Caring for your ring

The finish is a plating, and it softens.

The band is sterling silver finished in rhodium, the same metal jewelers plate onto white gold. Rhodium is a surface finish rather than a solid metal, so on a ring worn daily it gradually softens, typically somewhere between six and eighteen months depending on your skin chemistry and what your hands touch. That is normal for every rhodium-plated ring at any price, and it is not a fault.

We would rather tell you this now than have you find out in month ten.

Day to day

Take it off before swimming, cleaning, or anything involving bleach, chlorine or solvents. Those attack the rhodium finish faster than wear does.

Clean it with warm water, a drop of washing-up liquid and a soft toothbrush. Rinse and pat dry. Nothing abrasive, and no ultrasonic cleaner at home.

The finish

Rhodium is a surface plating, the same one jewelers apply to white gold. On a ring worn every day it softens gradually, typically somewhere between six and eighteen months depending on your skin chemistry. That is normal for every rhodium-plated ring at any price, and any jeweler can re-plate it.