Due to the many variable costs involved in the production of our jewelry, we are unable to constantly update our prices to reflect the market changes.

The Gram Standard

How much silver is actually in it?

Sterling silver is a real, tangible thing. So we publish the weight of the silver in every piece — right on the product page — instead of asking you to take our word for it.

Solid sterling, or a coat of it

Two pieces can look identical in a photograph. One is 925 sterling silver all the way through. The other is a base metal with a few microns of silver plating on top.

The difference isn't a matter of opinion — it's a matter of weight. A solid sterling piece weighs what a solid sterling piece weighs. A plated piece carries almost no silver, because there's almost none there.

We put the number on the page

Every Joryel Vera piece shows the weight of its sterling silver, right on the product page — in grams, not just a “sterling silver” label. Where the weight includes a stone, we say so. Where it's silver only, we say that too.

It's a fact a maker can't fake and a plated seller can't match. So we lead with it.

See pieces with the weight stated →

Check it yourself

You don't need us for this. Any kitchen scale that reads in grams will do.

  1. Find the mark inside the band or on the clasp — 925 or Sterling means solid silver.
  2. Put the piece on the scale and read the grams.
  3. Compare it to the number on our product page. If a seller can't give you that number for their own piece, that's usually the reason why.

Ask any jeweler for the gram weight. If they won't tell you, that's an answer too.
— Joryel Vera, designing sterling silver since 1987

This page is about metal content and weight, not resale value or investment. A finished piece's price reflects its design and making, not its melt value.