Waterproof jewelry, made for the water

Jewelry you never have to take off. Mandelina makes waterproof body chains from 316L surgical stainless steel with real gold plating — worn in the sea, the pool and the shower without a second thought. No tarnish, no green skin, no first-weekend fade.

WaterproofAnti-tarnishSkin-safe316L steelReal gold plating

What makes jewelry truly waterproof

Water isn’t the problem — the wrong metal is. Plated brass and cheap alloys corrode, discolor and shed their coating after a few swims. Genuinely waterproof jewelry is built on a metal that doesn’t corrode and a plating bonded to stay.

Mandelina uses 316L surgical stainless steel, the grade with added molybdenum that resists the chloride in salt water, pool water and sweat — the exact things that ruin ordinary fashion jewelry.

Anti-tarnish, all summer

A real, well-bonded gold plating on 316L keeps its color through salt water, sweat, sun cream and chlorine. It won’t tarnish, won’t fade and won’t turn your skin green — so it looks the same in September as it did in June.

Care: almost none

Rinse with fresh water after the sea or the pool and pat dry. No polishing, no removing before you swim. Waterproof jewelry is jewelry you decide on once and then simply live in.

Questions & answers

Can I swim and shower in waterproof jewelry?

Yes. Mandelina pieces are 316L stainless steel with real gold plating, made for the sea, the pool and the shower. Rinse with fresh water afterwards to keep the shine.

Does waterproof gold-plated jewelry tarnish?

No. On a 316L base a proper gold plating stays anti-tarnish through salt water, sweat and sun cream — it keeps its color and shine.

More from the journal

• Does stainless steel tarnish? What actually happens to 316L jewelryRust, discoloration, green skin — what 316L stainless steel really does in water, sweat and sun cream, and why real gold plating stays put.
• Jewelry for swimming: what survives the sea, the pool and the showerWhat you can actually swim in — and why salt water and chlorine destroy some jewelry but not surgical steel.