What Not to Do While Wearing Your Ring

Most damage to engagement rings happens in a handful of everyday situations:

Swimming

Cold water shrinks fingers, so rings slip off easily in the sea and in pools. Chlorine and hot tubs are also hard on gold alloys over time.

The gym

Weights and bars crush claws against the stone, and a ring can press painfully into the finger. Take it off for any lifting or contact sport.

Gardening and DIY

Soil, grit and tools scratch metal, loosen claws and dull stones.

Cleaning

Bleach and strong household chemicals can damage metal and some stones. Wear gloves, or take the ring off.

Cooking and baking

Dough, raw meat and oils collect under the setting. Take it off before your hands go in.

Sleep

Claws can snag on bedding and hair, and a ring can be knocked in the night.

Put creams, lotions, perfume and hair products on first, then the ring. They leave a film that dulls a diamond’s sparkle.

Never take a ring off over a sink, a drain or a beach. Give it a home: a small dish beside the basin and the bed, so it always goes back in the same place.

Avoid the habit of spinning or pulling the ring by its stone. It loosens the setting over time.

For a diamond ring, warm water, a drop of neutral soap and a soft toothbrush, especially under the stone, then rinse and dry. For a ring with gemstones, the same gentle routine, and never an ultrasonic cleaner or steam. Our care guide has more detail.

Every Jabour diamond ring includes complimentary ultrasonic cleaning for the life of the ring.

Every few weeks, hold the ring up to your ear and tap it gently. A rattle can mean a loose stone. Look at the claws: they should sit evenly over the stone, with none bent or lifted. If anything catches on fabric that did not before, have it checked before you wear it again.

And insure it, from the day it is yours.