Silver is a soft metal that requires ongoing cleaning to maintain its original luster, and proper storage to prevent scratches. Any jewelry or other item made with silver will change color over time due to a natural oxidation process with sulfides in the air. This can cause items to turn yellow, and then eventually darken [...]
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Silver seems to be in with a capital ‘i’. More and more people are turning away from the expensive spectrum of jewellery like gold & platinum set with diamonds or other precious stones in favor of rhodium plated silver set with cubic zirconia’s and other semi precious stones. The process of rhodium plating has given [...]
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If you are a lover of sterling silver jewelry, you will agree that keeping it clean and well taken care of is a must in order for it too look its best. On the order hand, not taking care of your silver jewelry can make it look dull and dirty. This article will discuss a [...]
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Hallmarking puzzles most people. They don’t know what the symbols stand for or why jewellery has to be hallmarked. When our customers ask about hallmarked silver and we tell them that ours is “pure silver, 999 standards” they look puzzled because most people assume that sterling silver is the “ultimate” standard and can’t understand that [...]
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So you’ve been given a beautiful piece of solid gold jewellery? Here’s how to look after it properly.
Gold is the softest of the precious metals. In fact the greater the purity of the gold, the softer it is. Hence the ‘old’ prospector’s biting test for gold - pure gold is marked by a hard nibble! [...]
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