[PW] Gold

[Kay Lancaster]

> >metal underneath?  I have a client who is worried that his wedding 
> >ring is dodgy, and I am knowledgeless about such things.
> 
> I am told that it is in violation of federal law to label as "gold" 
> anything less that 14K.   Given that, I would avoid the purchase.

9K gold is actually a preferred jewelry alloy in quite a few 
countries -- it's usually quite a bit tougher than, say, 14K 
gold.

Based only on my (small) knowledge of jewelry (I'm the neice of a 
custom jeweler), I would not expect to see white metal under rose 
gold unless it was purchased as "gold plated" or "gold washed".
I suppose it's possible that the ring might be rose gold plated 
on 9K white gold, but I think that would be an unusual 
fabrication.

Kay Lancaster  kay at fern.com