Silver Becomes More Popular as a Choice of Jewellery

By Mark Ferguson

A great gift choice for men and women has always been jewellery. With so many original styles and materials in use the makers of jewellery will never cease in coming up with unique designs.

Making jewellery is no longer confined to traditional materials such as gold or silver there are many more alternatives. Placing a value on jewellery has previously always been easy, simply value the precious metal and stones used and put some value on the carftsmanship used to create the piece. In recent years the price of jewellery can be significantly enhanced by the introduction of a brand making them more aspirational and more fashionable.

Silver has been used as a metal for jewellery for a long time, but silver on its own is too soft a metal, and pure silver is seldom used for making jewellery. Sterling silver, however, is a harder alloy lending itself to exquisite craftsmanship Sterling silver is 92.5 percent of silver and the remaining an alloy that is predominantly copper. Sterling silver offers just the right material properties like malleability and flexural strength and allows itself to be crafted into intricate designs.

Another great advantage is that sterling silver can be gold plated or plated with rhodium to make it look like platinum, and so enhancing its appearance. One more unbeatable feature about sterling silver is that the metal can be given an antique finish to add a touch of nostalgia and a classic look to jewellery.

The demand for silver jewellery is constantly growing, partly due to its affordability but also because of the rise in celebrity endorsement, its cool to wear silver. This endorsement has sent the demand for silver jewellery higher and increased its price accordingly. Afterall there is nothing better for increasing the demand for a piece of jewellery than seeing it endorsed by a famous celebrity.

Finding silver jewellery has never been easier just look for silver jewellery on the internet and every possible style is available, and its easy to buy too. With so many websites available you will be spoilt for choice. - 29871

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