Sterling silver is gold's cool counterpoint, bold and modern in its own right. Like gold, it is a precious metal, treasured for thousands of years, and soft in its pure form. Alloyed into sterling, formulated a step above the standard and balanced with copper and zinc for strength, it holds up to real wear. Polished, it takes a high white shine, a cooler brilliance than gold's and unmistakably its own. Sterling was made to be mixed, layered in with the gold you already wear, a cool note against the warm.