What You Should Know About Gold and Silver
- 06.23.08
- Lifestyle


When you buy gold or Silver Jewellery, you should know few basic things about these metals. The weight measurements, the color and the density are the most usual definitions. Hopefully this sharing can help you when you want to buy silver bracelets.
When you see gold jewelry, the first thing you need to see is the purity of it. The most pure is 24K gold. The ‘K’ is the measurement for metal (gold), it means karat. It is different with ‘C’ which use for diamond. ‘C’ for diamond means carat.
Same with silver, if you see Silver Pendants, 24K means 100 or more silver. Both gold and silver are very soft metal, so in making a jewelry, these metals have to be combined with the other kind of metal like copper to make it harder.
When silver is used less than 92.5% to make a piece of jewelry it will make it less bright and shiny. In buying a silver jewelry, always check the item if there is ‘925’ marking in it. By that, it will assure you to get a good quality one.
When you want to buy jewelry from internet, it is important to ask for this information if it is not provided in the item specification. By knowing the basic thing about gold and silver, I hope you can enjoy your jewelry shopping.


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