Jewellery Care & Maintenance

Because what you wear should endure as beautifully as the moments it represents.

A Philosophy of Care

Every piece of fine jewellery is designed to be worn, lived in, and remembered. With considered care, it will retain its brilliance for generations. The rituals are simple, yet essential, quiet habits that preserve both form and meaning.

Wearing Your Jewellery

Fine jewellery is best worn with intention

Apply fragrance, skincare, and cosmetics before adorning your pieces, allowing them to fully settle. This preserves the natural lustre of precious metals and the clarity of gemstones.

Remove your jewellery before moments of rest, activity, or immersion in water. Over time, exposure to moisture, heat, and chemicals can soften finishes, loosen settings, and diminish brilliance.

A simple principle endures: the last thing you wear, and the first you remove.

A few quiet considerations:

• Avoid prolonged contact with water, heat, and chemicals
• Remove pieces before physical activity or rest
• Handle with care when putting on or removing

Storing with Intention

Where your jewellery rests is as important as how it is worn.

Most jewellery damage happens not while it is being worn, but while it is sitting in a drawer tangled with other pieces.

The core storage rules:

• Store every piece separately, diamonds scratch everything around them, and metals rub each other down over time
• Use a fabric-lined box with individual compartments to prevent micro-scratches on polished finishes
• Keep everything away from sunlight and heat, UV fades certain gemstones, and heat loosens adhesives in settings
• Always fasten clasps before storing chains. An unfastened chain in storage is a tangle waiting to happen.

Pearls are the exception to every rule. Do not seal them in an airtight container or plastic bag, they need to breathe. Airtight storage dries out the nacre and leads to cracking. Wrap them loosely in a soft cloth, lay them flat, and keep them away from other jewellery and perfumes entirely.

Quick Check: Is your jewellery box sitting on a windowsill or near a radiator? Move it. Temperature fluctuation and direct light are doing slow, invisible damage.

Better use the Fortune Jewellery box you receive with the jewellery, a tested jewellery box for longer life.

Cleaning & Maintenance

Jewellery rewards gentle, consistent care.

You do not need expensive products. For most pieces, a soft cleansing ritual is sufficient

The 4-Step Cleaning Routine

1. Fill a small bowl with warm (not hot) water and one drop of mild dish soap
2. Soak the piece for 5 to 10 minutes
3. Brush gently with a soft baby toothbrush, paying attention to the underneath settings where residue collects
4. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry with a lint-free cloth

Do this every two to four weeks on your regular wear, and your pieces will stay consistently radiant.

For stubborn buildup: Extend the soak to 15 to 20 minutes. Most residue releases with patience. If it still will not shift, that is a job for a professional jeweller, not more pressure and not a harder brush.

What Never to Use

This is where well-meaning care goes wrong. These are common suggestions online that cause real damage:

• Toothpaste: Abrasive enough to scratch polished metal surfaces permanently
• Baking soda: Too harsh for delicate finishes; leaves micro-scratches
• Vinegar or lemon juice: Acids that dissolve the surface of pearls and damage softer stones
• Ultrasonic cleaners at home: Vibrations loosen settings and can fracture stones with internal inclusions
• Steam cleaners at home: Heat damages opals, tanzanite, pearls, and other sensitive gems
• The rule of thumb: If you are unsure, warm soapy water is always the right answer. It is gentle, effective, and risk-free for almost every material.

Materials & Their Nature

Each material carries its own character, and with it, its own rhythm of care.

Gold

Warm soapy water, a gentle brush, and a buff with a chamois cloth bring back that warm glow every time. Keep gold away from chlorine, as it causes brittleness over time. Book a professional polish once a year.

Platinum & Palladium

These noble metals develop a soft, velvety patina as they age. Many people love it more than the original mirror finish. Clean with warm soapy water and buff dry. A jeweller can restore the high polish anytime you want it back.

Silver

Silver tarnishes quickly, that is simply what silver does. But it also recovers beautifully. A silver polishing cloth handles everyday tarnish. A gentle silver cleaner tackles anything deeper. Store in anti-tarnish pouches, and the tarnishing slows considerably.

Diamonds

Diamonds are the hardest natural material on earth, but they are magnets for skin oil and grease, which dims their brilliance faster than anything else. Clean regularly, soak, brush under the setting, rinse, dry. A clean diamond is a diamond doing exactly what it was made to do.

Gemstones - Know Your Stone

 

When in doubt about a stone you own, ask an expert before cleaning. The wrong method on the wrong stone is damage that cannot be undone.

Pearls

Pearls are organic. They breathe, absorb, and react to their environment in ways that other gems simply do not. Wipe gently with a soft, damp cloth after every single wear. No soap. No steam. No ultrasonic. Have pearl necklaces restrung every few years. Pearls reward consistency and punish neglect.

Once a year, bring your most-worn pieces to a professional jeweller, not necessarily for cleaning, but for inspection. Prongs get checked. Clasps get tested. Settings get tightened. It is the most underrated thing you can do for jewellery you love.

We are always here. If a piece does not look the way it should, if you have a question about a specific stone or metal, or if you simply want advice, our care specialists are just a message away.

Contact us because your jewellery deserves nothing less than perfect care.

Email:  support@fortunejewellery.co

Phone/WhatsApp:  +65 9436 5005

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