Caring For the Ring

A diamond ring will be fairly durable, particularly if you have it set in platinum but you should still take the proper precautions in the event of loss or damage.

Insurance 

 Given the high value of a diamond ring it makes sense to insure it against loss, theft and damage. After all, your fiancée will be wearing it for the rest of her life and although she will treat it with massive care and love, accidents do happen.

Most household insurance policies can have high-value jewellery added to it for either an extra premium or a larger one-off fee that covers the insurance on that ring for a number of years.

To find specialised jewellery insurance visit

www.moneysupermarket.com or
www.google.co.uk/search?en&q=jewellery+insurance

Photography of Ring 

It is highly recommended that you take some high quality photos of your ring as this will help if you ever need to make an insurance claim for it. It may also be a prerequisite before some insurance companies will insure it.

A decent quality digital camera will be fine for this.

Getting It Valued 

Ideally this will have been carried out when you got the appraisal done on the diamond, but if not, you will need to get a valuation done in order to obtain insurance for the ring.

The Guild of Valuers and Jewellers www.gvj.org.uk has a list of jewellers who are able to supply valuations on diamond engagement rings. Enter your postcode into their jeweller search feature to find one that is local to you.

Alternatively try
www.google.co.uk/search?en&q=jewellery+valuation .

Security Marking and Registration 

The Guild of Valuers and Jewellers www.gvj.org.uk provides a service whereby the ring can be laser marked or conventionally engraved with a hallmark reference that is registered with the GVJ and can assist police in identifying jewellery that has been stolen or lost. Visit the Guild of Valuers and Jewellers www.gvj.org.uk site for more information.

The UK Assay Office in Birmingham also offers a service for laser engraving:

http://domain751573.sites.fasthosts.com/assayoffice/index.html

Keeping That Sparkle 

Anything that is worn on the hands day after day is going to get dirty and a diamond ring is no exception.

Warm water with some mild soap detergent and a toothbrush will bring back that beautiful sparkle with some gentle scrubbing. Vodka is said to also work well. Pat the ring dry with a lint-free cloth. Camera lens cloths work well for this.

Jewellers will sell specialised cleaning solutions for the diamond ring that have little baths the ring can soak in overnight.

Don’t store the diamond ring with anything else diamond because the diamond ring may be scratched by the other pieces of jewellery.

Having A Replica Made 

For the extra security conscious having a replica of the diamond ring made from Cubic Zirconia can be a further attractive measure to prevent the true ring being stolen or lost. This would be beneficial for when your fiancée is doing anything where the diamond may be at risk. Examples of these might be swimming, or travelling in different countries where there is an increased risk of mugging.

Talk to your jeweller about this and also visit www.rockabuy.co.uk .

Store It Somewhere Safe 

You should also think about somewhere to keep the ring when it is nnot being worn where it will be completely safe – literally.

A home safe is a great way of keeping your most important valuables and documents secure. Try www.securesafe.co.uk or ww.google.co.uk/search?en&q=home+safe

In any case, always store the diamond ring in its original ring box, and put it somewhere hidden from view.