How To Take Care of Your Sparkling Engagement Ring
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Congratulations! Chances are you landed on this edition of Engagement Ring 101 because you’ve just said yes and slid on that sparkling, new engagement ring – and we’re so excited you’re here! We’ve got the best tips to take care of your precious gems.
When we got engaged, late that night, I suddenly felt a level of panic “Oh my, I have no idea how to take care of this beautiful ring”. Frantically, I searched things like “should you shower with your ring on?” (Probably not) “Does my engagement ring fit right?” (Google can’t tell me for sure) “How not to destroy your engagement ring” – I was nervous.
The most frequent tip that came up in all of my searches was to purchase jewelry insurance to protect my ring as soon as possible. Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group offers policies specifically for jewelry, so you know you have coverage tailored to all the “life” that could happen to your precious ring, with coverage extending worldwide!
Luckily Jack was way ahead of me and had the beauty appraised and prepared for our insurance policy. (Woohoo, marry me, man!) And after getting our personalized insurance quote, I moved back to researching frantically how to take care of my beautiful diamond – now, please enjoy the fruits of my labor.
Purchase Jewelry Insurance
You said yes! Have you celebrated with a bottle of bubbly? Called all your nearest and dearest? The very next call you should make is to insure your sparkling new engagement ring. Life happens at any moment, and it’s best you make sure your ring is safe from any catastrophes as soon as possible.
Insurers like Jewelers Mutual® will give you a quote for free online and insure your ring for its true value – this special moment in your life. Jewelers Mutual offers worldwide travel coverage with the flexibility to work with your own jeweler (the more you research plans, the less common you find this is). Your plan includes covers for loss, theft, damage, mysterious disappearance – you know, life!
Make Sure It Fits Properly
Once your gorgeous gem is insured, head to your jeweler, or a local recommended professional to make sure your ring fits properly. Your ring should fit snugly at the base of your finger without squeezing or leaving an indent. Unsure if your ring fits right? Have a professional evaluate the fit, you never want to lose your ring when you could have easily made a slight fix.
Buy A Ring Dish
Maybe your ring came in a snazzy box, lucky you! But you should still invest in a ring dish or two to put in safe, clean places in the house (away from drains, windows or doors) for all those times you need to quickly slip off your ring.
It’s up to you if you want to take your ring off while you sleep, but you’ll definitely want a dish to stash your ring while your hands are working with chemicals, cleaners, when you’re swimming, exercising, gardening or if you’re like me, kneading bread dough.
Bonus tip: plenty of DIYs exist on Pinterest for clay ring dishes you can easily create. Make it personal by etching in you and your honey’s initials or wedding date.
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