Most jewelry care advice starts from the assumption that jewelry is fragile. Keep it dry. Take it off. Store it away from moisture.
That advice is right for a lot of jewelry and wrong for ours, so it is worth being specific.
The everyday pieces
Our chokers, chains, charms and bracelets are 14K gold PVD over surgical-grade stainless steel. They are waterproof and hypoallergenic. You do not need to take them off for the sea, the shower, the pool or the gym, and they will not tarnish, fade or mark your skin.
What they need is almost nothing:
- Rinse in fresh water after the beach or a chlorinated pool. Not a clean, just a rinse, so salt and chlorine do not sit in the clasp.
- Dry the clasp. Water sitting in a clasp is the one place any piece of jewelry can be caught out.
- A soft dry cloth brings the shine back when sunscreen and body oils have built up a film. That film is what makes jewelry look tired after a trip — nine times out of ten nothing is damaged, it is just coated.
- Put jewelry on last, after sunscreen, perfume and lotion have absorbed. This is the single habit that makes the most difference.
That is genuinely it. No polishing cloths with compound, no ultrasonic cleaner, no jeweller's rouge.
Pearls are the exception
Our freshwater pearls are a natural material and they do not follow the same rules as the metal they are strung on.
- Pearls are soft and scratch easily. Store them apart from everything else, not loose in a dish with chains.
- Perfume, hairspray and alcohol dull the nacre. Pearls go on last, always.
- Wipe with a soft damp cloth after wearing. Do not soak a strung pearl piece — water weakens the thread over time.
Stones
Malachite, turquoise, tiger's eye and the other stones we use are porous. They tolerate water but not prolonged soaking, and they will lose colour under harsh cleaners. Rinse and wipe, nothing more.
Solid gold
The LUX collection is 14k solid gold. It does not tarnish and it does not wear through. The two things worth knowing:
- Chlorine is the real enemy, not salt. Repeated pool exposure attacks the alloy metals in solid gold and over years can weaken solder joints on fine chains. Take fine jewelry off before a pool.
- Have prongs checked on set stones every couple of years. A stone is lost long before anyone notices a worn prong.
Storage
Dry, separate, and out of a steamy bathroom. Not because our pieces will corrode — they will not — but because chains tangle and softer stones scratch against metal. Individual pouches or a compartment box solves both.
If something does go wrong
Every piece we make carries a one-year guarantee. And cleaning is free, for as long as you own it, at our boutique in Nassau — bring it in and we will bring it back.
We designed this jewelry so you would not have to think about it. The care instructions should be short, and they are.
What salt water actually does to gold · What to pack for the islands