Silver is known for its soft, white surface and is Pandora's signature metal, with the majority of our jewelry created from it.
It's standard practice to alloy pure silver with harder metals to improve its strength. Pandora jewelry regularly uses sterling silver: the world’s most popular silver alloy.
To be classed as sterling silver, the alloy must contain at least 92.5% pure silver, whereas the remaining 7.5% can be made up of other metals – most commonly copper.
Sterling silver is ideal for jewelry use as it preserves the color, luster and mass of pure silver while significantly improving the metal’s durability, making it more resistant to wear and tear, meaning your favorite pieces last longer.
An oxidised finish is frequently used on sterling silver to highlight detail. The oxidation process imitates the natural tarnishing process, which happens to all silver over time and leaves the sterling silver with a darker finish.
All authentic Pandora jewelry displays a number of hallmarks that identify the purity of the metal and the origin of the jewelry.
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