| Pure silver cannot be used in making pandora | | | | damage.pandora beads and pandora charms. |
| beads and pandora charms jewelry as it is | | | | One of these combinations is the one known as |
| extremely malleable and it can suffer damage | | | | 925 sterling silver. It is a blending mix obtained |
| easily. It also tends to get very soft, even in | | | | from 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. Copper is not |
| conditions of normal temperature. That is why | | | | always used by craftsmen and it can be replaced |
| 925 silver is used and not the pure form of the | | | | by other metals or combinations of materials. This |
| precious metal. | | | | is considered the best choice as copper is cheap |
| Probably, you have heard about 925 silver that is | | | | and the refining techniques have improved during |
| used in the silver jewelry and you have wondered | | | | the last years. |
| what that is. Well, first it is a number that is put in | | | | So, as a customer, it is good to know if the silver |
| front of the sterling silver, but what importance | | | | jewel you purchase is made of 925 sterling silver. |
| has this thing to you? 925 silver is a standard | | | | A way to verify this is by checking the jewels |
| used by craftsmen and you, as a customer, | | | | hallmark. In the UK, the 925 silver jewelry is |
| should know a little about it when you buy a | | | | almost entirely hallmarked. For instance, the silver |
| present for someone, and insist that the piece of | | | | jewelry Purdice complies with all the hallmarking |
| jewelry you are after conforms to this standard. | | | | requirements. In other countries, you should check |
| The method craftsmen use to increase the | | | | with the national or regional hallmarking body to |
| strength of the metal consists of adding other | | | | find out where to buy good quality 925 silver |
| materials to silver. The life span of the jewels | | | | jewelry, in case that the jewelry sellers refuse to |
| made of silver depends on this process, as | | | | inform you about these aspects.pandora beads |
| problems like malleability and softening can make | | | | and pandora charms |
| them break apart. By combining pure silver with | | | | The 925 hallmark represents, in many countries, |
| alloys, the craftsmen make pieces of jewelry that | | | | the fact that the jewel you are buying is of the |
| are more resistant to scratching and | | | | highest quality. |