Cubic Zirconia (CZ's) is a significantly less expensive synthetic stone that closely resembles a diamond. Although CZ's are a great simulant for diamonds, it is good to know what the differences are between real diamonds & CZ's. Shop online & choose from our extensive variety of Cubic Zirconia for 20% less.
Findings are the building blocks for making jewellery, therefore it is important to use top quality findings in order to make professional-looking jewellery pieces. We have a wide variety of Argentium Silver Findings at 15% less.
When using Argentium silver, it is almost tarnish-free, therefore prolonging the need for your jewellery to be polished, preventing scratches & durability. Argentium's tarnish resistant, lies within it's construction, which contains germanium. The germanium elements separate the copper & air, which dramatically slows down the tarnishing process. Argentium is made up of 93.5% pure silver, 5.5% copper & 1% germanium.
Argentium silver is also considered to be closer to pure silver, because of how it gives jewellery a much whiter, brighter look that gives off a much more platinum appearance. According to the CEILAB colour measurement system, Argentium Silver jewellery looks more like platinum or white gold than sterling silver.
Argentium is also made from 100% recycled silver, which uses 5% of energy it would take to refine silver from ore.
Electro plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of pure metal onto the surface of another metal, by chemical or electrochemical means. Various anodes are paired up with each specific solution. When plating it is vital to have a perfectly clean work area, only use distilled water never tap water. Make sure the item you are plating is perfectly clean. Plating is always the last process before it gets to the customer or put into your display.
Rutenor is the blackest black plating in the market! Heat & an extended plating process is undertaken rendering a compact uniform deposit of pure ruthenium.
Patina is a film that develops on the surface of metal over a period of time. Due to exposure to open air and the natural process of oxidation, an aged metal such as copper & silver tends to develop a patina. Because it can take from days to years for patina to occur naturally, we can speed up the process for jewellery making purposes by using the reliable Jax brand!
