Silver is a relatively common precious metal that is used in a multitude of fields. Much more widespread than gold for example, it is used in the table arts, the famous silverware, for coins, for electrical or electronic applications and even in the manufacture of musical instruments, the plating of certain guitar strings.
It is a metal that has several advantages:
- Thanks to its resistance and the fact that it is malleable, we can give it almost all forms, which is one of the reasons why it is so well known and widespread.
- Silver is also a metal that is called ductile, meaning that it can stretch without breaking. With a 1 gram of silver we can stretch a 2,600-meter wire!
Its properties, color and the fact that it is non-allergenic make silver the ideal candidate to shape jewelry.
We offer you 3 types of silver: White Silver, Pink Silver and Yellow Silver.
The basics
Before getting to the heart of the matter, let’s review some key concepts together:
1. What is silver?
Discovered in Antiquity, it has long been coveted by Egyptian and Greek civilizations, to name but a few, because of its white colour with grey hues.
While for a long time the most common means of exchange was the barter of goods or services, the first coins minted were in silver (and also in gold).
Its brilliant reflections have allowed silver to make a place among the precious metals frequently used in goldsmithing and jewellery for millennia.
2. What are the different qualities of silver?
Like most precious metals, there are several qualities of silver. You will be able to find money 800, 830, 895, 900 or 925 thousandths!
Silver 925 thousandths is the one and only quality of silver that we offer at Focal, like most large Houses, because it is the best composition for a silver jewel to stand the test of time.
I’m sure you’re wondering what 925 mils is: that’s a good question.
The thousandths or ‰ simply correspond to the quantity of pure metal present in the alloy and then define the quality of a metal: in jewellery jargon, this is called titration. So when we talk about 925 mils or 925 it means that it is 92.5% pure silver.
The main feature of silver
Silver is a more malleable metal than gold or platinum, the other two major families of metals most used in jewellery.
1. What does malleable mean?
To say that one metal is more malleable than another does not mean that it is a lower quality, it is simply a factual fact that indicates the physical characteristics of a material.
2. Which jewel to choose in silver?
As we have pointed out, silver 925 mils is the best quality silver used in jewelry. It is a neutral metal, white, light and inexpensive! So it has many qualities.
Whether for light skin or darker skin tones, silver is a white and neutral metal, so it is impossible to make a taste mistake! All associations are possible.
You can wear our necklaces for example and mix them with our bracelets, earrings and rings.
