Scuba Diving

Jewelry is designed to be worn with anything and to anywhere, just about anywhere that is. Some activities are less hospitable to jewelry than others, and diving is one of them. Some people are concerned about taking off their wedding bands, but if you look at all of the aspects of a dive that are potentially harmful to your meaningful piece of jewelry, then cons perhaps outweigh the pros of keeping it on.

Warm Salt-Water and Your Jewelry

Most high-quality jewelry, like danish silver is perfectly safe in any environment, even if it is submerged in salty or chlorinated water for long periods of time. But some metals are not. The salt and various other elements in the water can be very damaging to some jewelry, causing it to lose its sheen or even rust. Also, if the water is on the warmer side, it can cause jewelry, rings in particular, to expand. Plus, there is always the added risk of somehow losing your jewelry, and then the hopes of finding it at the bottom of the ocean are pretty slim.

The Creatures of the Sea and Your Jewelry

It is a frightening thought, but your sparkly jewelry can actually attract sea creatures, and not just the friendly kind. You are already aware before going on a dive that there will be creatures such as sharks and barracudas, and they shouldn’t be of danger to you, but if you are wearing attractive jewelry, then that is another story. Barracudas in particular feed off of shiny, silvery fish, so a shiny piece of jewelry can mislead them.

If your jewelry is particularly previous to you, then it is probably for the best to refrain from wearing it on a dive, for its sake and your own.