Discover Rhode Island Magazine

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Discover jewelry

WHAT TO DO WITH OLD JEWELRY Cleaning Out Your Jewelry Box

Hi, it's Dave from MRT Jewelers. I'm

There’s that watch, the bracelet, a pair

coming to you directly from our design

of earrings or a ring that we wear every

workshop right here in East Providence,

single day. Why aren’t we wearing our

in full view of our diamond showroom.

other jewelry? Well M.R.T. can help you get

Many of you have probably never seen

some of that old jewelry either back into

a real honest to goodness functioning

circulation or turned into cash, which may

workshop and when you visit us you can

be even better. So let's step through how I

see it in person. This is a rare glimpse

would do it and what I recommend to my

behind the scenes, if you will. Now, don't

clients.

tell my jeweler that I'm sitting here. I'd get

Step 1: Cost Effective Repairs

in big trouble. I'm not allowed to touch

Let's find the items in there that you

his tools. I promise I'll put everything back

actually like, that aren't too dated, that

where it was today! I'm here today to talk

are wearable. Why aren't they being worn?

to you about something we can all do

Well, perhaps they broke. You know, there’s

while stuck at home - clean out that spot

that chain or bracelet with a break and

where we house all of our old jewelry.

it gets stuck away in a box or a drawer and not seen for years. Let's get those

Many of us fall into a rut, including myself.

things out. Let's get those basic repairs JULY 2020 D IS COVER RHO D E ISL AN D 19


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