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Yes, sterling silver rings can scratch. Sterling silver is a workable precious-metal alloy rather than a scratch-proof material, and a polished ring will usually develop fine wear lines during normal ..

Cast and fabricated sterling-silver rings can both be well made, durable and genuinely 925 silver. The words describe different manufacturing routes, not automatic quality grades. A cast ring begins a..

A hollow sterling-silver ring and a solid sterling-silver ring can both be genuine 925 silver, but they are not the same construction. A solid band has metal through the relevant cross-section, while ..

Yes, a sterling-silver ring can bend. A 925 mark describes silver fineness, not the ring's resistance to deformation. Whether a band keeps its shape depends on its thickness, width, profile, construct..

Silver can show antimicrobial activity in specific laboratory, medical and treated-product settings, but that does not mean an ordinary sterling-silver ring disinfects your hands or protects you from ..

A mark beneath a ring is not a diagnosis. It can come from trapped soap and moisture, friction from a tight or moving band, a metal-transfer or tarnish residue, or allergic contact dermatitis. The saf..

Inspect a ring as soon as it arrives, before you wear, clean, resize or alter it. Save the listing and written terms, photograph the unopened package and ring, compare the received piece with the d..

Gemstone durability in a ring is not one number. Hardness describes resistance to scratching, toughness describes resistance to chipping or breaking, and stability describes resistance to heat, lig..

A ring setting is the metal structure that holds a stone, and its design changes what is exposed, what can snag, what is easy to inspect and what may complicate repair. Prongs leave much of a stone..

Most sterling-silver rings can be resized, but “sterling silver” alone does not determine whether a particular ring is a safe candidate. A jeweler also has to inspect the shank thickness, how far t..

A ring-size chart is a translation tool. It converts a physical measurement - usually a ring's inside circumference or inside diameter - into a label such as a US number, a UK letter or a European mi..

A 925 stamp is a fineness claim: it represents 925 parts of silver per 1,000 parts of alloy, the composition commonly called sterling silver. A hallmark, in systems that use independent assay offices..