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Hi,

I got my grandmothers 18K wedding ring melted into a new wedding ring. This was done by a long-standing jeweler with a good reputation. I have now worn it for only 1 month and it has already quite some scratches and marks on it. I take off my ring during sleep and showers and don’t do physical labour or anything, just normal day-to-day things. It’s not even worn on my dominant hand.

Is it normal for 18K gold to scratch so easily? I’m wondering if the jeweler didn’t add some kind of “protective” layer that rings should have (or something like that , don’t know a lot about jewelry)??

Thanks!