Rubini Jewelers Blog — Cleaning Jewelry

There are a few ways to incorporate your nature loving self into your jewelry wearing and buying habits. First: ask your jeweler if they incorporate recycling metal into their practices. And yes, Rubini Jewelers recycles and reuses metal as much as possible...it is both environmentally and economically friendlier.  We also purchase from certain suppliers that do the same. Win win!  Second: if you have jewelry that you've lost that lovin' feelin' for, bring it to us!  We can spruce it up and you may find that a- you do love it or b- that you know of just the person to regift it to...

I am in New Zealand currently. Both racing at the 2017 World Masters Games in rowing and having a holiday. Which reminds me- sometimes metal goes funny. Because it is reactive- to acids, to bases, to minerals. I especially was reminded of this when I purposefully wore my silver in the mineral baths in Rotarua, which I was warned against doing but thought it a fun experiment. High sulfur and acid content= lovely blackened silver. It also happens on very sweaty acidic skin. My sterling silver at fist looked gold, and now has a lovely darkened coppery tone. No problemo...