A product page is written to sell. Here is how to read one for information anyway — the five things that actually tell you something, and the absences that tell you more.
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Sterling silver tarnishes because of the copper in it, not the silver. Here is the chemistry in plain words, why "tarnish-free silver" is a contradiction, and what actually keeps a piece bright.
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Three of those four words are legal measurements with a thickness attached. The fourth is what you write when you have met none of them. Here is what each one means, what actually decides how long a finish lasts, and how to read a product page.
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