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. Strangely enough, though, the piece that used to get daily wear -- a basketweave Tiffany ring that my husband bought me in the mid 2000s -- didn't seem to tarnish much at all, even though the matching earrings always did. For that reason I never purchase it or have it on my wishlist anymore, but not because I don't think it's beautiful...I just don't want the hassle of the upkeep.
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I’m not the OP, but this has me curious—what effect does silver as an active metal have on platinum or WG? I’ll start storing mine separately as well. Thanks for this recommendation.Bold silver pieces such as the Bone Cuff and Large Bottle Pendant are wonderful for summer.
I buy Wolf jewelry boxes as they have a patented fabric called Luster Loc that preventd tarnishing for 35 years so they say. I’ve had some pieces for 15 years and none of my silver tarnishes. I send it in to Tiffany to buff out the scratches but not because it tarnishes.
I also store my silver separate from my platinum or WG as silver is an active metal.
Check out their boxes. I love them. For my fine jewelry, I use the Large Caroline, and for my silver, I use the trays with the lid. Hope that helps. Here is a link, they have tons of designs. Great company.
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Hi! Platinum is mostly pure, but gold is an alloy that contains other metals such as nickel and copper which can react. My jeweler told me they don't mix storing metals in his store and suggested that I did not. He said to store silver separate. I had never heard of that before, so I did a little research on jewelry story and metals.
This is so helpful! I didn’t realize this and will now do the same. Thank you for your explanation and for sharing that knowledge!Hi! Platinum is mostly pure, but gold is an alloy that contains other metals such as nickel and copper which can react. My jeweler told me they don't mix storing metals in his store and suggested that I did not. He said to store silver separate. I had never heard of that before, so I did a little research on jewelry story and metals.
Here are two links on jewelry storage and metals I found helpful. My jeweler said silver is the culprit, not so much platinum and gold, but silver are the pieces to separate.
How to Store Jewelry So It Doesn't Tarnish - Life Storage Blog
What Metals Tarnish? – Tini Lux
I guess that's why brands like Tiffany and VCA suggest to store their pieces in the pouches, but that's too much effort for me and I like to see my pieces all displayed in my jewelry box. Hence my silver now is in it's own jewelry tray with a lid (it got booted out of my main jewelry box!).
Hope this helps.
Does this also mean that gold shouldn't be on the same finger as silver? Sometimes I wear a tiny argentium silver (or sometimes a sterling silver) spacer between my white gold e-ring and wedding band to keep them from touching or rubbing against the diamonds or prongs. I chose the silver because being softer than the gold, it would take the brunt of any contact instead of the gold.
I'm not an expert, but silver should actually be worn frequently to avoid tarnishing. It's more about storing. If you wear silver all the time, that's actually a good thing. Kind of like pearls... pearls are meant to be worn, not locked up otherwise they can get dull and dry. There are lots of articles on how best to store silver, and all of them basically sum up to "store silver separately" and "store with some anti-tarnish product" (e.g. the Wolf anti-tarnish lining).
I think wearing is fine, but who knows what will happen over time. I do see gold & silver mixed together in jewelry, but never in high end pieces, so my guess is jewelers don’t mix for a reason. The white metal used is always either white gold or platinum.
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