Jewellery Care Instructions
Orion Jewellery is made from high quality precious metals and natural or lab created gemstones. Please follow the care instructions below to assure that your jewellery stay in the best condition possible.
GENERAL CARE
Always protect your jewellery from impact, sharp blows, scratching, chemicals, sunlight and extreme heat/cold and nail polish remover or hairspray. Naturally your jewellery will scratch even if you think that you have barely worn it or are very careful, usually this happens just from day to day activities. The only way to never scratch a metal ring is to never wear it…and that is not much fun.
Avoid wearing fine jewellery when you are performing manual labor tasks such as housework and gardening.
Avoid wearing fine jewellery while doing exercise, yoga, pilates, hiit, marathon, you know the drill.
Do not wear your jewellery to bed, tossing and turning can cause chains to stretch and breaks, and prongs on rings to catch and possibly break.
Do not wear jewellery in the shower or while bathing. Water beating down can cause chains to stretch and some bathing soap can be harsh and cause a film to appear and buildup on stones.
Do not wear jewellery while doing the laundry. Bleach and detergents are corrosive on any type of metals!
Do not wear jewellery while putting on cosmetics or skincare, this can cause metallic abrasion.We recommend that you remove rings and other jewellery while applying them and clean skin in contact with jewellery with soap and water.
Never go swimming wearing your jewellery, as chlorine in swimming pools can cause damage to all metals and will erode gold jewellery.
If you notice that your ring has moulded to a different shape from general wear then we can re-round your ring on request. Metal is malleable so normally rings will loose their round shape over time especially if the band is thin, regular grip to firm objects or hard hits to the metal.
TARNISHING AND DISCOLOURATION OF METAL
Store your jewellery in a soft lined box or pouch with an anti tarnish strip. Try to keep pieces apart so they don't rub together.
Your jewellery will age and tarnish naturally so if you want to keep your pieces in pristine condition, clean your jewellery regularly, using a professional jewellery cleaning product or polishing cloth. Always read the manufacturers instructions on cleaning products.
Be aware of tarnish which may occur as a result of oxidisation, caused by the interaction of silver, gold or plated jewellery with certain elements such as oxygen or sulphur as well as with certain acids in the skin. When a piece is left unworn for a period of time it may oxidise.
It is also imperative to note that lower karats gold (9k/10k) is more susceptible to tarnish and corrosion than higher karats (14k/18k) gold under moist or wet condition as it contain more alloy metal.
STONE SET RINGS
Stone set pieces may become loose over time with the ring either changing shape from wear and tear or the claws can lift from being snagged. Claw set pieces MUST be worn with care! Please ensure you get your stone set rings inspected by professional jewellers every 6 months.
If you are wearing knitted clothing or fabric gets caught between the claw and the stone it may lift the claw causing rattling of the stone or worse, breaking the prong. This can also happen if you are not careful and/or rough while digging into your bags.
If you have noticed that your stone set ring has become dull or cloudy it more than likely needs a good clean. A simple way to keep your stone (especially clearer stones) is to have a small dish of warm water and a soft bristle toothbrush with a small amount of chemical free soap like cattle soap. Soak the ring for a minute in the soapy water and then very gently brush underneath the cage where dead skin, moisturiser and other grime will build up.