Refresh Your Jewelry Before The Holidays! Jewelry Repair, Restoration and Cleaning

Don't let your jewelry be out sparkled by holiday decorations this season! Refreshing your pendants, earrings, rings, and bracelets may be as simple as visiting your local fine jeweler for a good cleaning (email us to find a local jeweler info@jabel.com). CleaningDifferent stones, metals, and finishing techniques require different cleaning methods. Household cleaners, water temperatures, and cloth textures can all do substantial damage to certain stones and metals. We always recommend having a trusted local fine jeweler professionally clean your jewelry for you. The store's employees are trained in jewelry and gemology and know the proper methods to get your jewelry clean in a safe manner. PLUS, its often FREE.Jewelry RepairOnce a fine jeweler has cleaned your jewelry he/she can take a good look at its condition; thoroughly inspecting it for damaged prong, compromised shanks, or stone damage. If any problems are found he/she can recommend the best method of jewelry repair. Common repairs including re-tipping the prongs, fixing cracks in shanks, new rhodium for white gold, and replacing missing side stones. Just like owning a home or a car, jewelry is a long term commitment and you want to invest in its upkeep.Jewelry RestorationIf a piece of jewelry has been heavily damaged, more aggressive repairs may be needed to fully restore your jewelry to its original condition. Restoration measures include; replacing center stones, re-shanking rings, replacing head, and re-engraving design elements.At Jabel, we have 97 years worth of designs that can be re-rolled and struck because our jewelry is made using die struck methods of jewelry making. Likewise, our lead hand engraver has been working on Jabel jewelry since 1972 and has all the first hand experience needed to get the job done right!Jewelry Care And TipsHere are 6 ways you can protect your jewelry and avoid the repair and restoration process:

1. Remove Jewelry Before Cooking
2. Be Careful Removing Winter Gloves When Wearing Rings
3. Be Careful Wearing High Set Engagement Rings When Engaging In An Active Lifestyle (Hiking, Skiing, Rock Climbing, etc.)
4. Never Wear Your Jewelry In Pools And Hot Tubs
5. Never Use Home Cleaning Products On Your Jewelry (Don't use Tooth Paste either!)
6. Visit Your Local Jeweler Regularly For Proper Cleaning and Routine Maintenance

Nothing can ruin your holiday festivities like realizing you lost a stone in your ring or looking down and realizing the tinsel is whiter than your bracelet. Be sure to add visiting to your local jeweler to your holiday to-do list!