Sterling silver is often used to create jewellery because of its versatility combined with its beautiful silver colour. It is a refined metal that consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals including copper. Silver is more common than gold, making it less expensive, but is still considered a sought after precious metal. It has a very different look to gold, and even white gold and silver have discernable differences in their appearance and texture.
Various Shapes And Designs
Sterling silver jewellery comes in a whole manner of shapes and sizes as the material is malleable. It is also relatively easy to care for by the owner which means it does not need to be sent off in order to be restored to its former glory.
Silver Or Gold
The most common reason that sterling silver jewellery is chosen over gold jewellery and other precious metals is its price. Silver is a precious metal but it is also considerably more abundant than gold which means that it can be used to create inexpensive but still beautiful jewellery for both men and women.
Ageless Design
It has an ageless appeal to it and this means that designers have created sterling silver jewellery in both classic and contemporary styles. A lot of modern jewellery is still made from silver especially as the price of gold is now so high; this has made gold even more unattainable to the general jewellery wearing public.
Malleability
The malleability of silver is such that jewellery crafted from this fine metal can be converted into any shape. As such, it is used for items like rings, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, but also for pendants, brooches, charms, and modern jewellery style items; dog tags being one such prominent example.
Beautiful Looks
Silver may be combined with other metals, and even with gems and valuable stones. A lot of people prefer the look of silver over gold and opt for silver over white gold because of the price which can be considered to be much lower.
Jewellery Care
Caring for silver is also easier. It does not usually require any specialist equipment, materials, or cleaning liquid although silver cleaning liquid is inexpensive and effective. It is these benefits that have helped sterling silver jewellery remain as popular as ever if not more so.
