Tradition is back! Vintage is in! What was old is new again, too. There has been a great resurgence in the last few months of vintage everything; clothes, shoes, and of course, jewelry. All kinds of vintage jewelry are making a big comeback, from lace necklaces to vintage brackets, and particularly wedding and /" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" >engagement rings.
It is really rather difficult to find vintage wedding and engagement rings, however. It isn't impossible, but you won't find vintage wedding and /" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" >engagement rings in plentiful supply, either. Mostly these treasures are passed down through families from one generation to another. The best place to start a search is by asking your mother if there are any vintage wedding and engagement rings in the family. She might just be able to produce grandma's wedding set in the twinkle of an eye. The next trick is convincing her to let you take possession of the prized jewelry.
If there isn't a wedding ring set available in your family, the next place to look is at estate sales. Now all of the wedding sets that you find for sale at estate sales are not necessarily vintage or antique. Remember that an estate sale is made up of the possessions of a deceased relative and being sold by the heirs. That doesn't mean that anything is vintage or antique. Any item may have been bought last month and still be part of an estate sale.
Vintage and antique wedding sets have become so popular that some of the major jewelry companies are now producing copies of styles and cuts from earlier times. I guess you could call these sets "faux vintage." Even precious metals are being made to look very old in these brand-new sets. Still, if you really have your heart set on a vintage wedding ring set, this is certainly one solution.
Care for diamonds
Once you purchase vintage jewelry you will want to either have it cleaned yourself, depending on the type of jewelry you buy, or by a professional so that the quality and beauty of the stones return to its original form.
When it comes to diamonds, you can clean it with very mild toothpaste using a very small toothbrush, while avoiding touching the metal which can be cleaned separately with a polishing cloth sold a jewelry stores. This type of maintenance is easy and will ensure that your /" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="exlnk" target="_blank" >vintage jewelry remains the most precious of your possessions.
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