Circe|1299988032|2870556 said:I love silver. I've set everything from 20 carat tourmalines to rubies and opals in silver. It's a noble metal (not, like, table of elements-wise, but you know what I mean), with a long and proud history. If it was good enough for everybody from the Romans to the Victorians, it's good enough for me!
part gypsy|1321636140|3064528 said:Before coming to pricescope pretty much all my jewelry is in sterling, so I obviously like how it looks on my skin. But yeah something about setting a diamond in silver seems blaphemous, but I could do the gold setting/head with a silver body.
I ordered a Daniel M piece in argetinium silver. Sadly I prefer how regular silver looks more; the argetinium looks too "white" to me.
Lady_Disdain|1321654689|3064752 said:part gypsy|1321636140|3064528 said:Before coming to pricescope pretty much all my jewelry is in sterling, so I obviously like how it looks on my skin. But yeah something about setting a diamond in silver seems blaphemous, but I could do the gold setting/head with a silver body.
I ordered a Daniel M piece in argetinium silver. Sadly I prefer how regular silver looks more; the argetinium looks too "white" to me.
I agree - I like the look of regular copper/silver sterling much better than argentium. It is also important to note that argentium is tarnish resistant, not tarnish free. It does tarnish and gets an awful colour if it gets into frequent contact with chlorine or salt water.
The working properties of argentium are interesting though. They aren't different enough to be a problem (most people I know just jumped into it without any trouble) but it is great for fusing and granulation work.
makemepretty|1321760628|3065449 said:CZ's are pretty and are less expensive than diamonds...but CZ's are NOT diamonds and silver is NOT gold or platinum, hence the price difference.
Wear what you like but resale and value of an item depends on what society values. When I see diamond jewelry set in silver, I don't think of quality honestly.
I'm on the poorer end of an income level(not even middle, I'd say) but silver is what you buy when you can't afford anything else. You save to buy a piece of "gold" jewelry and platinum is heirloom quality!