"SEC OF FLORENCE" magazine

  📸 On Valentine’s Day, shine isn’t enough — truth matters. Click on the image to learn more. Discover SEC OF FLORENCE 👉 https://www.secofflorence.com 💬 When a gift has real weight Valentine’s Day celebrates what lasts. A gesture that doesn’t fade after the moment, but continues to speak over time. That’s where the value of a gift truly matters. Because love is not a polished surface: it is substance, presence, truth. 🔍 Silver: the real kind and the kind that only looks real In recent years, confusion has spread — often deliberately: • “999 silver PVD” • printed cards saying “925” or “999” • products with no official hallmark This is not solid silver . It is a thin coating applied to other metals. The result: ✔ shiny at first ✖ no lasting value ✖ no real guarantee Words don’t certify. Cards don’t guarantee. Only a hallmark does. 💎 The 925 hallmark: the only proof that matters Authentic silver — the kind with real value — must be officially hallmarked 925 . The number 999 , w...

  📸 Valentine’s Day deserves authenticity, not illusion. Explore the collection 👉 https://www.secofflorence.co.uk 💬 Love is not a polished surface Valentine’s Day celebrates what lasts. What is real. What doesn’t need to pretend. And this is exactly where an essential question begins: 👉 what is the real value of a gift, if it isn’t authentic? In today’s silver market, confusion is widespread — and often intentional: • “999 silver PVD” • cards printed with “925” or “999” • products with no official hallmark at all 👉 This is not solid silver . It is only a surface coating. 🔍 The truth about silver: what few explain clearly Silver with real, lasting value must be officially hallmarked 925 . The number 999 , when it is not hallmarked , very often refers to a thin PVD coating applied to another metal. The result? ✔ Shiny at first ✖ No intrinsic value ✖ No legal or material guarantee A printed card is not a certification. A written claim is not a guarantee. Only a hallmark is. 💎...

📸 Valentine’s Day deserves truth, not surface shine. Tap to learn more. Discover the collection 👉 https://www.secofflorence.com 💬 Love is not just a polished surface Valentine’s Day celebrates what lasts. What is real. What doesn’t pretend. Today, the silver market is full of confusion: • “999 silver PVD” • printed cards saying “925” or “999” • products without any official hallmark 👉 This is not solid silver . It is simply a surface coating. 🔍 The truth about real silver Silver with real value must be officially hallmarked 925 . The number 999 , when not hallmarked, usually means a PVD process : ✔ initial shine ✖ no lasting value ✖ no legal guarantee Cards prove nothing. Words prove nothing. Only a hallmark does. 💎 SEC OF FLORENCE: real silver, no shortcuts Since 1990 in Florence, we work exclusively with solid 925 sterling silver . Every frame bears the ★1174 FI hallmark 👉 https://www.secofflorence.com certifying: • metal purity • origin • responsibility of the silversmith Th...