Sterling Silver Jewellery

Sterling Silver Jewellery has come back into fashion at the expense of the more traditional jewellery. Sterling silver jewellery as compared to other metals is a light and elegant metal that compliments dark colours well.

Sterling silver jewellery is made with a combination of silver and cooper, although most of the metal used is sterling silver. While the older generation usually prefer the traditional gold, young people have a tendency to go for silver jewellery and enjoy the lower price that comes with silver jewellery.

Sterling Silver Jewellery UK

Sterling silver jewellery is also referred to as 925. Most sterling silver jewellery produced has a ‘925’ stamp to indicate the authenticity of the jewellery. 92.5% refers to the purity of silver in the sterling silver jewellery.

Sterling silver jewellery is gaining a lot of popularity because of its features and is becoming the sensible choice to those who do not want to spend a lot of money on their jewellery. Sterling silver jewellery has been a popular commodity for thousands of years. The obvious reason is the affordability over other precious metals gold and platinum. The large variety of sterling silver jewellery requires certain knowledge in order to choose the right piece and also keep it in good condition as long as possible. As long as you take good care and clean your sterling silver jewellery, it will keep shinning.

Sterling silver jewellery oxides rather quickly, therefore it is usually plated with another metal to prevent tarnishing. Nickel and Rhodium are the two kinds of plating used for sterling silver jewellery. Rhodium is used to plate white gold and platinum jewellery. Rhodium is much more expensive then nickel and gives it better protection to the sterling silver jewellery underneath.

At Silver Attitude sterling silver jewellery is available in many different jewellery items including, bangles, bracelets, chains, earrings, rings and pendants.