Learn To Read Jewellery Marks
Reading the markings and signs on a piece of jewellery can be a pain for most people. Most people simply do not have the required knowledge to read and understand these. Generally there are marking on gold like 10K, 14K and 18K and so on. A 14K means the gold is about 585 whereas in 18K it is 750.
Pure gold is marked at 24 karat but as it is too soft to hold up to stones and other jewellery accessories, generally a bit of other metals are mixed with them. For example18 karat gold has 18 parts of pure gold mixed with some other metal to make it suitable for use in jewellery making. 18 divided by 24 gives 750 and that is where the number comes from. It means that in 18 karat gold, there is 75% pure gold as compared to 100% in 24 karat gold. Sterling silver is marked at 925 and means that it is 92.5% pure silver and rest is other metals.
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