Polishing and Rhodium Plating
Polishing
During the course of everyday life you will scratch and mark your jewellery. From time-to-time please bring your jewellery to one of our stores and we will re-polish the piece. This serves two purposes. Firstly it restores the shine to your jewellery, returning it to its original appearance. Secondly, it allows us to assess the jewellery for any damage that you may not be aware of. This enables us to perform preventative repairs that will be less costly than a major repair or replacement of a lost gem.
Rhodium Plating
With the move in fashion over the years towards white metals such as white gold and platinum, rhodium plating has become an integral part in jewellery maintenance. Rhodium, a member of the platinum family, is used to give white metals a high polish finish. It should be applied every six months to two years, depending on wear. The process involves firstly the old rhodium being removed, secondly polishing the metal to remove all scratches and marks, and finally applying the new plating of rhodium. The process is so complete that the piece will appear to be like the day it was purchased.
Feel free to drop into any of our three stores on Capel Street, O'Connell Street or Chatham Street or use the John Brereton Jewellers contact form to submit your query online.