Sterling silver. The very name evokes feelings of elegance, flamboyance and even celebrity inspired style. When I read about the penchant for silver jewellery of top celebs like Mary-Louise Parker, Ashlee Simpson, Cher and Mischa Barton, I also wonder while sterling sterling silver is beautiful, how affordable is it?
It was then I discovered keysilver.co.uk. This online silver jewellery company has been in operation just more than a couple of years, but is growing from strength to strength offering an assortment of top quality jewellery at very affordable prices. The entire range has a minimum millesimal fineness of .925, which just refers to its high quality (min. 92.5% pure silver). And that’s just about as good as it can get!
The website presents an extremely user-friendly interface with a rather minimalist design which actually lets you focus on the jewellery piece rather than fancy site embellishments. What I particularly liked was that there’s no ambiguity about what they offer. Broadly, the offerings include bangles, bracelets, necklaces and pendants.
Each section has thumbnails of the designs along with a brief description, which you can click to view the images in larger detail as well as get more information on the item. For instance, browsing through the silver bracelets section, I clicked on the “Silver bracelet with coloured hearts decorated with flowers” and learned it has a heart loop and bar fixing. It could very well be a fun summer accessory!
And so with the sterling silver pendants. Browsing through this category, I found an extremely creative selection in some of the latest styles. However, I couldn’t help but feel the styles are a bit Oriental. It’s fine if you like Thai jewellery, because several pieces have a hint of intricate Far East design. Then again, you’ll also find elegantly simple, yet mesmerising designs like the Black Spinel Heart Pendant shown here.
You may not be able to find the silver pendants in retail stores since, firstly, they are not produced in bulk (which adds to their uniqueness factor) and secondly, they are sourced direct from jewellery makers in Thailand. The pendants also come with a standard 16-inch silver chain, but you have the option to choose a longer length.
Key Silver claims to process and ship orders within 24 hours because all the jewellery listed on the website is stocked in in-house. The UK company ships worldwide and delivery is free.
