Understanding Gold Plating
- Karen
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
Gold plating jewellery involves electro plating process that coats a base metal (silver, brass, copper) with a thin layer of gold (measured by microns) to enhance appearance and to make jewellery resistent to tarnish. The process includes cleaning, degreasing, acid dipping, and applying electrical current in a gold solution to bond the metal.
Why micron matters?
Gold plating thickness is measured in microns. The thicker the plating, the longer it lasts.
Not all plating are the same
Flash gold plating tends to be a very thin layer of gold plating which wears off more quickly with time and friction. They are often less than 0.25 microns, ranging between 0.05 to 0.175 microns.
Micron plating on the other hand is a significantly thicker layer of gold plating. Be it 14k, 18k or 24k, micron plating ranges from 1 to 3 microns and hence more durable and resistant to wear and tear.
Micron plating also gives off a more premium look and feel of the jewellery pieces.
Passion Collection
Every piece of jewellery in the Passion collection is finished with 1 micron of 18k gold plating on brass to ensure durability yet still affordable.
