Sterling Silver Lockets

Sterling silver lockets make for wonderful gifts especially since they are so easy to personalize. They come in a wide variety of weights and shapes, for example, there are sterling silver round lockets, heart shaped lockets, silver book lockets, 2 and 4 photo lockets plus so much more.

Recently a new design fashion has emerged in sterling silver lockets and you can now buy sideways lockets plus mixtures of gold and silver. For children these lockets are especially popular and are available in fairy tale designs or hand painted in bright colours such as pink or combinations of yellow and green. There’s literally no end to the range of designs available for sterling silver lockets in today’s market.

You should look for sellers who produce high quality silver lockets as the workmanship and weight can vary substantially. It’s really worth while with gifts that will become emotionally valuable to always buy the best quality you can afford. Be aware of sterling silver lockets which are ultra thin as many of the big discount stores online are selling them. They are not suitable for engraving which is a very popular option so instead buy from the smaller sellers offering better quality and a more friendly, personal shopping experience.

A silver locket can only be labelled as sterling when strict criteria are met. It must consist of 92.5% pure silver and the remaining 7.5% can be made up of different materials however normally copper is used. It’s rare to find pure silver in jewellery as it’s simply too soft so with copper the strength is increased to a level where making jewellery that lasts becomes possible.

You’ll find all genuine sterling silver lockets marked with ‘sterling’ or ‘.925’ which of course refers to the 92.5% silver grade we discussed earlier.

Sterling Silver Satin Finish Heart Locket

This sterling silver locket is hand crafted in the U.S.A. It features the classic heart shaped design which is timeless and never goes out of fashion. This particular locket has a polished silver with a satin finish giving it a wonderful look against the skin coupled with a border pattern along the sides. It’s approximately ¾ of an inch in diameter and inside there’s room for a picture. The chain is of excellent quality, 18 inches long and is joined to the locket by a silver bale. Genuine .925 Sterling Silver and secured with a lobster claw clasp.

Sterling Silver Engraved Round Locket

A very pretty locket and something that veers away from the traditional hear shaped design. It’s a well made sterling locket and features room inside for a picture however some reviewers have complained of it being a tricky job to get one in. A great feature of this particular sterling silver locket is that there is enough space on the front design to fit a small engraving. It’s genuine .925 sterling silver with a lovely rolo chain 18 inches in length. To fasten it there’s the typical lobster claw clasp and its weight is 5.6 grams.

You’ll find a wonderful selection of sterling silver lockets online and practically all the sites will have good quality pictures and details to allow you to make a well informed decision.