Friday, January 2, 2009

How to Clean Your One Carat Diamond Ring

3-stone-diamond-anniversary Through our day to day movements our one carat diamonds ring get smudged and soiled. Even when we are not wearing them, they collect dust. Lotions, soaps, our natural skin oils, can cause film and grime on diamonds and inhibit their brilliance.

Want to keep that Brilliance and Shine? One Carat Diamond Ring require cleaning so that maximum amounts of light can refract fiery brilliance. Remember that all it takes is a few minutes and a little care to keep that diamond as fiery as the day you first saw it.

You can use an small soft brush such as an eyebrow or lip stick brush and soap and water to clean your jewelry. Simply make a bowl of warm sudsy water with a mild detergent and place your pieces in the mixture. Then brush the diamonds with the soft bristles of the brush while they are in the suds. You will need to make certain that you rinse them clear of the suds after cleaning them. You can use a small kitchen strainer such as a tea strainer to contain them while rinsing under warm water. Use a lint free cloth, or a jewelry polish cloth to pat them dry.

If your one carat diamond rings are in need of a stronger cleansing, you may want to soak them for 30 minutes in a solution of half and half water and ammonia. Once they have soaked for 30 minutes, remove them and gently brush the mountings with a small brush. Then replace the pieces to the solution and swish them around in the mixture before removing them to rinse and pat dry.

If you find your self too busy to be mixing soaps and ammonias, many department stores sell liquid jewelry cleaners. Most are kits, with everything you need included. You need to read the labels to determine the one that is right for your one carat diamond rings and other jewelry. Read the complete directions and follow all the precautions.

And if you find yourself more the “high-tech type”, even in your one carat diamond ring cleaning routine, there are multiple ultrasonic cleansers on the market. These machines use high-frequency to create a cleaning motion. All machines are not the same, so please read
the instructions before using. Only you can choose the cleaning method right for you. But, it is essential to keep your jewelry clean to keep it brilliant and sparkling. Between cleaning, try not to touch your one carat clean diamond rings with your fingers or handle your jewelry by its edges. This will help maintain its shine and brilliance for longer periods.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

How to Buy One Carat Diamond Engagement Rings

solitaire-diamond-There is much to consider when purchasing a diamond – especially one carat diamond engagement rings! The tradition of presenting a woman with a diamond engagement ring when proposing began in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian presented a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy – and in most cases, the woman you plan to propose to will expect a ring to accompany that proposal!

First, determine how much ring you can afford. Most people use the ‘two months salary’ rule. This means that the ring should cost the equivalent of two months of your current salary. Because you have other bills to pay, saving up this amount of money may take quite a bit of time. You should consider financing. Simply go to the jeweler of your choice and tell them that you plan to buy an one carat engagement ring, and that financing will be necessary. Go ahead and get the credit check out of the way, find out what your payments will be, and how much of a down payment is required.

Now, have your mother, sister, or your girlfriends best friend take your girlfriend shopping, and make sure that they gaze at the one carat diamond engagement rings to get an idea of what she might like. Make sure that the jewelry store you buy the ring from will allow you to return the ring, if that is required, or allow your girlfriend to exchange it for another if she isn’t happy with it!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

How to Care for Your One Carat Diamond Ring

heart-shaped-diamond Caring for a one carat diamond ring takes more than occasional cleanings. Diamonds are forever, but they can be damaged if you are not careful. By learning how to properly care for your diamond, you will ensure that your diamond is indeed forever.

First, you should take your one carat diamond ring to a jeweler once a year. Have him check the mountings and prongs that hold your diamond in place. Have him make any needed repairs. This will prevent your diamond from falling out of its setting and becoming lost.

One carat diamond ring jewelry that is not being worn, or diamonds that are loose should be stored in a fabric lined jewel case, or in a jewelry box where it can be kept separate from other jewelry. Each piece should have its own compartment. This will keep diamonds from becoming scratched, and it will also keep your diamond from scratching other jewelry as well.

Remove your one carat diamond ring when doing physical work. One carat diamond rings can be chipped and scratched easily. Also avoid allowing your one carat diamond ring to come into contact with bleach or other household cleansers – this can damage or change the color of the
settings and mountings, and it may even irreversibly change the color of the one carat diamond ring!

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

What Are Dirty One Carat Diamond Ring?

All About Gemstones - Diamond Images A dirty one carat diamond ring is one of two things: a rough one carat diamond, or a one carat diamond ring that hasn’t been cleaned in a while. Rough one carat diamonds are uncut and unpolished – hence, they are dirty. But that type of dirty diamond will soon be cut and polished and sitting in a beautiful jewel box in a display case. Then someone will purchase it, and before long, it will become a dirty one carat diamond ring once again.

One carat diamond ring become dirty. When you wash your hands with a one carat diamond ring on, soap scum clings to it. When you put on hand lotion, it gets grease on it. Shower with your diamond earrings or necklace, and again, you get soap scum. In one short day, your brand new diamond could be dirty!

Purchase an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner the same day that you purchase your one carat diamond ring jewelry, and use it every single day, without fail. The clarity of the one carat diamond ring changes when the diamond is dirty – it loses its sparkle. By taking one minute each day to clean your one carat diamond ring jewelry, you can avoid this, and your diamonds will never be dirty!