Silver Earrings

In our online store you can find a wide selection of silver earrings designed by top Finnish designers from different brands such as Kalevala Koru, Lapponia and Lumoava. You will find beautiful silver dangling, ring and stud earrings for many tastes in our selections. If you wish, you can order half a pair to replace a lost earring, for example, please contact our customer service! 

Silver is an Ideal Jewelry Material

Silver is the ideal material for earrings. It works brilliantly for both everyday and party earrings, depending on the wearer's preferences. The price of silver earrings is significantly cheaper than gold earrings, even though they are classified as precious metals. In our selection, you can find silver earrings for every taste, in pendants, rings, button models and everything in between.

Silver is a precious metal, but the material used in silver earrings is not pure silver, but more generally a mixture of silver and copper. Copper in small concentrations improves the properties of silver when working with jewelry. This so-called jewelry silver or sterling silver has a content marking of 925/1000, which means that the silver used in silver jewelry is 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent other metals. Genuine silver earrings are marked with a 925 concentration stamp.

Sterling silver is a great choice for earrings, especially because of its durability. Silver earrings last a long time and their surface can always be cleaned and polished again. In this way, it is possible to make silver earrings last a lifetime. Even a broken earring can usually be repaired and should be taken to a jeweler.

As a material, silver is also easily recyclable. Silver can always be melted down and reshaped. Several earring brands declare that the silver they use is completely or partially recycled. The processing of silver jewelry thus never results in a waste of material, and it is always possible to reuse silver jewelry, at least as a material.

Caring for Silver Earrings and Preventing Tarnishing

The surface of an earring made of sterling silver naturally darkens due to the influence of sulfur compounds in the air. Sometimes different skin care products and perfumes can darken silver quickly. The PH value of the skin also affects the darkening of silver jewelry, and therefore the PH value of one skin darkens silver faster than the other. The aim of darkening silver jewelry is to cover it with a thin layer of fine silver. Sometimes silver jewelry is also rhodium plated. The rhodium-plated surface is lighter than silver, platinum white.

It is possible to influence the tarnishing and scratching of silver earrings with the right kind of storage and care. You should always store earrings in the box intended for them and separately from other jewelry. Storing miscellaneous jewelry in one box is the worst possible way to store jewelry. Silver earrings can be prevented from darkening by always cleaning them lightly after use with a cloth intended for cleaning silver.

A silver cleaning cloth is always the first way to clean silver jewelry. If the dirt does not come off with a cloth, you can try silver cleaning pastes and liquids. Sometimes warm dish detergent and a soft sponge can also work. Dishwashing liquid removes dirt and grease from the silver surface, but works less often on tarnishing. Always remember to use a soft cloth when cleaning or drying the silver surface.

In cases where there is dirt in small holes or the surface of the silver jewelry is badly corroded, it is best to leave the cleaning to a professional. At the same time, you can request light grinding and polishing of the jewelry, and this way it is possible to get the jewelry almost like new.

Silver Earrings as a Gift

A silver earring is a great gift idea and it reminds the giver of the gift for a long time. A silver earring is suitable as a gift for a mother, a godchild, a spouse or a friend. When choosing a gift, you should always find out what kind of earrings the gift recipient especially likes. Is the recipient of the gift more of a fan of flashy earrings or a representative of a more restrained style? Does she like the sparkle of different gemstones or prefer stoneless options?

Silver earrings are also available gold-plated. This means that the surface of the genuine silver earring is coated with a thin layer of gold. So even those who like yellow gold earrings can be happy with their new silver earrings received as a gift.

Different meanings are often attached to jewelry gifts. In Laatukoru's selection, you can find several different earring models and jewelry sets with beautiful stories. You should at least look for a meaningful gift of earrings in the selections of Finnish jewelry brands, such as Kalevala and Lumoava. On the other hand, you can find silver and gold-plated silver earrings in the selection of the Italian Ti Sento.