The Care of the Jewel
A commission leaves the atelier once. It returns whenever it needs us.
Last on, first off
A jewel outlives its wearer when the small habits are kept. They are few, and they are simple.
- Order — perfume, cream and spray first; the jewel last. Take it off first at the end of the day.
- Off-duty — remove it for sport, the sea, the pool, and the garden. Chlorine and impact are the two enemies.
- Rest — store each piece apart, in its case or wrapped in a soft cloth. Diamonds scratch whatever they sleep beside — including each other.
Brilliance is maintenance
A diamond draws grease to itself — it is the one flaw of the material. Once a month: tepid water, a drop of pH-neutral soap, a soft brush, a rinse, a soft cloth.
Five minutes returns the stone to the day it left the atelier.
Hard is not invulnerable
Sapphire and ruby are corundum — nine on the Mohs scale. They take the diamond's bath: tepid, soapy, brushed softly, rinsed well.
The emerald is the exception. It is never soaked, never brushed hard, and never — under any circumstance — placed in an ultrasonic cleaner. A soft, barely damp cloth is all it ever needs from you. The rest is ours: the oil an emerald carries is a courtesy the atelier renews, not a task for home.
Gold softens. Platinum remembers
Eighteen-karat gold is soft enough to scratch — store it apart, and let the atelier polish it when the surface dulls. White gold wears a rhodium skin that thins over the years; renewing it is routine, and ours to do.
Platinum does not wear away — it develops a patina, a soft frost that many clients come to prefer. Those who do not may have the mirror back at any audience.
Once a year, the loupe
Metal moves. Prongs lift by fractions; tension eases invisibly. Once a year, the jewel returns to the bench — prongs checked under the loupe, settings verified, the piece professionally cleaned and, where needed, re-polished.
This is what lifetime care means at the Maison: the hands that made the jewel remain responsible for it. Cleaning, inspection, rhodium renewal, re-polishing, resizing — arranged at any audience, for the life of the piece.
Asked, answered
How do I clean my jewellery at home?
Diamonds, sapphires and rubies: tepid water, a drop of pH-neutral soap, a soft brush, a rinse. The emerald is the exception — never soaked, never ultrasonically cleaned; a barely damp cloth only, and the rest is the atelier’s to do.
What does Lifetime Care include?
Once a year the jewel returns to the bench: prongs checked under the loupe, settings verified, the piece professionally cleaned and re-polished where needed. Cleaning, inspection, rhodium renewal, re-polishing and resizing — arranged at any audience.
If a jewel needs us — or you simply cannot remember its last visit — write.
Arrange its Return