KARATS OR CARATS?.... CARROTS?
Jun 02 - 2022
WHAT IS GOLD PLATING AND GOLD FILLING? ... IS IT REAL GOLD? (not really important for us except that, prducts in this category are not really gold.)
Gold Plating – or Electroplated as it is sometimes known, is when a piece of jewelry, generally costume jewelry produced out of lower grade metal such as silver or copper, is coated in a thin layer (a minimum of 2.5 microns thick) of lower karat Gold (generally 9 or 10k). The gold layer is bonded to that piece (by electroplating process) with heat. Over time this coating generally rubs off but can be re-coated again if necessary.
° Gold Filling – Similar to gold plating in
that a layer of gold is mechanically bonded to the base metal of the jewelry, but it is constructed in a number of layers to an appropriate thickness. Gold filled jewelry is regulated in the US and the quantity of gold must make up one-tenth of the piece of jewelry to be considered gold-filled. They are more valuable than gold plated pieces, tarnish resistant, hypoallergenic and the coating will not rub/flake off.
