What's the difference between real gold and gold-plated jewelry?
Kurz gesagt:
Real gold is gold throughout (585/750), gilded jewelry only has a gold layer that wears off. Real gold lasts a lifetime.
Solid gold (585, 750) consists entirely of a gold alloy, while gold-plated jewelry only has a thin layer of gold on a base metal such as brass or copper. The gold layer on gold-plated jewelry wears off – solid gold does not.
Comparison of Gold Plating Types
- Flash Plating (0.5 µm): Lasts weeks to months
- Standard Plating (1–2 µm): Lasts 6–18 months with normal wear
- Gold Vermeil (2.5+ µm on 925 silver): Lasts 1–3 years, highest quality plating
- Gold Filled: 5% of total weight is gold – lasts 10–30 years
- Solid Gold (585/750): Lasts a lifetime, material value retained
When is Gold-Plated Jewelry OK?
- Trendy pieces for one season
- Inexpensive gifts for a short timeframe
- Travel jewelry as theft protection
Only solid gold at corelunejewellery.de – all finenesses stamped.
