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JayLyn's 8 Ways to Keep Your Fine Jewelry In Tip-Top Shape
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1. Avoid contact with chemicals, such as chlorine, seawater, hair spray, perfume and household cleansers, which can ruin silver and gold. Put on your jewelry after you are finished with your hair and makeup.
2. Avoid overexposure to water, which can leave mineral deposits, weaken clasps, or cause loosening of gemstones.
3. Remove jewelry before cooking or exercising to avoid films and residue that can dull color and shine. Take your jewelry off before doing dishes, housework or heavy outdoor work to avoid dents, scratches, or chipped stones.
4. Store your jewelry pieces in a clean, dry place. Since jewelry pieces can scratch each other, always store them in fabric-lined boxes, divided compartments or felt bags. If you prefer to use ordinary boxes, wrap each piece individually in soft tissue paper.
5. Visit your jeweler regularly to have your jewelry professionally cleaned.
6. Wipe your jewelry pieces with a soft, damp cloth after wearing. If using a commercial or ultrasonic jewelry cleaner at home, always make sure it is appropriate for your pieces and carefully follow the instructions. Consult us for the best cleaning procedure for the particular gemstones and metals in your wardrobe.
7. Never attempt to repair jewelry yourself. See us at least once every six months to have your fine jewelry checked for loose prongs, worn mountings and general wear and tear.
8. Be careful when removing your jewelry to wash your hands. Do not leave your jewelry on the rim of a sink where it can easily fall down the drain. |
On Your Next Anniversary Say, ‘I Forever Do’
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As of December 2008, Gold has reached over $1000.00 an ounce. It is a perfect opportunity to sell your gold for cash. Gold is the highest it has been in 25 years. Do not lose out on the events of the market place the last few months. The instability in the economy has presented an opportunity for those who have a collection of gold to make good money.
JayLyn Jewellers will be pleased to purchase your scrap gold for those in the Greater Victoria area. We calculate it based on each days market value.
Holiday Style Guide: From Casual to Couture
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Casual events include family get-togethers, after-work office parties, most church or synagogue socials, and informal dinners with friends or colleagues. For these, your regular leisure or business clothes look fine, and the jewellery tends to be classic and down-to-earth. Religious pendants, smaller right hand rings, bangle bracelets and simple earrings will be perfect for most of these occasions.
Cocktail events are a level above the informal, and usually require business suits for men, and business or cocktail wear for the ladies. Aside from cocktail parties, these events include dinner parties, birthday parties, informal wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations, office holiday parties in hotel or restaurant settings, and less formal dances.
Jewellery for these events tends to be more elaborate, including bold cocktail rings, larger bridal and anniversary bands, stylish diamond necklaces and earrings, and diamond or colored stone bracelets. The key here is chic and innovative, but without the high fashion of the couture styles. Couture events are the most formal, and demand high-fashion gowns, tuxedos or other black tie suits, and luxurious jewellery with plenty of brilliance. These occasions include country club or charity balls, formal industry events, formal wedding receptions, corporate commemorative events, debutante balls, and some civic events.
Here is where you can wear larger and more elaborate sets of diamond and colored stone jewelry. While diamonds and sapphires are most popular for fine jewelry, emeralds and rubies also complement couture evening wear. Earrings dangle and sparkle, while necklaces flatter the face with sumptuous gemstones and precious metals. Men can also wear jeweled rings, shirt studs, and cufflinks that fit the style for the evening.
To ensure you have the right finishing touches for any occasion, sort your personal jewellery into wardrobe collections, appropriate for the events you will attend. See if there are outdated jewels, or pieces everyone has seen too often, and replace them. At Jay Lyn Jewellers, we can help you design your stones into a fresher style that is uniquely your own personality influencing the piece.
Check to see if any of your jewellery needs cleaning or repair. Bring them to Jay Lyn Jewellers to have them done professionally. While you’re here, look at the wonderful styles that could provide perfect holiday gifts for those you love.
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Sell Your Gold
The Evolution of the Anniversary Ring
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JayLyn Jewellers has many settings that can be made in white or yellow 14- and 18-karat gold, platinum or an innovative combination of the two. And the diamonds themselves are no longer just round brilliants: princess cuts, baguettes, ovals and marquises are all part of the mix, sometimes in graduated sizes, other times perfectly matched.
One of JayLyn Jewellers interesting design trends to know is the changing status of the prongs. Of course, the diamonds will always be the focal points of the ring, but in many new designs, the prongs holding the diamonds are not just functional, but an integral part of the design. There are U and V shapes, scalloped and sculpted combinations and some that repeat the shape of the stones – round, oval or princess cut.
Some anniversary rings we make at JayLyn Jewellers sparkle with the brilliance of many small diamonds, set pavé or even micropavé, adding sparkle to larger center stones or appearing as a shimmering field. Gold and platinum bands are often more detailed with engraved, cutout and millegrain designs that add texture and sparkle. Many of the newest anniversary rings sport imaginative side interest, where the top of the ring is enhanced with complementary scrollwork or diamond accents at the two sides, thus looking beautiful at every angle.
Finally, at JayLyn Jewellers there’s no such thing as a plain diamond anniversary ring anymore. In keeping with today’s more fashion-forward styles, many new rings feature multiple overlapping or interlocking bands, some plain, others dotted with diamonds. The width of the ring, as well as the number of diamonds, is the choice of the buyer.
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For centuries, diamonds have been the ultimate symbol of everlasting love, due to their incomparable beauty, uniqueness, durability and value. Couples over
the world celebrate their engagement with a diamond – and they seal the vows they exchange on their wedding day with those special words “I Do.”
This anniversary, as you reflect upon the many special moments you’ve shared in your life together, reaffirm your commitment to one another by saying “I Forever Do” with a beautiful piece of diamond jewellery.
Anniversary diamonds have become an important trend for spouses looking to recapture the same feeling of surprise and joy they felt with their wedding proposal and engagement ring – time and time again.
Come in to Jay Lyn Jewellers and see a wide range of beautiful, stunning diamond designs that would serve as the perfect anniversary gift to share with your beloved. For instance, there are many exquisite diamond anniversary bands ranging from the classic to the contemporary. Diamond anniversary bands represent the eternal circle of love and your life together as one. There also are many styles of diamond necklaces and pendants, earrings, bracelets, lockets and other similar pieces that perfectly express the ultra-romantic “I Forever Do” sentiment.
Three-stone diamond jewellery is particularly appropriate for expressing your eternal love, devotion and commitment. Three-stone diamond jewellery symbolizes your “past, present and future” together – and shows that your love will never die and will continue to grow through the years. So this anniversary, show her you would marry her all over again by saying “I Forever Do” with a beautiful piece of diamond jewellery.
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Jaylyn Jewellers
Goldsmith & Gemologist
Manufacturers of Fine Jewellery
Custom Design
Sidney Victoria BC
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