Well Hello!!!! .........and any jewell experts?
Discussion
Hi everyone!!
Specially to Flasher, Mrs Fish, Inncorrigable and the rest of the "gang"
:D
How is everyone? whats the goss? etc etc
Is there a baby Fish?
And for the boring bit.....
Can anyone confirm or deny that an 18ct white gold ring is EXACTLY the same quality from Earnest Jones say as one from argos?
Ta!!
Specially to Flasher, Mrs Fish, Inncorrigable and the rest of the "gang"
:D
How is everyone? whats the goss? etc etc
Is there a baby Fish?
And for the boring bit.....
Can anyone confirm or deny that an 18ct white gold ring is EXACTLY the same quality from Earnest Jones say as one from argos?
Ta!!
Fatboy said:
Not exactly - the quantity of gold in the alloy will be the same, but the quality of the workmanship will be very different, and the alloying may not even be as good (i.e. the cheaper ring will not be as hard wearing)
Ahh - now workmanship is a different matter, I agree. But the gold is the same.
Of course there are different hues of gold also, and there can be some variation accordingly as to rarity - ie. Yellow Gold, Pink Gold, White Gold, Red Gold.
anonymous said:
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My comment about what the gold was alloyed with should have been more of a question - I do know that modern 18ct is in fact harder wearing than the 18ct of say 20 years ago, due to improvements in alloying technology, and I was wondering if there might be a further opportunity to cut costs there? Or would it in fact be more trouble than it's worth to get an unusual grade of gold specifically for cheapy jewellery?
Fatboy said:
My comment about what the gold was alloyed with should have been more of a question - I do know that modern 18ct is in fact harder wearing than the 18ct of say 20 years ago, due to improvements in alloying technology, and I was wondering if there might be a further opportunity to cut costs there? Or would it in fact be more trouble than it's worth to get an unusual grade of gold specifically for cheapy jewellery?
it should be roughly the same. 18 ct white gold is around 75% gold, 2% copper, 5% zinc & the rest nickle to make it more grey so it can be plated more easily. The strength will be dependent on the size & shape of the ring than the minor differences in alloy composition. The durability of finish will be down to the quality of the rhodium plating.
Fatboy said:
My comment about what the gold was alloyed with should have been more of a question - I do know that modern 18ct is in fact harder wearing than the 18ct of say 20 years ago, due to improvements in alloying technology, and I was wondering if there might be a further opportunity to cut costs there? Or would it in fact be more trouble than it's worth to get an unusual grade of gold specifically for cheapy jewellery?
That's an interesting question - and I fear my knowledge of precious metals has run out here...lol.
I've always tended to take the view that gold is gold is gold pretty much. That's why "old" gold, as in rings or jewellery is rarely worth more than "modern" gold, and oftentimes less. It is often just melted down and reused.
Precious stones are different of course, with many factors affecting value, such as weight, cut, colour, lustre, clarity, inclusion size and number etc.
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