Yellow GoldUpdated 12 days ago
What is Yellow Gold?
Yellow gold, or simply, gold; is a precious metal that occurs naturally. This means that we can mine gold in the ground or pan it from rivers. Gold is a very soft metal and in its purest form, it bends easily out of shape.
That’s why jewellers who use gold in jewellery need to mix it with harder alloy metals, like platinum and copper. These alloy metal blends help to make gold more durable and keep its shape, which is ideal for jewellery items like rings.
Yellow Gold Facts:
- Unlike white gold and platinum, which both appear the same in shade, the colour of yellow gold is very hard to imitate.
- Diamonds set in yellow gold tend to stand out more than those set in white gold, because of the colour contrast.
- Yellow gold is very easy for jewellers to work with. If you knock and damage your jewellery, a repair seam in most cases is very easy to disguise.
- Most people consider yellow gold is more classic or traditional, compared to the more “modern looking” white gold. That’s why in the recent years white gold has been the overwhelming trend.
What is the difference between 9K and 18K gold?
The main difference between 9K and 18K gold is the gold content. At the lower end, 9K gold contains only 37.5% pure gold. At the higher end, 18K gold contains 75% pure gold.
The second difference is the price. 9K gold contains more alloy metals than gold. Alloy metals are cheaper than gold. Therefore, it is more expensive to make 18K gold, which contains more gold than alloy metals, than 9K gold.
Finally, you have to consider quality. 18K gold is heavier and feels more substantial and luxurious to the touch than 9K gold. Also, 18K gold items have a higher resale value than 9K gold items.
Is there a colour difference between 9K and 18K yellow gold?
When it comes to yellow gold, 18K gold may look richer and more yellow than 9K gold, when compared side by side.
In the UK, you can tell your gold item’s purity by its hallmark. In fact, in Britain, all gold jewellery weighing more than 1 gram must be hallmarked. This means that it has to be first tested by an official UK Government-regulated Assay Office.
Once they have confirmed the item as gold, and verified its purity, the Assay Office stamps the gold item with a special stamp called a hallmark. That is how you’ll know what gold purity you’re buying.
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