Tiffany tarnishing

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#166
I got the medium RTT heart tag with enamel last week on Tuesday... The whole silver side is already tarnished VERY badly and I haven't used any hair product, perfume that it can come in contact with :tdown:

Do I just need to use silver polish every time I wear it enamel side out? I literally wore it one day with the silver side to my skin, and a few days it was silver side down but over a t-shirt. I took a bit of toothpaste to it and it took off some of the tarnish but the majority is still there. I haven't had this problem with my initial note disk charm and I've had that for almost a month, skin contact and not.

A gal at work told me to take it back and have them exchange it. Idk!

I've also had my filigree heart pendant for two months and that hasn't tarnished either.
 
#168
That does seem really strange. My Tiffany silver has never tarnished. It gets a tiny bit dull over time...but by 'over time' I mean like, years, and nothing that a quick wipe with silver polish doesn't bring right back to brand new.

I would bring it back into the store ASAP and show them. Also, don't let them know that you used toothpaste on it. That would most likely void the unspoken warrantee that all of their items carry.
 
#169
I've the RTT tag bracelet which I wear often and its still looking good. Its scratched up as with most bracelets, but still in shiny shape, especially after a wash with hand soap.
 
#170
I had a similar problem too. My rtt heart tag pendant (full silver one) tends to tarnish quite quickly whereas there is no tarnish on my ss dbty necklace at all, even though i wear the dbty everyday and sometimes even forget to take it off before showering! I cannot figure out why my rtt pendant tarnishes so fast also.
 
#172
My heart tags (medium and small) are fine and doesn't tarnish that quickly. I've a silver disc by my uni which blackens ridiculously quick - I wear it for one day and the back is black. I polish it into high shine, put it into an airlock bag and within a few months, I notice the tarnish is back.

Yet I've never experienced this sort of thing with Tiffany...

I've a double mini heart tag RTT necklace though, one with a blue enamel heart, and noticed that the back of the hearts tend to go a little 'cloudy'.
 
#174
Caz71 said:
Omg yes my mini blue heart cloudy all the time. Maybe need to wear more often?
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I wore it exclusively for over a week and the cloudy situation didn't change - no worse, no better. It just won't go back to its shiny new state even after polishing it. So strange that this happens!! I saw a pink mini heart at Tiffany's this weekend (uber cute!) and wonder if the same thing also happens?
 
#175
Do you think the cloudiness is a haze of teeny tiny scratches from rubbing together all the time? I've never got one of the double tags because I'm terrified of this. It's also what's scaring me off the Cartier Trinity ring!
 
#177
AndieAbroad said:
Do you think the cloudiness is a haze of teeny tiny scratches from rubbing together all the time? I've never got one of the double tags because I'm terrified of this. It's also what's scaring me off the Cartier Trinity ring!
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Not for me! I had it silver side down, no way scratches were gonna get on it that bad and I had only worn it one day over my shirt and one day on my skin. I'll take it back sometime this week and have them look at it.
 
#178
Maybe your sweat have too much sulfur.. Its the chemical that makes your silver tarnish easily. What you should do is get a small container, place an aluminum foil in it, put warm water and salt and baking soda or either just salt or baking soda... I tried it with a really old bangle and it cleared up in minutes
 
#179
Silver will tarnish or discolour more or less depending on your own body chemistry and what kind of cleaning and body products you use. A lot of personal care items are heavy on the chemicals.
 
#180
nchid2700 said:
SOOOO disappointed... I normally ALWAYS wear Tiffany jewelry and have always been happy with the way it holds up. I have some pieces for 5+ years that I have never even polished or cleaned and they don't even have a speck of tarnish on them and still look shiny and new...

So can ANYONE please tell me why this necklace I purchased exactly 2 WEEKS AGO from today looks like this? It's practically blackkkk!!! PLEASE NOTE THAT I ONLY WORE THIS NECKLACE 3 TIMES TOTAL, AND WHEN I WAS NOT WEARING IT, IT WAS STORED IN ITS LITTLE BLUE BAG! I also do not shower or swim with my jewelry on, and do not spray perfume on my neck when I am wearing necklaces.

I just do not get it??? I've NEVER in my life had a piece of jewelry tarnish this horribly...AND IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME! I purchased it directly from Tiffany, so authenticity is not an issue... Also, the matching bracelet that I bought on the SAME DAY is in PERFECT condition, still looking perfectly shiny and new...and I've been wearing that bracelet EVERY single day since I purchased it...so it couldn't be a body chemistry/acidity issue if I've been wearing the bracelet and that's fine, could it???

Please view the pictures I posted below and offer your suggestions... Also, if anyone knows any solutions to clean this kind of tarnish, your help would be greatly appreciated! I'm also going to post a picture of the matching bracelet that I purchased along with the necklace so you can see how shiny and perfect that still looks...

Thanks.

HERE ARE THE BEFORE PICTURES...2 WEEKS AGO FROM TODAY:

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(And here is a picture of the bracelet, for reference...)

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AND HEREEEE IS THE UGLY MESS THAT I'M DEALING WITH TWO WEEKS/3 WEARINGS LATER:

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THE BRACELET, HOWEVER, IS STILL BEAUTIFUL AND GOING STRONG! WTFFF???

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I had the same piece and the same thing happened to me. I just woke up and it looked exactly like that.
 
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