Have you ever wondered why silver is often marked with the number 925?
The number 925 means that 92.5% of the product is pure silver, while the remaining 7.5% consists of other metals.
Pure silver is very soft and can easily be damaged. By adding other metals—usually copper in our workshop—the silver becomes stronger and more durable. However, copper can cause silver to tarnish (turn black), while pure silver itself never does.
To protect silver from tarnishing, jewelers often electroplate silver products with other metals. At our workshop, we finish all our pieces with a coating of pure silver, which is hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin.
To indicate the purity of silver, manufacturers mark their products with a hallmark containing “925”. This symbol represents 925 parts of pure silver per 1000 parts total (or 92.5% silver). This hallmark has become the international standard for identifying sterling silver.
All our products carry this hallmark as a guarantee of quality.
Now, silver holds no secrets for you!