- 18k gold
- the layer on top · 5.0 µm
- 316L steel
- the base metal · nickel bound in the alloy
- Your skin
- what the base metal meets once the gold is gone
µm5 micrometres of 18k gold over 316l steelof gold
Plated · D-08
Plated Premium
The thickest plating, over the steel core. Both variables at their best.
$98USD · incl. 25% moms
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Plating wears
Plating wears. When it does, the base metal touches your skin. How long that takes depends on the thickness, where you wear it, and how often. We list the thickness so you can compare.
The base metal on this piece is 316L steel, so when the gold does go, what is left is the same metal we sell unplated.
316L contains nickel in the alloy. Released nickel is measured, not assumed — our test report is linked. Some people with severe nickel allergy still react. Titanium is the alternative.
About this piece
Five micrometres of 18k gold over 316L, brushed rather than polished so the wear arrives as an even fade instead of a bright patch. It is the longest-lasting plated piece we make and the only one where both the layer and the core are the better option.
What we would tell you before you buy
It is still plating over steel. Given enough years the answer to what touches your skin is 316L.
Specification
- Metal against skin
- 5 µm 18k gold
- Base metal
- 316L stainless steel
- Plating material
- 18k gold
- Plating thickness
- 5 µm
- Weight
- 8.6 g
- Dimensions
- 7 mm wide, 2.1 mm thick, brushed face
- Worn in a piercing
- No
- Contains a magnet
- No
- Origin
- Designed in Alingsås, Sweden. Made in Italy.
Nickel release
Not yet tested- Method
- EN 1811, after EN 12472 wear and corrosion pre-treatment
- Limit that applies
- 0.5 µg/cm²/week · prolonged skin contact
- Report reference
- None issued
This batch has been submitted for testing and no report has been issued yet. We publish the reference here as soon as we hold one. Until then, treat this piece as untested.
Your rights on this order
You can report a fault for three years from delivery. For the first two years, if something is wrong, we have to show it wasn't faulty when you got it. Not the other way round.
You have fourteen days to change your mind, counted from the day after your parcel arrives. You do not have to give a reason. This piece is not sealed, so that right applies in full.
If we say no to your claim and you disagree, you can take it to Allmänna reklamationsnämnden (ARN). It is free for you, and we will follow their recommendation.
Not sure this is the right metal?
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