There's nothing greater than gold.
Jewelry is undoubtedly fascinating to both the eyes when you peek at it and to the body as you wear it but the term fascinating shouldn’t only be for the jewelry’s physical appearance because you also have to have even little knowledge of the types of metal for example, the quality, the costs and also the real value of it that adds to its precious gems or settings. When thinking of engagement gift ideas for instance, it is highly important that men are also aware of this to pick the best engagement ring for her loved one which should also fit her lifestyle, taste and simply her ring size.
Though kidding aside, there are not only 2 to 4 types of metals that we are familiar with e.g. gold, platinum, and silver, stainless. There are various types from the ancient, classic ones to now the popular ones so you can start off with the most familiar type which is gold engagement rings if you see your woman has the likes of it.
Gold Engagement Rings: What About Carat?
With any type of metal or even in diamonds and gemstones, the name carat describes how much the content of metal or stone is in the jewelry. While there are various types, gold too has its own carat available. This in turn measures how much gold content is in the metal which measures the proportion of pure gold mixed with other metal alloy to make up the final metal. Obviously the purer the gold, the higher its cost and value while the lesser it is, the cheaper it looks and weighs as well.
Gold carats normally are seen via the units ct, kt (karat) or K but most countries use either ct or kt in the market. Additionally, gold carats vary between 9kt, 10kt, 14kt, 18kt 22kt and 24kt where the higher the number is, the greater the content of gold is used in the final metal which makes up the more valuable, more expensive one. Definitely, high gold carats are top sellers for occasions like engagements and also weddings. That’s where engagement gift ideas come in through the engagement rings.
Hardness, Durability and Color
Now to finally choose an engagement ring, it’s not only the carat that should be measured. Next thing is to also see the hardness, durability and color of gold to suit both you and your loved one. To measure metal hardness, the Vickers scale is genius for that as it sends out higher Vickers for harder gold rings than less hard gold rings. 9kt has a Vickers hardness of 120 and 18kt has a Vickers hardness of 125. This shows 18kt as harder, but the difference is so slight that in practical terms 9kt and 18kt are much the same in terms of hardness.
But in terms of color, famous gold engagement rings are white, yellow and rose gold. The most popular is the yellow one followed by the white then rose. Others available are red, bronze and lime gold but those first three are most used on occasions. On the other hand, a jewelry can also be made in combination of one or two colors so they maybe called two-tone, three-tone or multicolored.
