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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

GOLD AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN OUR LIVES


Gold is a Precious metal and played a very important role in the lives of human beings since ancient times. Its shiny look always made a statement about the wearer, allowing him or her to enter different social circles without too much trouble. People enjoy wearing jewelry for lots of reasons, like
Social Status Statement.
You rarely have the opportunity to see homeless people wear an inch thick gold chain around their necks because they cannot afford one. These pieces of jewelry are meant only for people that have the money to buy them.

Fashion Statement.
Another reason why people buy jewelry is to make a fashion statement. Some pieces may go well with the wardrobe, while others may be worn simply because they are hip at the time of purchase. But what happens when they are out of date or you break them?

The Material Used
The material used and the jewelry itself was and continues to be status symbols. The jewelry excavated that dated back to the pre medieval and post medieval times are almost all made of gold. Gold or the Royal Metal is used to make solid gold, gold filled and gold plated jewelry.
PURE GOLD
The twenty four (24) carat gold is also referred to as pure gold. This form of the metal is extremely soft and usually avoided in jewelry making since it loses shape easily. Most of the solid gold pieces used in gold jewelry making are of eighteen Carat, fourteen Carat or ten Carat.

Scrap Gold
The most common scenario is they end up in the back of a drawer or jewelry box, thus becoming scrap gold. Their value is still according to the market, but you tend to forget about them since they are no longer a part of your active social life.Scrap gold can include a lot of things like earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings and a lot of items like that. Once they are out of date and they are no longer in tone with the current fashion tendencies, why should you let them gather dust instead of profiting? You always have the option to sell gold jewelry that you no longer use, and there are many interested parties that can relieve you of your troubles.

GOLD FILLED JEWELERY
Gold filled jewelry comes next in line, after solid gold jewelry. This type of gold jewelry involves a base metal covered by a sheet of gold. The malleability enables the metals to appear as one and the piece can be beaten to any shape and worked upon. The ratio of five percent of the gold to the total weight has not affected the market for gold filled jewelry. Generally the eighteen carat gold variety is used over the base metal that could be silver, sterling silver or any other metal. This jewelry lasts for years and makes great heirloom pieces to hand down. However, care should be taken while wearing and preserving this type of jewelry. Too much exposure to water or lack of proper storage will only result in the gold wearing off the top and the exposure of the base metal, reducing the value of the piece.
GOLD PLATED JEWELRY
Gold plated jewelry is usually a thin sheet of gold worked upon a base metal. However, in gold plated jewelry, the sheet used is very thin and the value of the jewelry pieces is much lower. To look after your gold jewelry, you should first and foremost educate yourself on the maintenance.

WHITE GOLD
Various designs are available in this form of gold. It can be used to make simple jewelry or can be paired up with different gems and birthstones. Often customers feel that this type of gold is nothing but a special form of gold. However it is not so, it is actually a true carat gold just like yellow and red gold.




HOW TO GET WHITE GOLD
The pure gold is bleached, by choosing alloying metals to get white color.
HISTORY
In the year 1920, white gold was specially developed to make jewelry as a substitute to platinum. Platinum jewelry is very expensive in comparison to white gold jewelry. This gold comes in 21 carat. When combined with gems and diamonds it creates finest jewelry. Most brides today prefer white gold jewelry because of its durability and shine.
TYPES
White gold comes in two types the Nickel white and Palladium white.
Palladium white is generally soft and makes it easier to mould it while nickel gold is hard and doesn't mould easily. Most white gold jewelry is coated with rhodium, which is a part of platinum. This coating makes the jewelry excusive. To let your jewelry sparkle for long a thin electroplated coating is applied on the jewelry.
DESIGNS AVAILABLE
A large number of designs are available in the market to cater to the needs of customers. Not only brides but also college going girls has shown a lot of interest in wearing this jewelry. Earrings, bracelets, ankle bracelets, necklace, bangles and rings are very popular. Combination of this type of gold and diamonds is the most preferred form of jewelry. To meet the expectations of young girls, jewelers have come up with pendants and lockets that can be wore daily. It not only enhances your look but also keep your friends spellbound at its beauty. Bracelets and chains are also more popular among youngsters.
Any form of jewelry leaves a woman looking beautiful. White gold jewelry is widely accepted because it has a special spark and is easy to maintain.

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