Engraved platinum bands--polishing?

[musey]

I love this band, but I also like to have my platinum polished every now and then.

How does that work with such intricate engraving?

 

[musey]

Wow, that was unacceptably small.

 

[musey]

Love this one, too

 

[musey]

I should clarify my question--will I need to send it back to the original jeweler to have it polished? Or is this old hat to any reputable platinumsmith?

I found this very recent thread, it's discussed but not really answered.

 

[Maisie]

Oooh they are gorgeous! Where are they from?

I was wondering the polishing thing too... I hope someone answers the question!

I love one this one too

 

[Selkie]

Hey Musey, are those from Greenlake? They''re beautiful. AS for whether you''d have to send them back to the original jeweler for polishing, I really doubt it. I''ve had my heavily engraved plat rings polished twice in the past 1 1/2 years, once at the original jeweler and once at a local mom and pop jeweler and I could see no difference. They are 90/10 Irid. plat., which keeps a polish better than other alloys to begin with, so they probably didn''t even really need to be polished. I''d taken them in for a (free) cleaning and prong check anyway, so when they asked if I wanted polishing as well I said sure.

The engraving hides all those little scratches better too. the bottom of my e-ring is flat and is much more scuffed up than the carved w-band.

 

[Selkie]

I should add a caveat, since I''m not sure how extensive the "polishing" was at the local place, it may just have been a light buffing with a polishing compound of some kind. I should have asked.

 

[musey]

Thanks Selkie!! Yes, they're both from greenlake. It's good to know that polishing likely wouldn't be a problem! And good point about the engraving hiding scratches, I hadn't thought of that.

This engraved band idea is growing on me