All of our jewelry pieces are solid in the metal we describe them to be, whether sterling silver, 10 or 14 karat gold, or stainless steel. We do not sell hollow pieces, or pieces only plated in their advertised metal.
Our sterling silver pieces, while solid sterling silver, do have a proprietary plating of nickel and rhodium. This plating is a tarnish prevention plating that helps keep silver pendants from tarnishing as quickly (note: all silver will tarnish with time and exposure to tarnishing agents, the plating is made to prolong the tarnishing time, not prevent it). This type of plating is common in the jewelry industry.
Our colored stainless steel pieces are plated to the desired color. While all solid stainless steel, the various colors are achieved through Ion Plating, which is a long lasting