• How can you spot genuine silver jewellery? We all enjoy wearing a beautiful silver ring or necklace. But what is genuine or fake metal? A 925 stamp inside a ring or at the back of a pendant usually shows that your jewellery is genuine. Unfortunately. this is not always the case

How To Spot a Real Silver Jewellery?

• How can you spot if your necklace or bracelet is silver? Or the gift you are buying is genuine silver? First, check for hallmarks. They usually have the jeweller’s initials and all the relevant hallmark stamps.  Some silver jewellery are sold with no hallmark. You can perform a simple text by using a magnet or consult a jeweller to authenticate your silver

What is a silver hallmark

• Jewellery made in the UK are sometimes marked by a professional hallmark institute in the UK. This indicates that it’s been crafted with silver metal and stamped with unique letters identifying the jeweller who made it. For example, a silver hallmark is added and embedded with a small “icon” “image” or “initials” into the piece. This way, you can check the hallmark and see if it’s genuine silver.

Why should I check for hallmark

• Silver jewellery can be expensive. The last thing you want to do is buy a fake silver jewellery that’s going to tarnish. Unless you’re in a jewellery store where you can see the silver, you won’t be able to tell if it’s genuine through an online photograph when searching online.

Benefit of genuine silver jewellery

• There is a benefit if your jewellery is genuine. Jewellers may not attempt to fix your nickel, aluminium, chrome, copper, or silver-plated jewellery. When your jeweller examines your damaged piece, they’ll first look for a genuine hallmark. You can be sure that they will easily fix your jewellery.

• Now that you know how to identify genuine silver jewellery, you can feel more confident in buying your next jewellery