Jewelry can be the most
intimidating thing a woman could possibly
have and sometimes even for men, especially for those who are looking forward
to present such jewelry as a gift. As
there is much awareness about the gold and diamond jewelry, people always tend to miss out on considering silver as an
option just because of the lack of knowledge one has regarding the genuine
silver in the market.
Sterling woman’s silver ring, the name by which the genuine silver is known in the market
has been a favorite in the modern jewelry purchase for quite a long time. Its
durability, its adaptability to various designs and all of this in an
affordable price makes sterling silver a fair option to reach out for. But often people get confused between
the plated and genuine silver ornaments. The genuine silver jewelry consist of
around 92.5% of genuine silver and rest 7.5% could be another metal like copper
or any other alloy this is because this 7.5% of other metal is responsible for
the durability of the jewelry. The former is just a plated product and
depending upon the requirement the layers or silver are plated on any given metal. Following are some tips which would
help to get a clear idea of what to do
and what not to while purchasing a silver jewelry.
· A
lot depends on the source from where one is purchasing silver and every source
has its own price and own measures while
making a purchase. These sources can be producing silver jewelry in mass while
some other jewelry makers who are a veteran in the art of handmade jewelry
might have some different variety of design and also with a varying price
range.
· With
the market expanding over many countries the use of digital platform can also
help the consumer to make the right choice. One should never limit their search
or make an opinion about the product from
one mere source they should always go for autonomous websites and choose the
best out of the lot.
· Checking
out all the terms and condition applied with the purchase are a must. The return policy is one such thing to
look out for as many times one ends up purchasing the product.
· Knowing about Tarnish and Patina. As metal silver changes its color as it ages. This change in color
is basically categorized into two main categories Tarnish and Patina.
Tarnish is not permanent and often while purchasing antique silver jewelry
people always tend to resist themselves looking at the tarnish the piece of
jewelry has but the fact is this tarnish easily comes off with a silver cleaner
and with a few polishes it's good as new.
On the other hand, a well cared silver
jewelry develops a Patina coat which adds extra luster and also color to the
metal in the case of tarnish the metal turns yellow while in this case the
metal darkens and turns into black canning
the silver shade underneath.
· The majority of people have a dilemma to identify the genuine silver, often in confusion, they end up purchasing plated
silver jewelry. An easy way to avoid such
mistakes is to look out for the hallmark such as SP 925 / 0.925, here figure
925 actually is describing the silver content in the jewelry which is about
92.5% while the other 7.5% is an alloy or some other element depending upon the
strength one expects from the jewelry.
Go through the types of
silver available in the market, for example,
Fine Silver, Sterling Silver, German Silver, Argentina Silver and many more. Each has
its silver content its merit and demerit,
and all of them fall in various price range. For example, the German silver is the cheapest of them all, has decent
durability and also is quite affordable but doesn’t possess any real silver.
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