topic Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing in Jewelry

Judith Ripka and tarnishing

TTerri — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:12:46 GMT

What do you ladies do to prevent your Judith Ripka (and other brands) sterling from tarnishing? I'm scared to buy sterling that's not rhodium or platinum plated but would like to buy some of her rings.

How does her sterling and tarnishing compare to other brands? What advice can you give to a sterling newbie?

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

smarty — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:42:23 GMT

Her sterling is rhodium plated. I find that it does not readily tarnish. That said, I do store my ss jewelry (mostly Ripka and Yurman, which isn't plated) with 3m anti tarnish strips. They should be replaced every 6 months or so. You can also store silver in a zip lock type bag for extra tarnish protection...but I find this unnecessary for Ripka pieces.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

TTerri — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:58:02 GMT

Are you sure it's rhodium plated? That's not mentioned in any of the descriptions and most of her videos that I'm trying to watch won't play. Is rhodium mentioned in her on-air presentations? I've only ever heard it mentioned if it was gold plated. Rhodium doesn't tarnish.

I saw this on her website and I'm sure it doesn't apply to her QVC jewelry:

Rhodium is a derivative of platinum and is often used to plate sterling silver, as well as white gold. The pieces in our 18k Couture White Gold & Sterling Silver/18k Gold Collections are plated with a very thin layer of Rhodium to help prevent tarnishing and scratching, while retaining the jewelry’s natural luster and shine.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

smarty — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:27:33 GMT

TTerri, yes almost all of her Q stuff is definitely rhodium plated...I own quite a lot of it, as well as pieces from her non-Q lines.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

TTerri — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:37:57 GMT

On 11/6/2014 smarty said:
TTerri, yes almost all of her Q stuff is definitely rhodium plated...I own quite a lot of it, as well as pieces from her non-Q lines.

Is that ever mentioned during on-air presentations?

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

smarty — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:51:53 GMT

On 11/6/2014 TTerri said:
On 11/6/2014 smarty said:
TTerri, yes almost all of her Q stuff is definitely rhodium plated...I own quite a lot of it, as well as pieces from her non-Q lines.

Is that ever mentioned during on-air presentations?

Yes.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

Sammycat1 — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:57:14 GMT

Her current pieces on QVC are, and those of the past several years. But if you buy from her earliest QVC collections on ebay or other sources, FYI, those are not all rhodium plated.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

funwun — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 05:39:01 GMT

None of her jewelry, which I own, has ever tarnished...Most of it has been bought in the last few years.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

TTerri — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:30:47 GMT

Thank you all for the replies!

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

Kachina624 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:33:03 GMT

Why are you afraid of silver that is not plated? I have pounds and pounds of it and rarely find it necessary to polish anything. Usually if I do, it's a piece I left sitting out. I keep most of my collection in boxes lined with anti-tarnish cloth. Lori Grenier at QVC has them and HSN has the Prestige boxes.

Re: Judith Ripka and tarnishing

TTerri — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:01:02 GMT

On 11/8/2014 kachina624 said: Why are you afraid of silver that is not plated?

I think it's obvious why I prefer plated sterling.