Sterling Silver: Jewelry With A Timeless Elegance

The thing to bear in mind when buying a piece of jewelry is: how long will it look good? How long will it retain its class?

With sterling silver jewelry, there's little to worry about.

Sterling silver is one of the most enduring metals on earth. It has been used for centuries to create brilliant pieces of jewelry, and there is no sign that sterling silver is losing popularity.

In fact, in recent years the popularity of this beautiful precious metal has risen. Now there are an abundance of silver jewelry designs to suit every taste and pocket.

Sterling silver is made into all popular jewelry forms such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, pendants, charms and chains.

The good thing about sterling silver is that it is relatively inexpensive when compared to the other precious metals. Yet it is still beautiful. This makes it exceptionally good value for anyone seeking an attractive piece of jewelry without wanting to pay a huge amount.

Natural silver is 99% pure and is called fine silver. But this is too soft to be used for jewelry. Sterling silver is a mixture of fine silver and a metal such as copper in order to make jewelry that is more durable. Using sterling silver, jewelers create beautiful, shiny and brilliant pieces of jewelry that is can easily be mistaken for more costly precious metals.

Although sterling silver will likely tarnish because of the presence of other metals, they can easily be maintained in their excellent, shiny and attractive condition through regular cleaning and proper care.

To clean sterling silver on a daily basis you can use a simple jewelry polishing cloth impregnated with special jewelry cleaner. These are very easy to use. Store your cloth in a plastic zip-lock bag, and keep in your jewelry drawer or armoire.

For a really good cleaning of silver jewelry, soak the jewelry in a solution of 1cup of clean warm water with ½ cup of ammonia. Soak your sterling silver jewelry for about 15 minutes. Then clean it with a soft, clean toothbrush, then rinse in warm water.

Sterling silver jewelry is a timeless classic. Regular cleaning will ensure that your jewelry always looks its best.

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