Sterling Silver Rings

People have adorned themselves with decorative pieces for centuries. Items have been worn on clothing or on the body. Badges, buttons, beads, and colored cloths have been used to spice up clothing like boots, hats, shirts, and coats. This same need to improve the look of one's clothing also exists for the body. People adorn their wrists, necks, ears, and fingers with decorative pieces made up of many different things: feathers, beads, gemstones, precious metals, and leather just to name a few. All these items are being used today, but some have garnered more attention than the rest with respect to making jewelry.

Jewelry is one of the most popular gifts for adornment. Jewelry also has symbolic meanings in the cases of marriage, graduations, victors of an event, and to signify an accomplishment. In the past, gold was the most widely used of the precious metals. Although gold is still popular, especially in certain Asian cultures, silver has made great strides to overtake gold and is used to make many popular jewelry items. Bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and most popular of all, sterling silver rings are the first choice of many prospective buyers.

When shopping for silver a few important things must be understood before a choice can be made. First, one needs to select some appealing styles. Sterling silver rings can be made into any shape and size and have gemstones like diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, or even cubic zirconia stones added to the rings to really add some life into the jewelry. The jewelry is always fully customizable, but it is probably easier and much more affordable to look around for pre-made styles. Second, all prospective buyers must be diligent to make sure the piece of jewelry in which they are interested in authentic sterling silver.

On the inside of the band of true 925 sterling silver rings will be a small stamp denoting this exact moniker. If the stamp is not present the item is most likely not a true 925 piece of sterling silver. It could be a piece with less or more. One would think more is better, but this is not true. The metal is inherently soft, too soft for making long-lasting, durable rings, so in its pure form it is actually a detriment, not a benefit. Of course having too little silver present in an item can be a problem too. Some people have allergic reactions to the other metals added to silver to dilute the pure form. Therefore, 925 sterling silver rings are the best way to go for items you want to last many years.

Derek Moellinger, President of AccessoryRow http://www.accessoryrow.com/ - AccessoryRow is an online retailer and wholesaler of sterling silver, stainless steel, and cubic zirconia jewelry. Rate this Article

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