelry in a window cleaner solution for one minute or less. Afterwards, make sure to soak your jewelry in a warm water and dishwashing detergent solution to rinse off the window cleaner.

Debris & Fine Cleaning
In order to remove any accumulated debris found in among the prongs, diamonds or intricate areas, consider using a toothpick, taking the greatest care to avoid scratching the metal or shifting the prongs in any way.

Remove any cloth fibers with the greatest care using tweezers, taking care to avoid marring the surface of the diamond jewelry product. Precious metals are more frequently damaged than the diamonds they support.

Diamond jewelry can, in general, be cleaned using ionic cleaners, although other gemstones may not do as well due to the electrical nature of ionic cleaning.

Diamonds can scratch other diamonds when stored together. With this in mind, Damasci recommends storing each of your jewelry items separately, to avoid damaging the individual pieces.

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We’ve collaborated with Jewelers Mutual, the leader in jewelry insurance, to remind you of the importance of protecting your beautiful and timeless jewelry from loss, theft, damage and even disappearance. Whether it’s an engagement ring or a gift to yourself, protecting your jewelry is quick, easy and allows you to wear without worry.

A policy from Jewelers Mutual typically costs 1-2% of the jewelry’s value per year and checking how much it will cost you takes less than a minute. 

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About Jewelers Mutual

For over 100 years, Jewelers Mutual has been offering protection from loss, damage, theft and even disappearance. Your most prized jewelry possessions don't simply reflect light, they are reflections of you and of life's most important moments. When you're covered by Jewelers Mutual, you have the ability to wear your jewelry without apprehension. 

Jewelers Mutual personal jewelry insurance advantages include:

  • Comprehensive worldwide coverage while traveling that extends beyond ordinary homeowners insurance
  • Protection against theft, damage, accidental loss, and disappearance
  • The option to choose your own jeweler
  • Repair of damaged jewelry with the same level of quality as the original
  • Replacement of lost jewelry with the same brand and type
  • Graduate Gemologists (GIA) with a passion for jewelry on staff

How a Jewelers Mutual policy stands out

Jewelry is typically covered under renters and homeowners insurance policies, however, that coverage is normally not enough to cover the full replacement cost. Even a jewelry-specific rider added to your homeowners policy has its limits.


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If you have any questions about jewelry insurance from Jewelers Mutual, please email personaljewelry@jminsure.com or call 888-884-2424.

 *Insurance coverage only available in the United States (all 50 states and the District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding Quebec).

Must be at least 18 years of age to apply for insurance. Although Damasci may offer opinions to consumers about the importance of protecting their purchases, Damasci is not a licensed agent and does not sell or offer advice about insurance. Any/all decisions for protecting jewelry must be made by the consumer, following information gathering. The purchase of insurance must be done by direct interaction with an insurer or license insurance agent. 

Coverage is subject to the provisions, limitations, exclusions, and endorsements in the policy and the level of coverage you select. Coverage is offered by either Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, SI (a stock insurer) or JM Specialty Insurance Company. Policyholders of both insurers are members of Jewelers Mutual Holding Company. Any coverage is subject to acceptance by the insurer and to policy terms and conditions.

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