The winter months can be beautiful with falling snowflakes and cozy snuggles with your honey. But winter can do a number on your engagement and wedding rings. Birkat Elyon are experts in high-quality CZ rings and offers these tips to keep them as dazzling as a fresh snowdrift.
Speaking of snow, the first rule is to take off your rings before you shovel the sidewalk. Between the chemicals that melt ice, the shovel and the snowblower, the metal part of your ring is at risk of being damaged. While cubic zirconia is pretty durable, things happen. And let’s not even think about what happens if you should accidentally drop your ring into a snowbank!
Gloves are a part of winter wear, but they can easily get caught on the ring setting. If that happens too often, you might find the stone coming loose (and perhaps, lost). Do your best to avoid gloves that are knit or made of anything that might catch on your setting.
It’s rare, but extreme temperature swings, like going from a warm car into the frigid outdoors, can affect the chemistry (and look) of your stone. Keep your ring covered when stepping into a cold climate.
Outdoor winter activities like skiing, skating, or snowboarding are fun, but they pose a risk to your ring. Don’t take a chance: remove your rings and put them in a safe place before heading out. The same practice applies to things like housework, workouts, or gardening.
On that note, that’s an added benefit of cubic zirconia jewelry like the kind from Birkat Elyon: our pieces are almost identical to diamonds but far more affordable. If they’re ever lost or stolen, you won’t have the costs or headaches associated with “the real thing.” And that can make any time of year a lot more enjoyable.