925 silver: how to spot the stamp and care for it so it never darkens

## 925 silver: how to spot the stamp and care for it

A client walked into the showroom in Goiania holding a chain that had gone black at the bottom of a drawer. "Patricia, I bought this as silver and it ended up like this. They tricked me." I took the chain, turned it in the light, found the "925" stamp engraved on the clasp, and said: "They did not trick you. This is real silver. And real silver tarnishes. What was missing was someone explaining that to you when you bought it." In five minutes the piece was shining again, on a flannel with paste. The client left with a clean piece, a new pair of earrings, and the feeling of having been well taken care of. This lesson is so you never lose a client like that.