Ask the Jeweler

Kenyon Jewelers
711 Penn Avenue
Wilkingsburg, PA 15221
Ph. (412) 731-6063

Repair

Repair Tips

Tips for keeping your jewelry out of the shop and other words of wisdom

1. BUY QUALITY PIECES OF JEWELRY RATHER THAN NOT QUANTITY.
2. STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT IS HOLLOW ESPECIALLY CHAINS.
3. DO NOT SLEEP IN YOUR JEWELRY. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR CHAIN BREAKAGE
4. TRY ACCESSORIZING WITH YOUR JEWELRY AND SWITCHING IT OFF WITH OTHER PIECES AND NOT WEARING THE SAME ITEMS EVERY DAY.
5. REALIZE THAT IF SOMETHING LOOKS DELICATE IT PROBABLY IS AND HANDLE IT ACCORDINGLY.
6. WHILE GOLD IS A METAL IT IS NOT LIKE STEEL. GOLD IS SOFT AND BENDS VERY EASILY
7. WHILE EXTREMELY DURABLE, PLATINUM IS NOT INDESTRUCTIBLE.
8. HAVE EXPENSIVE ITEMS CHECKED FOR WEAR AND TEAR REGULARLY.
9. WHAT YOU MAY OF PAID FOR AN ITEM HAS NO BEARING ON WHAT IT WILL COST TO FIX IT. TAKE HIS INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FIXING INEXPENSIVE ITEMS, YOU MAY CONSIDER REPLACING THEM INSTEAD
10. JUST BECAUSE AN ITEM IS REPAIRED DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL NEVER BREAK AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.
11. REMEMBER MOST JEWELRY SALES PEOPLE ARE ON COMMISSION AND THAT INCLUDES REPAIR WORK SALES, SO JUST REMEMBER THAT FREE CLEANING JOB AT THE MALL COULD COST YOU A BUNDLE.
12. OH YA, REMEMBER TO ALWAYS SHOP AT KENYON JEWELERS AND YOU WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THIS STUFF.

Take my advise to heart and you will have jewelry you can pass from one generation to the next.