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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10315069, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, Hanau pieces like this are hand made.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hanau silver holds a certain prestige. It wasn&#039;t made from poor quality silver.</p><p>Maybe they meant a fineness below sterling, which was often the case in Germany and much of Continental Europe in the past.</p><p>Hanau silver finenesses range from ca .750 for the older pieces, to .835 for later pieces.</p><p>If you compare that with, for instance, British gold, which is often only .375 fineness, Hanau silver didn&#039;t do so badly.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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