Sterling silver does tarnish. Sometimes sterling silver jewellery is made natural but some silver jewellery has a rhodium plating or anti tarnish finish added on top to slow tarnishing.

When your silver jewellery starts to tarnish we recommend a silver cleaner such as Connoisseurs. Jewellery care products are available for purchase at Sapphires.  Apply the silver cleaner with a soft brush avoiding contact with any gemstones. If there are no stones in your silver, simply dip quickly and always rinse with water and pat dry. Use a polishing cloth for extra gleam on items with a lot of smooth surface area. Do not leave your silver jewellery sitting in the cleaner thinking it will become more clean… this could actually damage the finish.

If you can’t get it clean, don’t panic. You can bring it in and one of our professional goldsmiths can polish it to it’s former beauty.