The 6 Most Commonly Asked Custom Sterling Silver Jewelry Questions Here at Mark Michael Diamond Designs we consider custom jewelry our specialty. While creating a one-of-a-kind custom jewelry piece is a fun and intimate process, we get lots of questions about how the process works and where to start. Today we’re going to answer our […]
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Frequently Asked Questions about Custom Made 925 Silver Jewelry Q. How much does it cost? A. Custom Designed Jewelry can cost less than you might expect. Samozřejmě, it’s more costly than mass produced, often poorly made jewelry, but it’s worth it to get a quality piece, made just the way you want it. Vidět […]
How do you test for 925 sterling silver jewelry quality? There are two commonly used tests to determine the silver content in an alloy. X-ray testing is non-destructive but requires special, expensive equipment. Jewelry must be sent to a lab for x-ray testing. This test is fairly accurate on most silver items. Však, it can […]
Nickel Silver,Tibetan or Tribal Silver,Bali, Thai or Mexican Silver Nickel Silver Nickel silver is a bit of a misnomer because “stříbro” popisuje barvu kovu a ne obsah. This is a base metal alloy consisting of primarily copper with nickel and/or zinc. This type of silver is an inexpensive base metal that […]
The Defference in 925 Sterling Silver-filled and Silver Plated Silver-filled Silver-filled is a new layered metal that was introduced during the recent surge of silver prices during the recession. It is not an alloy because the metal content is not the same throughout the material. Místo toho, the sterling silver is all on the surface. Stříbro […]
Coin Silver Coin silver was once a more common alloy in the United States. It is now fairly rare and the name causes quite a bit of confusion. The technical “coin silver” alloy is .900 stříbro, nebo 90% stříbro a 10% měď. Jméno “coin silver” is because metalsmiths historically made items from melted down […]
Argentium Silver and Non-Tarnish Alloys Non-tarnish alloys are fairly new to the market. Argentium je jedna značka, ale jsou k dispozici i další, které jsou podobné. Těchto slitin je minimum 92.5% stříbro, i když některé budou mít o něco vyšší obsah stříbra. Zbytek tvoří měď a přídavek prvku germanium. The […]
Dobře .999 Stříbro & Sterling .925 Stříbro 1. Dobře .999 Silver Fine silver is the closest metal to the pure element silver. Je označeno .999 což naznačuje 99.9% čistota. The 0.1% zbytek tvoří stopové prvky nevýznamného množství. Jemné stříbro má sklovitý lesk než zářivý lesk šterlinku. It appears […]
Silver Alloys First, customers need to understand that silver used in jewelry is usually an alloy which means a metal mixture of two or more elements from the periodic table. Silver is an element. Other metallic elements are alloyed with silver for various reasons that are described below. Quality Marks Second, a lot of finished […]
You’ve shopped around at every jewelry store online and in-person, but you haven’t found the one. You inherited your great grandmother’s ring for your engagement, if only it wasn’t so gaudy. The perfect earrings for your doctorate graduation lie in your old favorite necklace that hides tarnished and broken. We have three words for you: […]