Openwork happiness for every day: choose silver chains

Silver chains can rightfully be considered the most popular jewelry adornment, suitable not only to the fair sex. Chains made of silver are worn with pleasure even by men, because this elegant decoration looks light and fresh and does not go to any comparison with cumbersome gold. Even a normal nondescript sweater will look spectacular and stylish, if you put a thin thread of silver on top. Silver is a metal without age restrictions and everything else is not a very expensive gift for any celebration: people of any age who have different tastes will find silver chains for the soul and a pocket. Silver is a democratic material. There are no hard rules to follow, choosing one or another chain of silver. Silver chains can be chosen, guided by their own taste. Earlier, chains were bought as an addition to the suspension. Now jewelers create real masterpieces, original and unique silver chains that look great without medallions and pendants. The chain is worn not only on the neck, you can wrap her wrist, ankle, waist.

How to choose jewelry from silver?

The jewelry market today offers a huge selection of all kinds of silver chains, differing in thickness and weight, color and length, and, of course, cost.

1. The chain is made up of interwoven links, with three types of weaving (depending on the method and type):

• anchoring weaving: connecting the links perpendicularly, this weaving is the oldest, it emphasizes the suspension, without distracting yourself.
• armor plaiting: the arrangement of the links is in the general plane, they are oval, slightly bent by a figure eight (weave "singapore", "rhombo", "figaro", etc.). On the basis of armor plaiting, "snakes" are made-chains with various texture variations (with diamond notches, glossy or matte, faceted), in the "snake" section they can be flat, oval, rectangular.
• fantasy weaving: has a complex configuration ("snail", "hearts" - types of chains, which are based on fantasy weaving). Silver chains with such braiding are self-sufficient, they can be worn without pendants and medallions.

2. Silver chains differ in the size of the wire. The chain is stronger because the diameter of the wire is larger.

3. The chain is sometimes chosen in length: the length of the female chain is different from that of the male (female - 45-50 cm, male - 50-55 cm). It should be noted, however, that the chains are short and too long, it all depends on the taste of the particular customer or on the garment to which you are putting on the chain. So, a blouse with a small neckline will be decorated with a chain "on the collar", and a long chain with a pendant will marvelously fit to a dress with a deep neckline.

4. The coating of silver chains affects the color. There are several types of coverage:

• Rod: the surface is covered with rhodium, and the chain acquires a platinum color. Rhodium plating protects the decoration from darkening.
• silvering (coating with pure silver): this coating ennobles the chain, on the surface of which is applied a thin layer of silver 999, 9 samples. The strength and stability of the decoration increases, it becomes brighter and brighter.
• blackening: a special substance is applied to the surface, which on contact with silver forms on the surface a thin film of blue-black color. Blackening is used to give the product a color effect.
• gilding: drawing of a gold film on a silver product (electroplating). Silver chains in this case look like gold, but are much cheaper.

5. The main criteria that determine the value of the chain. - this is, first of all, the mass, type of coating and manufacturing technology.

How to buy silver chains?

It is worth taking into consideration a number of useful tips if you are going to buy a silver chain:

1. Pay attention to the lock on the chain: on a good product it opens and closes freely.
2. The links must be tightly connected to each other, the chain must be uniform.
3. The weight of the pendant for the chain should be proportional to the weight of the chain (the pendant can be 2 times heavier than the chain, not more).

For pendants that you plan to wear constantly, it is better to choose silver chains with a movable junction (anchor or armor). Sometimes pendants on a chain with weaving "snake" (or "lace" - ornaments with dense weaving) look original. Remember that products with dense weaving should be removed at night. To avoid the formation of creases.