Waterproof Jewellery - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Waterproof Jewellery - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

12 days ago
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Written by Eleanor Hallissey

"‘Tarnish-free’ and ‘waterproof’ are terms increasingly thrown around by new jewellery brands looking to stand out. Often, they’re unsubstantiated claims, so, you need to be careful and look at the fine print of what materials your jewellery purchase has. Only solid gold jewellery can be fully tarnish-free, so, if you see this term associated with a gold-plated piece of jewellery, it’s too good to be true. The base metal in gold-plated jewellery will always react to elements like water and eventually tarnish." - Caroline Chalmer, CEO of Finematter