Various types and design are offered online as well as from retail shops. To make an informed choice before purchasing, you need to educate yourself on the different aspects of gold jewellery and understand the differences. Pure gold is not a suitable metal for jewellery as it is soft. Therefore, gold is combined with other metals to harden it and make it more strong and less likely to bend. Moreover, pure is costlier and is beyond the reach of common person. Combining gold with other metals result in "karat gold". Karat is the measurement of gold proportion used to make the jewellery. In any jewellery store around the world, you will find jewellery pieces of many karats. This implies that the various pieces of jewellery have different contents of gold. Normally, many pieces of fine gold jewellery like gold bangle, gold bracelets, gold chains, gold earrings, gold pendants, gold charms, gold necklaces, men's gold jewellery and many more items are made from 9K, 10K, 14K, or 18K gold. This karat gold is often said to be solid gold or fine gold. o 9K gold contains 37.5 percent pure gold (375 parts per thousand parts) o 10K gold contains 41.7 percent pure gold (417 parts per thousand parts) o 14K gold contains 58.5 percent pure gold (585 parts per thousand parts) o 18K gold contains 75 percent pure gold (750 parts per thousand parts) Difference in gold quantity affects the hardness of gold. 18 karat gold is harder then 9 karat. So, when you select a wedding gold necklace or ring go for 18K. Mixing with different metal changes the color of gold. The most usual color of gold is yellow, followed by white gold and rose gold. Other colors are also available, but less common. Yellow gold can also differ in color. Blending pure gold with copper derives rose gold and white gold is achieved by mixing pure gold with silver or palladium. White gold jewellery is coated with a metal named "rhodium" to give it a really white appearance. There is a clear distinction between gold coated and gold-filled jewellery. Gold plated jewellery is a piece of jewellery that has a layer of gold applied by an electrolytic procedure to a base metal. This gives the piece of jewellery a similar look as karat gold, but will wear off in course of time. On the contrary, gold-filled jewellery is a solid layer of gold bonded by inducting heat and pressure to a base metal like brass. This gold lasts long without wear and tear. Lastly, you should be able to make distinction between a real and fake gold jewellery. The authenticity can be checked by gold tester or by a testing stone. Acid test is also consistent.
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