If you want to buy solid gold avoid 925 gold if you want gold plated silver buy 925 jewelry.
925 italy bracelet white gold.
925 means that the metal is 92 5 silver and 7 5 other metals often copper and nickel.
Typical italian gold pieces.
Gold appearing jewelry stamped with 925 is typically gold plated sterling silver.
For instance 925 gold will be less expensive than solid gold and still have a lovely luster with gold plating.
Note the type of jewelry claiming to be italian.
Sometimes the gold is braided.
The most common 925 gold jewelry is gold vermeil which is sterling silver plated with gold that s at least 10 karats and 2 5 microns in thickness.
Many people think that a stamp reading 925 on gold jewelry means that the piece contains 925 1000 gold or in other words it has 92 5 gold content.
925 is sterling silver.
92 5 is not a standard gold purity value and it does not correspond to any commonly used karat number.
Miabella 925 sterling silver italian 6 strand diamond cut 7mm braided herringbone chain bracelet for women teen girls 6 5 7 25 8 inch 925 italy 4 2 out of 5 stars 414 16 50 16.
5 out of 5 stars 1 1 reviews 35 00.
However this is not true.
Garzi and oro vi are other renowned italian jewelry designers.
If your piece has 925 also written as 925 stamped on it this means that it is a silver alloy.
The 925 hallmark is not used for white gold which may be silver in appearance and uses the standard gold karat.
Gold pieces from italy span all price points and run the gamut of traditional pieces from necklaces rings pendants and bracelets to more unusual things like gold sculptures.
925 italy solid sterling silver figaro link chain bracelet 7 8 9 10 925.
Miabella 18k gold over sterling silver italian 2mm 3mm diamond cut braided rope chain bracelet for men women 6 5 7 7 5 8 8 5 9 10 inch solid 925 made in italy 4 5 out of 5 stars 136 18 90 18.
Vintage sterling silver riccio chevron style chain gold tone 925 italy reversible bracelet 7 adialtreasures.
Because pure silver is too soft to be used by itself in the making of jewelry it is often mixed with other metals to create a more durable and lustrous alloy.