By: Alex Harper
Submitted: 2010-12-03 16:19:22 | Word Count: 387
Silver is a very precious metal that has been loved by women from all over the world for so many centuries. The earliest reference to silver appears even in the book of Genesis. The Egyptians considered gold as the perfect metal and they gave it the symbol of the circle. As silver was the nearest to gold in perfection, it received the symbol of the half circle.
Some while after that, the half circle lead to the symbol of the half moon, thanks to the resemblance of those 2 symbols. The popularity of this metal only increased through centuries as it had the unique capacity of maintaining the pace with fashion.
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Silver started being more and more used when America was discovered. Actually, 3/4 of all silver in the world is from Mexico and Peru.
Silver has always been known for emphasizing the beauty of precious gems, such as diamonds, sapphires, whenever they are associated on a ring or necklace. Lots of important people from all over the history, both women and men were wearing silver jewelry in order to show how important they were.
There is a whole diversity of silver jewels, as there are so many styles and textures available. The silver we usually see is generally very well polished and reflects the light wonderfully. However, silver is equally available in many other different forms, such as rhodium.
Nowadays silver has rapidly become the trend, therefore you can always add some new silver jewels to your collection.
Gold jewelry was very popular when the world was not facing the economical crisis and life was a bit simpler. Nowadays everybody has to be a bit more practical and we have to find the best way to be in trend, that meaning the most affordable way of achieving that.
Many women say that silver jewelry allow them to have a younger look and full of energy. Gold jewelry may seem as being the style of an old fashioned person.
Silver earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings are essential accessories for all women that want to maintain their looks younger and fresh. Not only silver jewelry is more affordable, but they are also a very elegant choice.
