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Pure gold is not used in jewelry. The gold wedding ring you'll wear on your finger on your wedding day will in fact be an alloy of several metals. It's yellow gold that we'll be developing in this article. Far more popular than platinum, gold is the number 1 precious metal for wedding rings.
Yellow gold is composed of pure gold (24 carats), copper and silver. This mixture provides a very good compromise between the jewel's final color and its solidity. In fact, pure gold is too malleable to be worked, so it must be combined with other metals to be worn as jewelry.
So, we've just seen that fine gold is combined with other metals to make jewelry. By now, you've probably read the terms "18-carat gold" or "9-carat gold", and wondered what they mean. 18-carat yellow gold (also known as 750 thousandths yellow gold) is composed of 75% fine gold, 12.5% silver and 12.5% copper. 9-carat gold is only 37.5% of pure gold, and the remaining 62.5% is also an alloy of the other two metals mentioned above. The higher the caratage of a gold, the more fine gold it is composed of, and therefore the higher its price. At the same time, it is also more resistant over time. It is therefore highly recommended to choose 18-carat yellow gold, especially for your wedding rings.
But how can you be sure that your wedding ring is made of 18-carat or 750 thousandths gold? It will bear a mandatory hallmark for any piece of jewelry weighing over 3 grams, and this hallmark will be an eagle's head.
Jewelry is no exception to the trend: after being temporarily abandoned by brides and grooms, the color yellow is once again in fashion.The latest jewelry collections in yellow gold have been created by italian designers without any mistake.Precious or semi-precious stones in warm colors gain in magnificence when set in yellow gold. But if you fall for a yellow gold wedding band, whatever stone is set to enhance it, go for it, because it's the one you love.
Especially since yellow gold has many advantages. The one we'll remember because it seems essential when making a choice as important as buying wedding rings, is that it never loses its color, as gold is naturally yellow. The assurance of being able to wear your wedding jewelry for many years without it being altered.
