Rhodium-Plated Sterling Cufflinks

01  /  Metal and hallmarking

Description

Sterling silver, rhodium-plated

Fineness

925 parts per thousand

Net weight

5.5 g per link

Combined

11 g, the pair

Exemption weight

7.78 g for silver, per article

Hallmark status

Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office

Plating

Rhodium-plated over sterling silver 925, minimum 0.15 micron

Each article is struck individually at the Sheffield Assay Office. A pair carries two marks, a set of four carries four.

02  /  How it fastens

03  /  Dress code

Dress codes vary by occasion and by host. These tiers are a common-practice reference, not a rule — where an invitation states something specific, follow the invitation.

04  /  Materials and skin contact

• Nickel-safe: tested to the UK REACH release limit for articles in prolonged contact with the skin (0.5 µg/cm²/week).
• Re-plating is available as a chargeable service. We do not state a wear interval, because it depends entirely on how often the article is worn.
• Lead and cadmium content is held within UK REACH limits (lead 0.05%, cadmium 0.01%). Supplier conformity documentation is held on file.
• We do not sell ivory, and we do not use coral, tortoiseshell or any other CITES-listed material.

05  /  Dimensions

Measurements

Face 16 × 16 mm · post 10 mm

06  /  About this article

The body is sterling silver 925 and is hallmarked as such. Over it sits a rhodium layer of at least 0.15 micron, which is a plating and is described as one: it is a surface, and surfaces wear.

Rhodium is a platinum-group metal, but this article is not platinum and is not sold as platinum. Where the plating thins with wear, the sterling beneath will show.