January 2, 2012
which company is better when it comes to sterling silver (925) Judaica products?
January 3, 2012
January 3, 2012
as an israeli i can tell you that they're kinda the same. Hadad has a huge building in Bnei-Brak (center of Israel) and Hazorfim have a large factory in kibbutz daniel (near the ben gurion airport). i think the main difference in terms of marketing is that hazorfim sell through their own stores chain (that sell only hazorfim sterling silver products) while haddad bros. sell on various variety stores. both products are very high quality 925 judaica.
January 3, 2012
You can view many of the products by haddad bros, hazorfim and other sterling silver judaica manufacturers here.
hazorfim are more well known and more famous. They also have a wide spread store chain accross Israel which is where they originate so they are more well known there as well.
HOWEVER - both hazorfim and hadad brothers have very similar designs so everything that you see at hazorfim you can also find at haddad and vice-versa.
Also - Haddad now have the MORESHET series (prodcut line) which is sivlver plated (rathen than their traditional sterling silver procuts).
These are advantageous becasue you can essentailly get the exact same product for a significantly lower price. Since it is not 100% 925 silver, but rather plated silver 925, they save on the silver weight and are thus able to lower the price.
Also - haddad products cost less than hazorfim also when comapring the 100% silver products.
BOTTOM LINE - unless you care about the brand name - I would go with Hadad Bros.