{"product_id":"sterling-silver-hammered-trace-chain","title":"Sterling Silver Hammered Trace Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003eA trace chain is the finest of the flat-link chains: small, uniform oval links lying in one plane. Hammered means each link has been struck flat after forming, so the surface carries the slight irregularity of the hammer rather than a machine finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hammering gives a broken, moving highlight instead of a single clean line — the look is handmade rather than machined, which is the point of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the only gauge we carry in this style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLengths run from 45 to 55 cm. 45 cm sits on the collarbone and is the most common pendant length; 50 cm sits just below the collarbone and clears a crew neckline; 55 cm sits at the top of the sternum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver (925)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hammered trace chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLengths available:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45cm, 50cm, 55cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupplier reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e HT40\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSterling silver is 925 parts per thousand fine silver, the balance copper. The copper is what makes it workable — fine silver on its own is too soft to hold a form — and it is also why sterling tarnishes: the copper reacts with sulphur in the air. Tarnish is a surface film, not corrosion. It polishes off with a silver cloth and the metal beneath is unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServicing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine links need a light hand; take a hammered chain to a jeweller rather than attempting a join, as heat flattens the texture around the repair. Store silver closed — a box or a zip bag — when it is not being worn. Tarnish is driven by air rather than by wear, so the pieces that sit in the open are the ones that darken first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewellery Centre","offers":[{"title":"45cm","offer_id":67736261197929,"sku":"HT40 S-02","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50cm","offer_id":67736261230697,"sku":"HT40 S-03","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"55cm","offer_id":67736261263465,"sku":"HT40 S-04","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/2406\/4361\/files\/HT40_ss_600px.jpg?v=1792587218","url":"https:\/\/www.caratdirect.com.au\/products\/sterling-silver-hammered-trace-chain","provider":"CaratDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}