How to know if the ring is silver

Silver is a noble material that has great quality, in addition to wonderful shine and charm, but a silver and semi-silver jewelry can easily be confused visually. We even made a post explaining the differences between jewelry, semi-jewelry and costume jewelry so you can be careful, but how do you really know if the accessory is guaranteed silver? Stay with us and find out more!

Silver is a precious metal used in utensils, cutlery, pieces and jewelry. In the case of jewelry, there are two types that are used: 925 and 950. Both have excellent quality and vary depending on the type of jewelry, ringchain, earring or bracelet.

What is silver?

Silver is an extremely versatile noble metal and is found in nature, and its value is surpassed only by Gold. The word Silver has Indo-European origins, from “arhhg”, which means brilliant, and has been crafted since the fourth millennium BC

It is considered a metal that is too soft to be worked in jewelry, which is why it is “alloyed with other harder metals” in its casting.

Today in Brazil, two alloys are accepted as official silver, or popularly known as Sterling Silver, 925 and 950, which have in their compositions:

925 = 92.5% pure Silver + 7.5% other materials;
950 = 95% pure Silver + 5% other materials.

How do you know if a ring is silver?

To find out if a ring is silver, the first tip is to always purchase your jewelry from a trusted store, even in e-commerce, check the store’s reputation on its social networks, complain here and, if possible, stamps and certificates of security.

Another tip is to check if the ring has writing on its rim that indicates the amount of silver the piece contains, 950 or 925. Furthermore, it is also important that the piece is sold with the guarantee certificate, confirming the ring’s authenticity. .

Finally, you can still perform some simple tests to find out if the ring is real, one of the best known and most performed is the magnet test: real rings or jewelry are not attracted to the magnet, use a strong, good quality magnet!

You can still choose to have a technical opinion, asking a qualified professional to carry out the necessary test to find out the amount of silver.

Remember: do not carry out any type of test to prevent something more serious from happening to your rings! Always look for information in places of origin, such as here on our blog, and there on our website!

But can the silver ring darken?

Silver jewelry can darken for several reasons, some of them being:

Contact with sea water or swimming pools;
Contact with chemicals;
Storage in a humid place;
Contact with cosmetics.

Avoid these situations, as even an authentic silver ring can darken, but we have a post with some tips for conservation of your silver jewelryand another how clean your partspreventing it from darkening, making your beautiful ring last a lifetime!

Now that you know how to find out if a ring is actually silver, check out the post with tips for putting together beautiful mix of ringsa growing trend in recent years!