Solid Gold Jewellery
Solid Gold jewellery never goes out of style, and for good reason, because gold is beautiful. Pure gold wont react with other elements to tarnish your jewellery. Some people have allergy or staining problems with metals that are combined with gold, but the solid gold itself is rarely a problem.
How Pure Is Your Gold Jewellery?
Chances are your ring is marked 18K, 14K, or 10K, with the K standing for karat, the system used to describe the percentage of pure gold an item contains. The higher the karat number, the higher the percentage of gold in your gold jewellery.
- 24K gold is pure gold. Or as many people call it Solid Gold Jewellery.
- 18K gold contains 18 parts gold and 6 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 75% gold.
- 14K gold contains 14 parts gold and 10 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 58.3% gold.
- 12K gold contains 12 parts gold and 12 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 50% gold.
- 10K gold contains 10 parts gold and 14 parts of one or more additional metals, making it 41.7% gold.
