Gold Necklace
A Necklace is a piece of jewellery worn around the neck formed from a variety of metals like gold, silver, platinum etc. which is often attached to a locket or pendant. Right from the mythological period gold is the vastly used and precious amongst all metal as it is believed that wearing gold brings in good health, luck and prosperity therefore necklace made out of gold has always been more popular.
There are a wide range of gold necklaces like:
Choker: A long necklace which sits at the top pf the cleavage.
Opera necklace: It is 75cms to 90 cms long and sits on the breastbone.
Princess necklace: it is 45cms to 50 cms long and is between choker and matinee length.
Sautoir or rope necklace: It is larger than the opera necklace.
Gold necklace has always been look upon as a very prestigious item and is the only single metal whose demand has not decreased till date as compared with other metals. Though it's quite costly but it's truly worth of your savings and if running short of money then can even buy gold necklace of less number of karats. The elegance, charm and the pleasure that a man or woman gets by wearing gold necklace is worth noticing. The exquisite gold jewelry collection is really impeccable in its own sense. Now you can easily get the classy and chic collection of gold necklaces and other gold ornaments from any jeweler residing in your local area or from the internet.
Tips to be kept in mind while purchasing a gold necklace:
- Always look for the karat mark which will not only tell you if the piece is real gold but also let you know the % of pure gold it contains. Pure gold (or 24k gold) has a deeply warm and rich color but it is extremely soft and easily damageable as a result gold is often mixed with different metals like copper, silver nickel and zinc to give it strength and durability.
- Look for the trademark before purchasing any gold necklace as the trade mark signifies its legibility.
- Always check the clasp while buying a gold necklace t see if its string enough to support the chain especially if the chain does not have a hallmark.
- Pay proper attention so that you don't get into the clutches of cookie clutter images kept by several online jewelers. It's becomes your duty and right to ask for return policy, authenticity, certificate and to know other terms and conditions so that nobody tries to deceit you.
Below mentioned are the karatages and its real gold percentage:
18K gold consists 75% gold
14k gold consists 58.5% gold
10k gold consists 48.5% gold
Therefore, the higher the percentage of karat of gold the richer the gold is. When you sell gold jewelry online, make sure that you’re dealing with a reputable company and not some fly by night gold buyer.