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Brighten your outlook with vividly fresh color. Crafted from gleaming platinum plated sterling silver, this ring features one rectangular shaped 10 x 16mm blue simulated aquamarine in a bezel setting and framed by four round cut 2mm blue created sapphires in bezel settings and 28 round cut 1.5mm white Brilliante stones in prong settings. The ring measures 1-1/16"L x 13/16"W x 5/16"H.
About Sterling Silver Plating Finishing, or plating, is a common treatment with sterling silver. Plating is used to extend the life and sheen of the jewelry. After sizing or buffing a piece of jewelry with a machine, it must be re-plated to restore the finish. Platinum plating is comprised of an 80 mils layer of platinum plated over sterling silver, followed by a layer of rhodium.
Sterling silver, also called fine silver, is a beautifully lustrous cool-toned precious metal favored in fine jewelry among other products. The most reflective of all metals (excluding mercury), sterling silver looks stunning by itself and brings out the best hues in an array of colorful gemstones.
Sterling silver can be polished to a higher sheen than platinum. In fact, Ag, the chemical symbol for silver, comes from a word that means “white and shining.” The surface of silver can boast that shiny, polished appearance, or can be brushed, satin, matte, sandblasted, antiqued or oxidized (chemically blackened).
In order to be called sterling silver, a metal must be made up of a minimum of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% alloy (meaning other metals), including but not limited to copper and nickel. The alloy is added to pure silver to make the metal more durable, tougher and harder. Sterling silver is designated a fineness of “925.” Pieces with sterling silver may be marked “sterling.”
Caring for Sterling Silver Sterling silver becomes tarnished as the result of a natural chemical process that occurs when sterling silver is exposed to chemicals in the air, rubber, wool and latex. Humidity also plays a role in accelerating tarnishing. It's easy to keep your sterling silver sparkling, though, by taking a few steps to prevent tarnish and other wear and tear.
Created/Simulated Stones:
How are created or simulated gemstones different from natural gemstones? Natural gemstones are created by the forces of nature and must be discovered, usually by digging in the ground or sifting through a riverbed. Most of these natural gemstones can also be created in a laboratory; they are called created or simulated gemstones. They can be physically—in mineral and chemical contents—identical to their naturally occurring counterparts.
The purpose of creating gemstones in a laboratory isn’t necessarily to reduce the costs, but rather to produce larger, more perfectly formed stones. Because even lab-created diamonds can be very expensive, there are some diamond alternatives on the market that are commonly used to give jewelry the look of authentic diamonds, but which are much less costly. Cubic zirconia and Signity Star® are examples of lab-created gemstones that, to the unaided eye, look identical to natural diamonds.
Sterling Silver / Platinum Simulated Aquamarine & Brilliante Ring Brighten your outlook with vividly fresh color. Crafted from gleaming platinum plated sterling silver, this ring features one rectangular shaped 10 x 16mm blue simulated aquamarine in a bezel setting and framed by four round cut 2mm blue created sapphires in bezel settings and 28 round cut 1.5mm white Brilliante stones in prong settings. The ring measures 1-1/16"L x 13/16"W x 5/16"H.