If you’re carrying expensive jewellery from one part of the world to another, then it’s essential that you take a few precautions. These will minimise the risk of those valuables being damaged, or stolen, during transit. Here are some of our top tips for carrying your personal jewellery items safely, to help you transport your necklaces, earrings and bracelets in one piece.
Choose the Right Travel Jewellery Case
The right case can be a priceless investment. Look for something with individual compartments that will prevent pieces from jostling against one another as the case rattles around. You might look for jewellery cases with tough outer shells, which will offer greater protection at the expense of space efficiency, but if space is at a premium, soft roll cases can do the job too.
Use Household Items for Organisation
If you haven’t invested in a specialist case, then you might take precautions using simple household items, instead. While these might not make for an optimal solution, they can still make a difference. For example, you might thread a pendant necklace through a drinking straw, or use a button to keep a pair of earrings together in the same place.
Storing more delicate jewellery separate from the rest can often make a difference, especially if you’re doing a lot of travel. The investment in the right case can help to protect your investment in the jewellery itself.
Pack Jewellery in Your Carry-On Luggage
One of the crucial characteristics of jewellery is that it’s extremely lightweight. As such, it will barely take up any room in your hand luggage. In order to minimise the likelihood of theft, or of your valuables being left behind, you might therefore stash your jewellery in your hand luggage, so that you know exactly where it is at every stage of your journey. Of course, you don’t need to check where it is regularly – since every time you do so, you’ll introduce a small risk of it being misplaced, or spotted by a would-be pickpocket.
Protect Jewellery from Environmental Damage
If you’re going on an active holiday, then you’ll want to protect your jewellery against environmental damage. If you wear a ring while you’re rock climbing, for example, you can expect it to be scratched and scraped. The same applies if you’re swimming – whether it’s in the sea or in a swimming pool. Both chlorine and saltwater can corrode and tarnish the metal. Plus, if you’re wearing an engagement ring, there’s the chance that the gemstone will work its way loose. If it falls out when you’re swimming, you might not notice the loss until it’s far too late to track down and recover it.
In other words, it’s a good idea to err on the side of caution and remove your jewellery before you go swimming. This is another good reason to have a quality case with you. Stash those valuables in an available safe, or give them to someone for safekeeping.
