{"id":14919,"date":"2021-05-06T10:49:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T08:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ledial.it\/?p=14919"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:28:18","slug":"gold-colors-carats-characteristics-and-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ledial.test.emberware.it\/en\/gold-colors-carats-characteristics-and-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold: colors, carats, characteristics and curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this in-depth study dedicated to the most famous precious metal, gold, Ledial<\/strong> answers the most frequently raised questions in the goldsmith’s art in order to satisfies the most common curiosities.<\/p>\n

What color?<\/h2>\n

Our beloved material has many faces. We can celebrate a union with classic yellow gold rings<\/a>, but also surprise the person we love with a refined white gold ring<\/a> or a researched pink gold ring<\/a>. Just staying in the domain of finger jewels we can notice that there are at least three colors available, even if in reality only one is the “original” one. This metal is naturally yellow. The nuggets or straws of this special chemical element, Au (from the Latin aurum), are always and invariably a warm, bright yellow.<\/p>\n

“Does this mean that my white gold bracelet isn\u2019t really gold?”<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

We can rest assured: white gold<\/strong> is also a precious alloy and has a very interesting history. When platinum<\/strong> was declared a strategic metal during World War II, jewelers were obliged to replace it and that’s how white gold<\/strong> was invented. The difference with yellow <\/strong>one is that in this case the composition includes precious metals of gray color such as nickel, silver<\/strong> and palladium<\/strong> that give life to precious metals later covered by a very thin layer of rhodium<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

“… and my rose gold necklace?”<\/em><\/h3>\n

In this case also, the particular color is caused by the inclusion of specially chosen metals in the alloy, namely copper and silver that are mixed to create a warm and sophisticated color.<\/em><\/p>\n

The question of carat<\/h2>\n

The gold<\/strong> usually used to create jewelry<\/strong> is an alloy, that means a mix of different metals. In Italy is commonly used 18 carat. <\/strong>This is also called 750\/1000 because it is composed of 75% of gold and 25% of other precious metals such as silver<\/strong> and copper<\/strong>. Carat is the units of a proportional measure used to evaluate the clarity of the metal. <\/b>It’s named in reference to the seeds of the carob tree, extremely common in the Mediterranean and in the East. In the past, in fact, it was believed that the seeds of this plant had a constant mass and were perfect for measuring a very small objects..<\/p>\n

Today, jewelries <\/strong>can be made with different carats:<\/p>\n