White Gold 585

Modern jewelry stores offer their customers gold products not only of a traditional yellow hue, but also of noble white. The basis of this alloy is gold. Not every buyer has an idea of ​​what the 585 test means, which stands on a white gold product, even despite the fact that jewelry began to be produced from it in the last century. Such products are characterized by high wear resistance and cost - it is believed that a white alloy is much stronger and more attractive than yellow shades.

In vivo white gold does not exist.

White gold 585 of test can contain any of them.

The chosen ligature affects the characteristics and appearance, specific color shades of the precious gold alloy. For example, when zinc is added, a plastic material is obtained that lends itself well to art forging and molding. Adding palladium, we get an alloy that has a high melting point and a pronounced white-silver shade. And if you use manganese as a ligature, you get an alloy of a light gray hue.

The most expensive ligature is considered platinum in combination with palladium. - It is they that give gold increased strength and protect the jewelry from oxidation upon contact with a humid environment. All other ligatures in combination with gold give an oxidative reaction, and because of this the product darkens.

But such coverage is fragile, over time it is erased, requiring updating.

The most important advantage, for the sake of which they acquire jewelry, is the appearance of white gold.

However, the white gold alloy has a number of disadvantages:

• after a time after purchase, multiple scratches appear on the product and the sparkling surface becomes dull if regular polishing is not performed;
• sample products 585 not coated with rhodium are oxidized and darken if the rhodium layer is not updated on time;
• sometimes nickel is added to the ligature to gold, which is the strongest allergen and provokes a skin allergic reaction in the owner of the jewelry;
• the cost of white gold is significantly higher than the price of a regular yellow gold alloy.

White gold alloy is suitable for the manufacture of various products, but when they are created, jewelers are guided by the ligature. For instance, the material combining Au and Ni is most often used in the manufacture of products not in contact with human skin: brooches, cufflinks, pendants. The finished product is very durable, but has a yellowish, barely perceptible hue.

Such an alloy is often used in the manufacture of complex jewelry, where reliable fixation of gemstones of various sizes is required.

On the territory of Russia, the percentage alloys used for gold are regulated by the state standard: GOST 30649-99. Here is one example of a 585 white gold alloy, which is made according to GOST standards:

• gold - 585 g;
• silver - 200 g;
• platinum - 215 g.

The difference between the finished material and other alloys is that during its manufacture copper was not added to the ligature, since this metal does not give a white hue, but, on the contrary, would have painted gold in reddish-yellow tones. To make the white alloy more affordable, silver or zinc can be added to the ligature.

Do not be surprised that 2 identical gold items with 585 samples will have different prices. The price depends on what components were added to the ligature when composing the alloy.

This explains the high price of white alloys.

Often people, inexperienced in the intricacies of jewelry, confuse white gold and silver, which at first glance look exactly the same. Therefore, you should not rejoice if you are offered to buy gold at the price of silver - a white alloy cannot be so cheap, and most likely you have a fake. Distinguishing a genuine gold product from a fake will help you know some of the nuances.

There are ways to help distinguish white gold from silver without using any auxiliary compounds or tools. But such an estimate can only be approximate.

• The sample indicated on the product. If there is a mark with the number 925, then it is silver, since gold products do not have such markings.
• If the product has a too dull surface, this will be a sign that an excessively large portion of silver is present in the ligature, which does not comply with GOST. Such a product, even if it contains gold, cannot cost a lot of money.
• If there are 2 brands on the product at once: 925 and 585. One of these prints was delivered later than the other, which indicates a fake, since there is no double marking on genuine products.
• You can understand if the white alloy contains platinum if you look at the shade of the metal. When adding platinum, you will see shades with a yellowish glow. If they are not, then there is palladium in the ligature, it gives a steel gleam, but costs much cheaper.
• Products that contain nickel give a yellowish tint, but if you cover them with rhodium, which is almost always done by jewelers, the appearance of the products will be a bluish-gray tone. The cost of such products is lower than that of products with platinum or palladium.

One way to distinguish a fake from a white gold alloy is its price. She as an indicator will tell you about the approximate composition of the ligature included in the alloy.

In the case when it comes to acquiring a large consignment of precious products or other expensive purchase the authenticity of white gold is also best checked independently, without relying on visual inspection and the presence of the mark on the product.

• Using a strong magnifying glass, you need to inspect the sample for irregularities or abrasions of the imprint of the stamp. Sometimes a new test is placed on top of a previously applied brand, thereby masking silver products that are presented as gold.
• The stamp with the number 750 indicates that the platinum content in the ligature is low, so the cost of a gold product cannot be high.
• Take a sheet of plain white paper and, with a little pressure, draw a piece of jewelry over it. Silver products leave a grayish touch on paper, and gold leaves no traces.
• If the product contains iron or nickel, then it will adhere slightly to an ordinary magnet, while Au, Pd, and Pt metals do not have magnetic properties.
• In a solution of vinegar, gold products made of white gold do not fade, they do not appear stains. But if you have silver in front of you, then the product will lose its luster and beauty.
• A drop of iodine helps to identify a fake: there will be no stains on the gold alloys, and the silver product will suffer during such a check. It will fade, spots will appear.

To protect yourself from acquiring a fake at a high price, try to buy jewelry in reputable jewelry stores that have existed for more than a year and value their reputation.

In order for a piece of jewelry to please you with its original beauty and brilliance, you will need to take care of it regularly and take care of it. Caring for jewelry made of white gold alloy is uncomplicated. The main thing is to exclude the use of those substances for cleaning and polishing that can damage the metal.

Particularly careful handling will be required from you items that have a protective coating of rhodium over a gold alloy. This coating, with proper care, lasts for 5–7 years, but if the cleaning and polishing is done too intensively and aggressive preparations are used, the rhodium layer will be lost much earlier. To update the appearance, jewelry is handed over to the workshop every 5–7 years to restore coverage.

Products made of white precious alloy are subjected to warm soapy water treatment no more than once every 30 days, then they are rinsed in clean water and polished with soft suede or felt cloth. Jewelry that has precious or semiprecious stones requires a more delicate and attentive approach. The fact is that such stones have certain care requirements, and if they are not followed or if the substance is not suitable for cleaning, the stone may lose its beauty: it will darken, change its color or become covered with a tiny network of cracks.

When cleaning jewelry made of white gold alloy, you need to be careful not to damage the frame that holds the stone.

Jewelry made of white precious alloy 585 samples on average can cost from 2100 to 2800 rubles per gram. The price directly depends on the composition of the ligature, the complexity of the product from an artistic point of view, as well as the jewelry brand under which it is made. Do not neglect the margin that jewelry stores do to get their share of the profits. Stones inserted into the frame can significantly increase the price of jewelry.

Jewelry precious white gold alloy, containing platinum and marked with the stamp of 750 samples, is even more expensive. The price per gram of the finished product in jewelry stores can be more than 3000 rubles.

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