About Argentium Sterling Silver

When I first starting making jewelry a few years ago, I knew that I wanted to sterling silver for my designs.  I put a lot of thought and time into my designs, so it didn’t make any sense to implement them using cheap metals.  A few months into the process though, I started to realize how much work it was going to be for me to keep all of my pieces polished. 

I started researching ways to keep my sterling tarnish free for longer periods of time.  I found some great information about air tight containers and tarnish strips.   One day when I was searching for other anti-tarnish ideas, I came across the website for Argentium Sterling Silver. 

A silver alloy can be classed as sterling quality so long as it contains at least 92.5% silver.  The remainder of the alloy can be made up of any other element or combination of elements.  In Argentium sterling silver, germanium is combined with the silver which gives it a unique tarnish resistance. 

Before trying this new sterling silver out, I read reviews by a few other jewelers, who seemed to love this new silver.  I now only buy Argentium sterling silver, and it has saved me endless hours for polishing.  It is unbelieveable how long my pieces with remain tarnish free.  Even when they start to get a little yellow, they clean up very easily with a little soap and water.  Argentium is more expensive then regular sterling silver, and with the rising cost of silver, my jewelry has gotten more expensive to make, but I still believe that my designs are special and deserve to be implemented with the best materials.