Planning your engagement or wedding comes with the need to purchase rings.
What could you possibly decide in such short notice with limited budget?
Getting a gold ring is probably the one of the things that is necessary for an engagement or your upcoming wedding because the material is gorgeous and durable.
Gold can be made into white, rose or the natural yellow color.
Whatever the color, you need to check out the different amounts of gold that would decide the price of your ring.
Gold Karat Wedding Rings Types You Should Know
9\ 10\ 14-karat gold wedding ring
Gold Karat can be explained simply as the percentage of gold added to other metals or alloys.
Raw gold comes in 24 karat which is unsuitable for making most jewelry in its raw form, the amount of other metals or alloys added on to the gold to make the ring stronger in relation to the value of gold is the karat.
9kt has 37.5% of gold
10kt has 41.7% of gold
14kt has 58.3% of gold
If you have not heard this before, then listen to this carefully. All over the world gold rings or other jewelry are made using different proportions of gold, this determines its price and durability.
Other alloys like nickel and palladium are mixed in gold to make it stronger and less expensive.
The lesser the gold is, the more it has chances of fading away or getting less shiny with the passage of time.
The karat of a gold ring has a lot to do with its durability since its worn almost everyday, the lesser the karat, the higher the chance of the gold ring getting dull in less than two to three years.
However, these lesser percentage or karat are known for their lesser pricing.
18 karat gold wedding ring
The 18 karat gold has 75% of pure gold and it is the purest form in gold jewelry as it has a perfect combination of gold and alloy that can be used for wedding rings.
This karat has the highest possible percentage of gold for durability and richness in gold that is why 18kt is well favoured for its beauty and Second hand value.
The 18kt gold as with other karats comes in white, yellow and rose gold forms and the choice of color depends on the aesthetic preference of the wearer.
Now that you, see our collection of the best gold wedding rings.
