{"product_id":"sterling-silver-italian-ball-chain","title":"Sterling Silver Italian Ball Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003eA ball chain carries a run of small spheres on a fine connecting wire, each bead free to rotate. It is the one chain where the links do not interlock at all — the beads are threaded, not joined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause every bead turns independently, the chain is unusually fluid and never kinks; it also throws light from a curved surface in every direction rather than from flats.\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 70 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; 60 cm sits mid-chest and wears over knitwear; 70 cm falls below the chest and layers under shorter chains.\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 Ball chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLengths available:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45cm, 50cm, 55cm, 60cm, 70cm\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 ICP200\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 A ball chain cannot be shortened by removing a link in the usual way — the connector has to be cut and a new end fitted, which is a jeweller's job. 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":67736261296233,"sku":"ICP200 S-01","price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50cm","offer_id":67736261329001,"sku":"ICP200 S-02","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"55cm","offer_id":67736261361769,"sku":"ICP200 S-03","price":77.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60cm","offer_id":67736261394537,"sku":"ICP200 S-04","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70cm","offer_id":67736261427305,"sku":"ICP200 S-05","price":128.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/2406\/4361\/files\/ICP200_ss.jpg?v=1792587220","url":"https:\/\/www.caratdirect.com.au\/products\/sterling-silver-italian-ball-chain","provider":"CaratDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}