All About Gold

What is 14 karat gold?

58.3% gold - Recommended for jewelry

What is 18 karat gold?

75.0% gold - Recommended for fine jewelry

What is 10 karat gold?

41.7% gold - The legal karat limit considered as real gold in the United States

What is 12 karat gold?

50.0% gold - Not acceptable for jewelry

What is 22 karat gold?

91.7% gold - Very soft - not recommended for jewelry

What is 24 karat Gold?

100% gold - too soft for jewelry

What is white gold?

White gold is an alloy of yellow gold and at least one white metal, usually nickel or palladium. Because 18k white gold is 75% gold, and 14k white gold is 58.3% gold, jewelry made from these metals has a slight yellow color. To enhance the whiteness, almost all white gold is plated with rhodium, a shiny, white metal which is extremely hard. Depending on the amount of wear to a piece of jewelry, over time this rhodium plating may wear off, revealing the original metal color. Jewelry can simply be re-plated to restore the whiteness, if needed.

What is rose gold?

Rose gold is a gold and copper alloy. A common alloy for rose gold is 75% gold and 25% copper, making up 18 karat rose gold. There is no “pure” rose gold, since it is an alloy of gold and copper. The more copper, the stronger the “rose” color.

What is vermeil?

Vermeil is essentially .925 sterling silver layered with gold. While standard plating is about 2 millionths of an inch of gold, a vermeil coating is 50 times that thickness, or 100 millionths of an inch over sterling silver. What you get with vermeil is gold jewelry with the exact same shine and richness of real 14 karat gold that won't wear down easily. To care for your gold vermeil jewelry, simply polish with a cloth, and never machine polish or use any chemicals such as silver or gold cleaner.

What does gold-plated mean?

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What is 24K gold electroplated over brass?

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