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Jewellery
passions...
What are the
meanings behind hallmarks in the UK?
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here to find out...
How much?
Deciding how much you should pay is crucial.
We were wondering how much most people interested in
Jewellery pay for their jewellery - so we thought the best
way to find out was to ask our readers. How much is the
most you have ever spent on a single piece of jewellery?
Email jewellery@uk-directory.co.uk
we'll let you know what our survey reveals...
Shop-around...
It
sounds obvious but you really should shop around - from the comfort of your home or office, add this page to your favourites and
you can visit all the main UK Jewellers from here.
List of UK Jewellery Links
Here's our list of the main UK Jewellers, these jewellers may have several different links to them, so we
are compiling the following quick list for your reference - saving you time and, hopefully, money:
Quck list of Jewellers
StrictlyGold.com
(http://www.strictlygold.com)
Source: The UK-Directory Search.
Are you a
Jeweller? Add yourself to our quick list by emailing
your details to jewellery@uk-directory.co.uk
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Find a local
Jeweller in your area;
There are so many
types of jewellery available to buy or sell in the UK. Try
searching Google:
Here is a list of
some of the most popular items;
White Gold
9ct white gold,
14ct white gold and 18ct white gold - sometimes expressed
as 9k white gold, 14k white gold, 18k white gold - or
simply 9ct, 14ct or 18ct. The ct is short for carat - i.e.
18ct white gold is 18 carat white gold.
There is a full description of White Gold here: Your
Jewellery questions answered: White Gold.
Common types of jewellery that are made from white gold
are: white gold bands, white gold bangles, white gold bracelets,
white gold celtic jewellery, white gold chains, white gold charms,
white gold crosses, white gold cufflinks, white gold earrings,
white gold engagement rings, white gold peridot, white gold eternity rings,
white gold heart pendants, white gold hoop earrings,
white gold lockets, white gold necklaces, white gold pendants,
white gold rings, white gold solitaire rings,
white gold watches, white gold wedding bands, white gold wedding rings.
We plan to
provide selected information about each and everyone of
these types of white gold jewellery - please add this page
to your favourites and visit us again soon for
developments.
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has a passion for jewellery and we hope to be of interest to others that
share our enthusiasm.
Remember, The Jewellery UK-Directory is constantly updated, so visit
us regularly. We will always provide as much information as we can to help you to find that special piece, engagement ring, wedding ring or any other kind of jewellery visit The Jewellery UK-Directory.
Your Jewellery questions
answered
One question we are often asked
is What is a carat?
Diamonds:
A carat is the
unit of weight by which a diamond is measured. One carat equals 200
milligrams, or 0.2 grams. The word comes from the carob bean, whose
consistent weight was used in times past to measure gemstones.
Gold:
In gold jewellery carat is a measure of the purity of gold and platinum alloys. One
carat is basically one twenty-fourth purity by weight. Therefore 24 carat gold is pure gold,
12 carat gold is 50% pure gold and 9 carat is 37.5% pure gold. In the United States and Canada, the spelling
karat is usually used for the measure of purity, while carat refers to the measure of
mass - i.e. for diamonds.
The carat system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal fineness system in which the purity of precious metals is denoted by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy.
The most common carats used for gold in bullion, jewellery making and goldsmithing are:
24 carat (millesimal fineness 999)
22 carat (millesimal fineness 916)
20 carat (millesimal fineness 833)
18 carat (millesimal fineness 750)
16 carat (millesimal fineness 625)
14 carat (millesimal fineness 585)
10 carat (millesimal fineness 417)
9 carat (millesimal fineness 375)
White gold is an alloy of gold mixed with white metals such as nickel, silver, and
platinum.
Like yellow gold, white gold is made in a range of carats: 18ct, 14ct, or 9ct.
Eighteen-carat white gold is 75% gold mixed with 25% white metals. New white gold rings are usually coated with a hard protective finish of rhodium, a silver-white metal like platinum. To keep a white gold ring looking its best, Gillett's recommends an annual
re-plating of rhodium, because the coating wears off over time.
Platinum, is an entirely different element than gold and is a white metal that is denser, heavier, and longer-wearing than gold. It's usually used in almost pure form and does not require a protective coating. Platinum is
expensive, a platinum ring is usually twice the price of a similar ring made in white gold.
There are variations of the alloy known as white gold: 9-carat white gold consists of 3 parts gold to 5 parts silver, 18-carat is made with palladium. Adding nickel to a white gold/silver alloy can produce good color and hardness, but nickel is allergenic, and produces
skin reactions in approximately 20% of the population. More
on allergies...
More of your questions answered later - we hope these answers are useful.
Send your question to jewellery@uk-directory.co.uk
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