The terms «silver» and? fine silver, sterling silver, sterling silver or marked silver? They are used to detail models that are 92.5% pure silver. Silver models can sometimes be marked with the number 925, which means that they have 925 parts of pure silver per thousand.
Is the s925 worth something?
Marking jewelry, coins and even kitchen utensils has been a practice since ancient times. As a result, important metal products were often the target of counterfeiting and fraud. How much does the 925 ring cost?
Look for the mark Any and all silver jewelry must have a mark that identifies it as pure silver, as required by law. «925» means sterling silver and. 999 is related to pure silver carried out by hand, 92% and 99% respectively. Be careful with Chinese silver, marked «S925,» which tends to be nickel/copper with a silver coating.
Silver is an amazing conductor of heat.
Something that we must understand is that silver conducts heat very efficiently, that is, it is excited very easily. Knowing this, we have the possibility of carrying out a test to see if our jewelery is made of silver.
Among the materials that are also used in jewelry and that can sometimes replace silver, due to its similar appearance, is nickel silver. The difference with silver is that this material is not a good conductor of heat.
What are gems?
Gemstones are lovely stones that when cut and polished can be used to create items of jewelry. How is this done? Through the different types of cuts that are already there, which are faceted cuts, such as brilliant cut diamonds, and cabochons. Defining them even further, they are natural substances with characteristics such as beauty, durability and extravagance.
They can be classified into 2 types: precious gems (diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald) and semi-precious (amethyst, topaz, pearl, jade, turquoise, lapis lazuli, malachite, or quartz).
What does S925 mean in a cost ring?
950 silver
950 silver is the most widely used alloy in jewelry in Cusco, Peru. This is a mix of 95% silver and 5% copper. 950 silver has 2 beneficial characteristics: (1) it has a very good shine when polished and (2) it is hard enough to make jewelry, but it is much more ductile than 925 silver, giving it the possibility of to carry out much more sculptural jewels. Filigree jewelry tends to be 950 silver. It is worth mentioning that in my jewelry store in Cusco we are working with 950 silver for its usefulness and color.
925 silver is an alloy that is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. It is namesake of sterling silver or sterling silver. 925 silver is the most widely used in the world. The word sterling originally referred to a British coin that was 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.