- 18k gold
- the layer on top · 2.5 µm
- Sterling 925
- the base metal · solid silver core
- Your skin
- what the base metal meets once the gold is gone
µm2.5 micrometres of 18k gold over sterling 925of gold
Plated · D-06
Plated Silver Base
Gold over solid sterling. Called vermeil when the layer is thick enough.
$88USD · 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 925 silver, so when the gold does go, what is left is the same metal we sell unplated.
This metal darkens
Sterling silver tarnishes. It is a reaction with air, not a fault. A polishing cloth brings it back.
About this piece
A sterling silver band with 2.5 µm of 18k gold over it. Under this metal is a precious metal, so the piece is struck with the 925 mark of its core rather than described as gold.
What we would tell you before you buy
When the gold wears the piece does not become worthless, it becomes a silver ring. It will then tarnish where the gold has gone.
Specification
- Metal against skin
- 2.5 µm 18k gold
- Base metal
- Sterling silver 925
- Plating material
- 18k gold
- Plating thickness
- 2.5 µm
- Weight
- 3.6 g
- Dimensions
- 4 mm wide, 1.8 mm thick
- Precious metal fineness
- 925 — struck with a fineness mark
- Worn in a piercing
- No
- Contains a magnet
- No
- Origin
- Designed in Alingsås, Sweden. Made in Italy.
Struck with the 925 fineness mark on the inner surface. Swedish hallmarking rules require the fineness of a precious metal item to be stated; we strike it rather than only printing it.
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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