2 thoughts on “Why is gold jewelry marked 925”

  1. Indicates impure, adding other metals. The 925 of the silver is common, which means add other metals, because the silver of 990 is soft, color is luster, 925 is hard and bright, and gold jewelry is basically 999 and 9999, sufficient gold, sufficient gold , Football, rarely seen in the market.
    925 sterling silver refers to. 925 represents the purity of the silver. This is the minimum purity of the silverware, just like the purity of 999 gold.
    Because the foot silver is too soft and easy to oxidize, since Tiffany has pioneered 925 silver.
    Igly is an active metal that is easy to chemically react with the sulfur in the air, making the silverware black. Therefore, try to contact the air as little as possible when we wear it, and it is not advisable to wear in places with strong chemical gases. After contacting sulfur soap, you must do it immediately. The chloride in sweat also has an impact on silver.
    Due to the characteristics of the silver itself, 100%of the silver texture is very soft, easy to scratch, and it is not suitable for increasingly fine process requirements, as well as the richer and exaggerated modeling requirements of modern popular jewelry. In addition, 100%silver is easy to discolor and loses luster. Therefore, in 1851, after Tiffany launched the first set of silver with silver with silver The international identification of silver is the standard for sterling silver.
    Due to the addition of 7.5%of the alloy, silver has the ideal hardness, brightness and gloss, and antioxidant. It can also inlay various gems, diamonds, jade, and Hao Shi. The stylish taste of unique styles and exquisite craftsmanship has quickly swept the world, becoming a new generation of leaders in the fashion industry.

  2. After wearing gold jewelry for a while, color change or fading will occur. Many people think that this is the insufficient color of gold jewelry, but it is not.
    The discoloration or fading of gold jewelry is closely related to the human sweat. 99%of human sweat is moisture, and about 1%is waste and harmful substances in the body. After contacting the gold jewelry, these substances will produce chemical reactions, produce silver chloride and copper sulfide, and show dark black chemical salt.
    The cosmetics become indispensable things for people's lives. Cosmetics containing chemicals and the golden jewelry, which are most afraid of chemical erosion, "Enemy Gathering", can be imagined. Some cosmetics also contain some fine hard particles, which can form another type of dirt, thereby wear gold jewelry.
    regional environmental factors may also make gold jewelry lose their colorful color. For example: more dry areas, the air contains more miniature dust. After the human body is contaminated, it will form a "human sandpaper". It can wear gold jewelry to erode extremely fine debris and local black stains. It is worth mentioning that refreshing powder or moisturizing cream also contains similar particles, which will also make gold jewelry eclipse.
    (Hu Ping)

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