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<p>[QUOTE="Kasemi, post: 4069804, member: 19961"]From my experience, sterling can tarnish and look a bit yellow. It doesn't always turn black. It should go away if you polish it. It would be interesting to see the solder spots from where the band is connected to the head/bezel. (I used to work with silver jewelry quite a lot) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> as for the stone, it could be cheap tibetan/chinese turquoise or manmade. You could put some ice on the band and see how fast the cold spreads over the entire bezel. Silver conducts cold and heat very well so that would be one way to tell. (Also the ice would melt pretty quick) or you could heat it up and see if it tarnishes (but will most certainly damage the stone so I don't recommend <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie29" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasemi, post: 4069804, member: 19961"]From my experience, sterling can tarnish and look a bit yellow. It doesn't always turn black. It should go away if you polish it. It would be interesting to see the solder spots from where the band is connected to the head/bezel. (I used to work with silver jewelry quite a lot) :happy: as for the stone, it could be cheap tibetan/chinese turquoise or manmade. You could put some ice on the band and see how fast the cold spreads over the entire bezel. Silver conducts cold and heat very well so that would be one way to tell. (Also the ice would melt pretty quick) or you could heat it up and see if it tarnishes (but will most certainly damage the stone so I don't recommend :bucktooth:)[/QUOTE]
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