Where and When Should I Avoid Wearing Jewelry?

The beach, the gym, when cleaning or when gardening. Sand can scratch soft stones like tanzanites and pearls. Suntan lotion can clog up your shiny diamond. If you take your jewelry off while you are enjoying the rays (or if it falls off), it can easily get lost in the sand. Prolonged frolicking in the […]

Cleaning Your Jewelry

We can clean many items in a few minutes as well as offer maintenance and cleaning advice on your specific pieces. You should have your fine jewelry cleaned and inspected at least once a year, especially because it’s free! Many department stores will offer a free cleaning but like everything else, we recommend going to […]

Watch Maintenance

Design One Jewelers no longer does watch repairs, but we do replace batteries. (We can recommend several watch repair shops.) The best thing you can do to keep your watch in good shape is to maintain the battery. If you have a watch that isn’t working and you suspect the battery may be dead, get […]

Caring For Your Pearls

Fair warning, we are extra passionate about pearls. About Pearls The formation of a natural pearl begins when a foreign substance (like a grain of sand) slips into an oyster between the mantle and the shell. The mantle is what the oyster uses to create its shell so when it gets irritated, it’s kind of […]