SilverStones

Looking for a unique gift for someone on your shopping list? Check out this sterling silver leopard pendant. This pendant has two bails, one on either end of this leopard lying on a branch. This sterling silver pendant is two inches in width and is perfect to wear on an Omega necklace.

SilverStones carries sterling silver jewelry in the latest fashions. This is not to be confused with fashion jewelry, we only carry .925 sterling silver jewelry. When shopping for sterling silver jewelry be on the lookout for the mark .925 inside or on the back of the item when you plan to make a purchase. The .925 means it is 92.5% sterling silver.

So, what is fashion jewelry? Fashion jewelry is made to look like the real thing but it’s not. Anytime you see the word fashion in the product name it is usually an indication the piece is plated or the stone is fake. Another clue is when you see the word simulated, the word simulated means fake. Simulated is a term used when referring to gemstones not silver. There is a lot of silver jewelry on the market that is silver-plated. The underlying metal is usually brass or some less expensive metal. With the skyrocketing price of silver (which is $27.30 an ounce today) you will find more and more silver-plated jewelry saturating the market. Retailers will stock silver-plated jewelry in their stores because it’s much cheaper than sterling silver jewelry. You probably couldn’t tell the difference in a piece of jewelry that was plated or not and that’s what they’re counting on. What a great price (so you think) until the silver wears off and shows the underlying metal. Silver is a commodity and is valuable. Silver will keep increasing in value whereas the fashion jewelry that is plated with silver will not have much value.