Silver jewelry is usually in sterling silver form. This is pure silver mixed with another metal to improve some properties of the metal. The alloy is usually silver and copper, with 90% more silver than the other metal. Some silverware, water pitchers, and plates are also sterling silver instead of pure silver. The history of silver and its uses as jewelry and other items is certainly interesting, fit for an icebreaker conversation at gatherings; but what nothing can beat is the dazzling sight of a silver bracelet on your wrist. Be it hammered, polished, with detailed engraving or plain, set with gemstones and other precious or rocks, linked in a chain or cast in a whole piece, antique or modern; the silver bracelet has indeed been around for centuries.